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> Does it ever happen when you are doing anything else online?

No, it doesn't.  I have tried downloading everything under the sun to
get it to repeat itself.  Only quake/wolf bring it on.  It must have
something to do with the amount of traffic.


OscartheGrouch wrote:
> "BP" <admin@fiftystatelegal.com> wrote in message
> news:1149634623.514154.162110@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> > Please Help.
> > I have a strange problem.  When I play Quake 3 MP, my DSL will
> > disconnect within just a few minutes of connecting to multiplayer, (I
> > will lag for about 15-20 seconds before my DSL reconnects and I am able
> > to play the game again, without reconnecting) and then it will happen
> > again a few minutes later.  As soon as I lag, I will look over and see
> > my DSL light on the modem flashing red, and then eventually it will
> > turn green again and I get the game back.
> >
> > I am connected through a D-Link DI-524 router/AP, to a speedstream 4100
> > DSL modem.  Both have the latest firmware.  I have tried two different
> > DSL modems, same problem.
> >
> > - This also happens on Return to castle wolfenstein (I have not tested
> > any other games, that is really all I have installed).
> > - It happens on any public quake server.
> > - It happens whether I use my gigabit ethernet, OR wireless connection.
> > - It happens with PB enabled AND disabled.
> >
> > - It does NOT happen on a LAN server.
> > - It does NOT happen on my laptop within the same internal network.
> >
> > I have reinstalled SP2 for XP, along with any and all windows updates.
> > I have not installed any new software to speak of.  I have deleted my
> > q3config.cfg file and started fresh.  I have reinstalled quake fresh.
> > I have run TCPOptimizer to be sure my network/MTU settings are correct
> > (and conservative).
> >
> >>From the tests, it would appear to be a system problem, not router, not
> > game.  I am running a P4 2.6GHz, 1GB RAM, RAID 0 ATA 7200RPM, Nvidia
> > 5700 w/256MB.  I have run tests for spyware and I have uninstalled any
> > unused programs.
> >
> > Read:  A few weeks ago, I upgraded my DSL from 3Mb/384Kb to 6Mb/768Kb.
> > I did play a time or two after I requested the upgrade.  I was out for
> > a few weeks in Japan, and when I came back, I was getting this problem
> > during gameplay.  I feel like I've tried everything.  My next step is
> > to run the DSL modem directly to my desktop using the PPoE client for
> > XP.
> >
> > Any ideas?  I'm willing to try anything, but I'm not ready to reinstall
> > XP - I have way to many programs installed/configured on this desktop!
> >
>
> That doesn't sound right at all. No game should cause a connectivity
> problem. Does it ever happen when you are doing anything else online? I
> assume the correct ports are open at the router or you wouldn't get through
> at all online. I hope someone with an answer brings it. I got none.