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Originally Posted by vguerin
Routers are hardware firewalls, do you have a software firewall ? Windows XP SP2 automatically installs and activates one, could this be the problem ?
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You can disable it during install, and I don't think this is the problem that he's experiencing.
Since starting I've had numerous stalls in the game and have been working with GMs trying to pinpoint what's happening. A brief overview:
AMD64 3400+
1GB PC3200 RAM
GeForceFX 5700 256MB
(2) SATA 140GB HD RAID
Windows XP Pro SP2
MS Integrated Firewall and Security services - disabled
nVidia Unified Driver for Windows XP v5.10
nVidia ForceWare 61.77
BIOS up to date, etc.
DirectX 9c
I have tried this with both a Linksys NIC (10/100) and with a 3COM 10/100 NIC.
Connected through a Linksys router (BEFSR81 - 6 Months old) frequent stalls with "Please Wait" icon on screen, but I'm able to chat, interact with npcs, buy/sell items, just can't move.
Connected directly to cable modem, still have frequent stalls. These seem to happen the most when I get missions from Overseers, or after receiving missions and moving towards mat vendor. Rarely do I see this occurring anywhere outside of starter towns.
This is the only game that I have had problems like this with. Doing traceroute to the server doesn't show anything abnormal, and even if it did it wouldn't pinpoint anything because frankly there are too many variables that can come into play with a simple ping :P (I.E. some of the hops may simply refuse to reply to ping requests, etc).
Another funny thing to note is that I play this with my brother from behind the same IP through our router. He has never had the problem that I have. At most he'll see "please wait" on his screen once or twice during a 5-6 hour play session and that's it. They typically last 1 to 5 seconds and he's back to playing.
I'll probably end up doing a clean install of everything (OS, Drivers, Game) this weekend, but I'm skeptical if that will resolve the issue.
