MTA:SA error code

MTA:SA error CC23

MTA waited for the server and got no answer in time.

How to fix it

1. Update MTA, then connect again

   Close MTA, run the current official installer and connect again. MTA’s help page recommends reinstalling for the second codes FF0B0000 and FF0B0121 in particular.

   Source: MTA help, MTA download

2. Uninstall Evolve

   Only if Evolve is installed and the second code shown with the timeout is 03040033.

   Uninstall Evolve, which is an outdated program, in the Windows installed apps settings. Then try MTA again.

   Source: MTA help

3. Run a full antivirus scan

   Only if the timeout includes the second code 00070000 or 0A050000.

   Update the antivirus you already have and run a full scan. Then try the official MTA installation again. The code is a reason to scan, not proof of malware.

   Source: MTA help

4. Repair the game’s audio libraries

   Only if the eight-character second code begins with 4D0, 4E0 or 4F0.

   Repair GTA from your trusted game source. The official help page links these codes to ogg.dll, vorbis.dll and vorbisFile.dll.

   Careful: Do not use a DLL fixer, and do not replace Windows files that have nothing to do with this.

   Source: MTA help

5. Still timing out: try another server

   If none of those cases fits, or it still times out, try one other server you trust. Then ask for support with that result and the complete code. No router or firewall change is known to fix every timeout with an unknown cause.

   Source: MTA help, MTA forum

These are the steps of the guide CC23 / CD08: connection timed out.

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About this code

A timeout usually means the server is down or too far away, or the connection is blocked before it reaches the server. MTA's own timeout page also lists a few hexadecimal values that appear with this message.

MTA's own client shows a CC code when something fails before or during a connection: the address, the nickname, a module it could not load, or the connection itself. MTA's own documentation gives CC23 as Connection timeout.

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