Ok, I have the SMP Beta client and I cannot get it working even if I follow the instructions that come with it. When I run install.bat, it says
OpenSCManager failed:
Access is denied. <error 5>
Unable to remover the previous installation, install failed.
account <domain\user> [mycompnamehere\myusernamehere]:
when I hit enter and enter my password, I get this:
Password encrypted into the Registry.
Unable to connect to 'mycompname:8676',
sock error: generic socket failure, error stack:
MPIDU_Sock_post_connect<1228>: unable to connect to mycompname on port 8676, exhausted all endpoints <errno -1>
MPIDU_Sock_post_connect<1275>: unable to connect to mycompname on port 8676, No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it. <errno 10061>
I have allowed that port through on my router and windows firewall.
EDIT: Ok, I just allowed that port through my anti-virus and now I get a new error. After I enter my password, I get this:
op_read error on left context: socket connection closed unable to read the challenge string, socket connection closed.