Yeah, I've left it on the "downloading game settings" message for hours while I do other things, no dice. I don't really have a problem waiting for IW to fix the servers (although it blows), I just wanted to try to fix things on my end. I'll try the router thing when I get the chance, but it sounds like that won't work either. Thanks for the advice though.

Seriously though, is anyone else unable to connect still?

I've never been able to connect to COD4's multiplayer and I've had it since the day it was released. I'm having the problem where it displays the "Downloading Game Settings" message and won't progress any further. I heard this problem was resolved by Infinity Ward however, but I still can't play online. Is anyone else still having this problem? What can I do to fix this?

(My connection is fine, as I've played Warhawk online without any problems, so I can't figure out what the problem is, if I even have anything to do with it not working.)

I know people have talked about this so much on this forum, still need an answer though.