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More Connection Problems - Need a fix!!!??

Posted: 2010-07-12 02:57
by Not A Tumour
So Ive had PR for a while now, and connection dropouts have always been a problem. 10-30 minutes into a game, and i am always greeted with 'your connection to the server has been lost'. Ive spent a lot of time trying to fix it, using these methods straight from the forums and the internet:
Updated punkbuster, and reinstalled it (as suggested by palerider)
All required ports are opened on my router
Have reinstalled the game altogether
Punkbusters are always set to 'restart the service'
Windows Firewall turned off
Have updated sounds drivers

Also, my router firewall cannot be turned off, otherwise internet becomes inaccessible. However, all of the BF2 ports are allowed though it.
AVG free is also on all the time, but i dont think thats the problem.

Can anyone suggest an actual fix for these damned connection problems? Or are they just something I have to live with?

Re: More Connection Problems - Need a fix!!!??

Posted: 2010-07-12 21:03
by thepalerider
Have you read this?
thepalerider wrote:Corrupted packet flow error will pop up when your packets(game data to the server) are consistently getting delayed or dropped. There is some tolerance on the server, light packet loss will make your game jumpy due to your not getting on time game data. Too much packet loss and your dropped.

Some routers with 'packet inspection' turned on can also trigger a disconnect when game data or voip traffic triggers a false "ping flood" attack and the router shuts down needed ports cutting off packet flow to protect your network,.
So try turning packet inspection off to see if that helps.
If you have a busy network you can also get dropped if your packets are consistently getting delayed due to high traffic.( your ping jumps way up from time to time)
You can check your ping with a free tool like Plotter Freeware 1.1
Always download from sites you know and trust.
Always scan new downloads before you run them as well.
If your running Xp you can tune up your internet connection with TCP Optimizer to maximize throughput.
check out speed guides web site
click here to use their TCP/IP Analyzer
results will show if you can improve throughput.

Having a router like D-links gamers lounge, that can prioritize traffic( they call it GameFuel), can make a night and day difference.
This GameFuel improves your online gaming experience by ensuring that your game traffic is prioritized over other network traffic, such as FTP or Web. This is of course much more helpful on networks with more than one user, but if you like to download bit Torret or other large files in the background while gaming you'll be glad you have one that can prioritize or 'shape' traffic.

So the question is where is the bottle neck? Is it inside the network (your PC to your router) or outside (modem to game server)
Inside a better router should help.
Outside improved throughput should help.
Hope it helps

Re: More Connection Problems - Need a fix!!!??

Posted: 2010-08-09 15:42
by KristianZ
Oh.. please help me. Vhen i am trieing to conect PR internet server it just crashes me to dec.... . Vhere is the problem.

Re: More Connection Problems - Need a fix!!!??

Posted: 2010-08-09 21:14
by maarit
kristianz...
have you patched your bf2 game first to 1.41 version and then 1.50 version?
also run pr as admin.