Connection Lost after map change

[azzkikr]

I just got PR two days ago (sweet mod guys!) but I have a problem that completely ruins it for me.

If i start up PR and join a game it works fine. I can be on for 2 hours+ -- no problems. Once the map changes, anywhere from 1-10 minutes into the game i ALWAYS get 'Connection to server has been lost' (or something similar). Like clockwork. It's very frustrating as I just joined a BMP squad and just abandoned some guy out there on his own in the middle of the desert. I bet he thinks i'm a ****!

BUT

If I reboot my computer I can connect fine. Once the map changes, connection lost after a few minutes. reboot - join again and it works. rinse and repeat.

if i join WITHOUT a reboot it just keeps disconnecting after a few minutes.

I've never had this issue before with any other game. I play quite a few games and never have any connection issues. I have 15mbps cable.

Win XP
Asus M2n-e
8800GTS 320mb
2GB DDR2
Athlon 3800+ Dual core (yeah shes old)

I've disable all my firewalls and put myself in the DMZ to test but it still happens. Not sure if anyone has any ideas here.

[SnipingCoward]

have you checked the sticky? https://www.realitymod.com/forum/f27-pr ... oting.html

your ram is barely enough and probably is too few if your not using a page file (have it turned off)

sometimes manually updating punkbuster mysteriously helps fix seemingly unrelated problems

since you did that dmz check i dont think its your router/its firewall settings

you could also check if there are new drivers for your mobo (chipset drivers) and/or your network adapter (sometimes the one windows offers is not that bad - so its worth a try)
if you got a spare network card/ethernet port try using that one instead

[azzkikr]

AMD DualCore optimizer from the sticky did it. thanks man. runs better too ...