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Hello guys!

Always when i play PR online my helicopter suddenly laggs and crashes.
For example when i'm playing a training server and i take a Huey i lift off and go somewhere and then on my way there, a text suddenly pops up saying that i lost connection. The text is there for aabout 1.5 seconds, then the text goes away and my helicopter is going right down to the ground. It is almost the same thing with planes. I dont know what the problem is and i think it is something to do with my router.

What is your connection speed? Also check what your ping is when in a game. The higher the number, the more lag you will get which can end up with the problem your having.

My Connection Speed is 8mbit/s but I use wireless so i dont know the connection speed between the router and my computer. My ping is about 67 on the training server.
Hope this helps

Hmmm.... I used to get the same message come up when i had a 2mb connection but i recently upgraded to a 10mb connection and it's fine now. You shouldn't be getting problems? Have you tried using a different server?

EDIT: Try and go on a Swedish server as you will get a better ping. I'm from the UK and when i go on a UK server, I usually get a ping between 10-20.

i've tried using diffrent servers but it dosent work

Try lowering video settings??? lol... To be honest, I don't know what else i can say? You shouldn't be getting the message with the ping and connection you have. Oh, you could try testing your connection speed to make sure you are getting a reasonable speed. Speedtest.net - The Global Broadband Speed Test <<<This is the site i use to test mine. Try it and let me know what speeds you get.

have you patched BF2?
Since when do you have that problem?
Do you have a firewall/antivirus/antispyware/antichucknorris enabled?

If you have any of these enabled, disable. If you have the last one, it cannot be disabled. Nor can it be uninstalled. The only way to make it go away is to format your PC, but there isn't a 100% probability that program will go away...

My connection speed is 4mbit/s and my antivirus is disabled

When asking for help,
please remember to post your:
O/S,
systems specks,
network setup
And a brief history before and after problem started.
Please describe when your CTD or problem hits and
what you have already tried.

If your using Vista, It has a feature (read BUG!) that checks for a better network connection every two minuets by default. Check = lag spike every 2 minuets. Turn off this FEATURE!
Don't use wireless for gaming if you can help it.
Many other things that could help depending on your setup.

I have had that problem before with a 4mb connection , but the problem was is because i was going wireless and because i had 2 more users on the Network .

Your best solution is if possible try to run an Ethernet cable and connect your PC directly to your Router and also try to minimize the use from others network sharers on the same network , meaning is if your brother/sister/mother is on the network using the internet tell them to go somewhere else for a few hours lol . or at least tell them not to download or upload anything big while your on it .

Do that and you wont have to see that problem again
good luck !

its because your on a wireless connection. I have the same problem when I connect to my friends wireless, which has a connection speed of 5mb/s up and down time. but when I use my internet witch is at the most 90/kbs (yes i know) no connection problem at all!

its because the signal on your router will go in and out, do to interference

My computer is too far from the router so I have to use wireless.
Is there any other soulution to do?
I'm going to disable that lag spike and i'm going to see if it works.

Or get wired:100' Cat5e Ethernet Cable (White) for $10.00 US

Or get a ethernet-adapter:Actiontec MegaPlug AV200 Mbps Ethernet Adapter

Here's one under $70.00US:NETGEAR xav101-100NAS powerline ac ethernet adapter (retail)

Or maybe just get a 12-inch Super Cantenna 12dbi Wireless Booster Antenna ($29.99US)

Good luck

How do I disable the vista lag spike?
And plus I cant buy the stuff you listed cause I live in Sweden

Googled 'disable the vista lag spike' and found this:
disable the vista lag spike

WLAN Optimizer looks like a good bet for Vista and wireless

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This fixed my 60 lag spike problem in vista, albeit an older version than the new one, remember to run as admin. If it still doesn´t work, update your wlan drivers, as mine for example werent recognised until I updated them

Alex6714 wrote:Home-WLAN Optimizer - Optimize wireless gaming, audio and video streaming...


This fixed my 60 lag spike problem in vista, albeit an older version than the new one, remember to run as admin. If it still doesn´t work, update your wlan drivers, as mine for example werent recognised until I updated them

Thanks that really helped
Now I can play without crashing mey helicopter