PBA Bowling - Could not authenicate server

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redjeff76
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PBA Bowling - Could not authenicate server

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Hi,

I am trying to play online PBA Bowling and I can connect online. But after I enter a user name and password, and then go to "GoPlay" it says "Network error" and "Could not authenticate server". What am I doing wrong? Is there some other server I need to connect to? Am I missing a step? Help!
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I think I figured it out. I had to use the password of "PASS". Sadly though there was no one online to play with
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To be fair I do question how popular this would have been even in its heyday...
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Hey redjeff, there are probably only a few dozen people who regularly play the DC online, so you are unlikely to find others unless you log on at a pre-arranged time; with the exception of PSO which has players online most evenings. There is an active discord dedicated to scheduling DC games which I'd recommend, just go to segaonline.net to get invited. There is also the DreamcastLive.net schedule maintained by PC Wizard. Both of these have several sessions scheduled per week. Look forward to seeing you online sometime.
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Yeah I will for sure be interested in playing a variety of games online! It is the ENTIRE reason I contacted pcwzrd13 to hook me up with a DreamPi. I am a little bit stunned to hear about only a few dozen people who like to play online. It makes me wonder what the 12,000 people registered on this site are doing. Isn't the bulk of the reason people are on this site to play games online? Like if you own a DreamPi or a BBA I assumed you intend to play games. Why own either devise otherwise. WTH?!
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Okay, I signed up and downloaded Discord and connected to segaonline.net. My user name is redjeff76 there as well. Discord is now another thing that I am a total NOOB at. But hopefully I can connect to people who want to play online Dreamcast games.
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https://dreamcastlive.net/schedule

Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays. Guaranteed

Indeed PSO is practically 24/7 hardly ever empty
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