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#1 Jun 30 2004 at 8:20 PM Rating: Decent
For the last week I've been getting disconnected more frequently such that I was dc'ing about every 20 minutes last night.

I've had the game since Nov and really haven't had many problems before now. I changed to a wireless network about 3 or 4 months ago and everything has been fine...up until now.

I have a netgear 802.11g/b wireless router and a netgear USB 802.11g adapter. I'm running with an Athlon 1700 xp and a Radeon 9600XT with Windows XP.

My first thought was lag because I started experiencing the problem in Yuhtunga Jungle last week. However, the next time I logged on it happend in Batillia Downs with almost no lag. Last night it happened in my Mog House. All of the sudden the R (receive) goes to 0. It will take about 3-5 minutes for the percent to go from 100% down to about 20 or so when it finally disconnetcs. I usuall just alt-tab and I can log back in immediately.

I've tried updating my graphics drivers, changing my graphics settings, reinstalling my network drivers and virus/spyware scanning my computer and I have not been able to solve the problem. Any suggestions?

Oh, and I don't experience any of these connection problems with other software like City of Heroes or when I VPN to work (I will stay connected to work for hours without any problems).
#2 Jul 01 2004 at 4:52 AM Rating: Excellent
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Have you purchased a new wireless mouse or phone, or relocated any electronics between the router and the usb adaptor like a speaker recently? Since it was working ok, it's unlikely that signal interference is the cause, but just to douible check, try connecting via a patch cable and see if you have the same issue.

how much sytem ram are you running? Have you installed a firewall or anything like that recently? you may want to also check with your ISP, something may have broken between them and your house. A weak signal just on the cusp of lockon could be an issue, though that would usually show symptoms in other games unless ffxi has that much higher a connection toerance.
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#3 Jul 11 2004 at 9:20 PM Rating: Decent
Thanks for the suggestions. Things have gotten better, but still very sporatic. One time I'll be on for 5 hours in a row with no dc problems. The next time I'll dc a couple of times. I'm just going to get used to it. At least I'm not dc'ing every 15 minutes. I'll chalk that up to my ISP.

But I just wanted to say thanks for the help.
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