Author Topic: Instead of "Lost UDP switching to TCP" (Read 416 times)

Tumor · « **on:** July 26, 2004, 09:10:36 PM »

Why not... "You're about to get disco'd?"

Just wondering.

Scaevola · « **Reply #1 on:** July 27, 2004, 02:12:18 AM »

I get that message every time I log on now and I have been told that it's due to me being out of date by using a USB connection for my DSL modem

. Apparently an up to date video card wasn't the only thing I should have bought to run AH2, I also need an ethernet card to run my modem thru (go figure). I'm just waiting for Hightec to start selling flying helmets as a necassary piece of hardware to play

OOZ662 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 27, 2004, 05:51:54 AM »

This is caused by preloading images, I believe. Hitech suggests logging into an arena, then if you get the message, log out of the ARENA, not the game, then relog into the arena and it should work.

Skuzzy · « **Reply #3 on:** July 27, 2004, 06:40:53 AM »

What OOZ said.

A USB connection to a DSL/Cable modem just causes enormous overhead (roughly 16 times more overhead) for the CPU as compared to an Ethernet based DSL/Cable modem.
The USB bus is not a good bus for high data demand devices. Sound devices using the USB bus are in the same category.

Tumor · « **Reply #4 on:** July 27, 2004, 06:27:15 PM »

I'm not using USB.

Skuzzy · « **Reply #5 on:** July 27, 2004, 09:17:03 PM »

Did not mean to imply you were. I was just addressing USB in general as it was mentioned in the above post.

But to address what you said, I get the switch from UDP to TCP when I forget to disable my anti-virus software. Not always, but most of the time.
And when it happens, I have yet to completely lose the arena connection.

Tumor · « **Reply #6 on:** July 27, 2004, 09:33:19 PM »

I've never survived the switch.... not once. Doesn't happen all that often but it's been a 100% chance of disco so far. Just saying.

Tumor