Author Topic: Skuzzy, can you answer a few VOX questions (Read 3001 times)

LePaul · « **on:** December 22, 2003, 10:16:39 AM »

Skuzzy

Are their any special ports required to be open, or background applications that would cause VOX to drop after a certain amount of time?

I have nights where it lasts an hour, and some, 45 minutes. Its annoying to have to log out and log in again to get it back...and really not quite possible if you loose it midstream in a long buff or goon sortie.

Thanks...

dedalos · « **Reply #1 on:** December 22, 2003, 10:23:19 AM »

Sounds like you are complaining. He will probably lock the thread

MetaTron · « **Reply #2 on:** December 22, 2003, 10:41:51 AM »

Seems to me that vox is a separate program that conflicts with some specific chipsets. I'm not sure, but the same people in my squad always seem to lose vox regularly. I'm running a DFI LAN Party KT400A and I never seem to lose vox.

Max · « **Reply #3 on:** December 22, 2003, 12:16:39 PM »

I've been asking the same question for months

DmdMax

Elfie · « **Reply #4 on:** December 22, 2003, 01:25:47 PM »

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Originally posted by MetaTron
Seems to me that vox is a separate program that conflicts with some specific chipsets. I'm not sure, but the same people in my squad always seem to lose vox regularly. I'm running a DFI LAN Party KT400A and I never seem to lose vox.

Same with 4Wing, same people lose vox over and over throughout the night. My vox never goes out though....it's really wierd.

214thCavalier · « **Reply #5 on:** December 22, 2003, 01:37:44 PM »

I do lose vox occasionally and i am convinced it happens when some people transmit and it knocks it out.
However a quick alt tab out and back in cures it.

dracon · « **Reply #6 on:** December 22, 2003, 01:42:26 PM »

339th is the same way.

We have 2 pilots that specifically lose it all the time.

Very odd! They have done the quick fixes, upgrading DirectX, upgrading drivers, and turning Hardware Acceleration Down 1 or 2 notches. It helped a coupla guys but......some it didn't.

If this helps, I am personally runnning a TB Santa Cruz and have never lost VOX.

Sadist · « **Reply #7 on:** December 22, 2003, 02:31:39 PM »

If the same people are constantly losing vox and others not it has to be either sound card or chip set.....makes sense right?

JB73 · « **Reply #8 on:** December 22, 2003, 02:53:24 PM »

ya .. squad CO JB42 loses vox all the time. a couple others in squad too.

i think i have lost vox MAYBE 1 time in the last year.

i get the "frozen key-up" or whatever where somone stays keyed up on my front end about once a week... but just alt-esc out of the game and come back in everything's ok.

JB42 has his ound accel down to zero to try and combat this.

will let you know.

Estes · « **Reply #9 on:** December 22, 2003, 03:32:00 PM »

Sometimes mine goes out. There for awhile it never went out, it started again recently. Using a SB Audigy 2 Platinum.

Skuzzy · « **Reply #10 on:** December 22, 2003, 05:34:13 PM »

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Originally posted by dedalos
Sounds like you are complaining. He will probably lock the thread

That was out of line and did not offer one thing to this thread.

Skuzzy · « **Reply #11 on:** December 22, 2003, 05:39:37 PM »

I wish there was a good answer for this. It's the most inconsistent problem there is.

It does seem to effect squad channel more than anything else.

I could easily see other applications causing problems, if they use sound for something and are ill-behaved about sharing the sound card, in the Windows environment.
HT has gone over it and over it.

Anti-virus programs will definately aggrevate the issue. Firewalls might aggrevate it. Limited bandwidth connections could aggrevate it. Onboard sound devices will definately make it worse, particularly the AC97 devices.

Other than that, I do not know what to say. There is not a firm fix nor answer I can give to anyone.

DipStick · « **Reply #12 on:** December 22, 2003, 05:46:05 PM »

I never have a problem until the MA gets over 450-475 players. Then my vox goes out intermitantly. I can play in CT or MA when numbers in 2-300s for hours with no problem. Log in primtime with 500+ nowadays and vox goes out about every 1/2 to 1 hour. It is a bummer having to log out and in alot. I would even guess that adds to the problem for other too? My $0.02...

mrblack · « **Reply #13 on:** December 22, 2003, 06:12:19 PM »

I never lose vox!
Intell P4 2.4 OC @3.0
ATI9800Pro
Audigy Ex sound card
2x256 mushkin pc3500 ram
and yada tada yada.
Cable internet Thanks AL Gore.

Roscoroo · « **Reply #14 on:** December 22, 2003, 07:09:25 PM »

I finally got mine to work ... again after 6 mo's of beating my head

its AC97 on my ecs k7s5a mb ... <-- the fire surviver its been thru hell but still runs smooth and games great .

it worked great last year befor 1.114 ...

I ended up configuring port 80 for out bound and i tweeked hundreds of other things ... then all of a sudden it started working again ... it does fade out if i talk a long time on squad channel... its turned up to full excelleration again .

could port 80 been it i wonder ??? (i think that was my last change ) I also gained VC back in msn messenger it was gone also befor i opened that port ..

i just have protocals and ports configured on my gateway pc

AV program is on manual scan on my pc ..
700kbps dsl connect .