MTA:SA error code
MTA:SA error CC71
The link used the wrong protocol. MTA links start with mtasa://.
How to fix it
Type the whole address and port
Only if MTA says No address specified!
The address box was empty, or had only mtasa:// in it. Type the server's address and port into it, or pick a server from the history list. Then press Connect.
Source: MTA source code, CIT Live KB · gameplay.md
Start the address with mtasa://
Only if MTA says Unknown protocol.
The address starts with another protocol, like http://. Start it with mtasa:// instead, or type only the address and port: MTA then adds mtasa:// by itself. For CIT: mtasa://s2.cit.gg:22003.
Source: MTA source code, CIT Live KB · gameplay.md
Check the address for typing mistakes
Only if MTA says Connecting failed. Invalid host provided!
MTA could not use the address you typed. Check it, type the address and the port again, then try again.
Source: MTA source code, MTA wiki, CIT Live KB · gameplay.md
Select a server first
Only if MTA says You have to select a server to connect to.
In the server list, click one server so it is selected. Then press Connect.
Source: MTA wiki, CIT Live KB · gameplay.md
Network not ready: wait a moment
Only if MTA says The network module is not ready, or Network is not ready, please wait a moment.
MTA is not ready yet. Wait a moment, then try again.
Source: MTA source code, MTA source code, CIT Live KB · commands-account-and-general.md
F8 console: type the address, then the port
Only if the connect command says Bad port number, or shows its syntax.
Open the console with F8. Type connect, then the address, then the port, with a space between them. For CIT, type connect s2.cit.gg 22003.
Source: MTA wiki, MTA source code, CIT Live KB · commands-account-and-general.md
These are the steps of the guide Unknown protocol, No address specified or Bad port number when joining by address.
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About this code
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 CC71 as Wrong URL protocol.
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Where this comes from
- wiki.multitheftauto.com/wiki/Error_Codes?oldid=81428
- github.com/multitheftauto/mtasa-blue/blob/master/Client/core/ServerBrowser/CServerBrowser.cpp
- github.com/multitheftauto/mtasa-blue/blob/master/Client/core/CConnectManager.cpp
- wiki.multitheftauto.com/wiki/Error_Codes
- github.com/multitheftauto/mtasa-blue/blob/master/Client/core/CMainMenu.cpp
- github.com/multitheftauto/mtasa-blue/blob/master/Client/core/CCommandFuncs.cpp
- wiki.multitheftauto.com/wiki/Client_Commands
Read on 23 October 2026 and written in our own words here.