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"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. 

> 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.

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


Try TCP Optimizer.

The problem is somewhere on your machine. Some weird settings in TCP 
protocol and when you are running Quake, the problem is kicking in, 
pushing to much data through some weird settings.

Try and d/load from here.

http://www.speedguide.net/tcpoptimizer.php

Henry wrote:

> BP wrote:
>>> Does it ever happen when you are doing anything else online?
> 
> 
> Try TCP Optimizer.
> 

Isn't the majority of quake traffic UDP?

-- 
Plops

BP wrote:
> 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!
> 
Go to the router settings an find the QoS thing, it can fuck you a lot 
if its seted wrong.