CANT GET IN !!!

[Bukrub]

WTF. Ever since update cant get it the game. Takes a dozen attempt to get in, then discoed... Doesn't matter which arena. Most of the time I cant get past the arena screen with out getting booted back to sign in screen.  Nothing has changed on my machine. I have plenty of everything plus. WHAT DO I DO?????

[Bukrub]

Well, Nothing has worked. I have reduced every setting. changed every res. Deleted video8, cache files, watch this thing download plane skins 400 times. Every time I think I made it in.... NOTHING. What have you people done to the game!!!!! ARRRRGGGGGGG. All I want to do is play this game. YOU Addicted me now give me my fix back.....
 
Buk

[Wes14]

Have you allowed it through your firewall again? Or are you running Vista?

[fuzeman]

Preloading any textures?

[steely07]

gotta be a software firewall prob i'd say, are you running one BukRub?

Steely

[Skuzzy]

Firewall or the preloading of textures are the most likely issues.  It would help if you would be a bit more specific about exaclty what is happening that leads up to the disco.  Are you being booted back to the desktop?

[Bukrub]

I run windows firewall and AH is allowed. I run AVG. I have never had to before, but I shut it down anyway. Still nothing. There isnt much to tell as to what happens. If I make it in, within a minute or so It says I been disconnected and swithes to TCP. I have never had these issues before. Why Now.

[Skuzzy]

It very well could be Internet related.  Trying to help, but you are being a bit terse and I need some specific questions answered (like the ones above).  So I will try and do this the hard way.

If you are preloading textures, then disable that in the "Video Settings" and try it.  There are more textures to load now and if your system is a little slow about it, then it could time out and drop the connection.

If you still disco after turning off the preload, try setting the "Maximum Texture Size" to 256.  This is a simple resource test.  Does it solve the problem?

If not, I need the DXDIAG output/

Now, while all that is going on, grab the free copy of Ping Plotter (www.pingplotter.com) and run iot for 5 to 10 minutes to 206.16.60.38 and see if the PL% column has any numbers in it.  Post the image or save it as text and email it to me.

[Bukrub]

LOL, I wasn't intending to be terse. I thought I said above that I had done all of that except the ping plotter which I will do right now and post. I cant imagine the graphics slowing me down. I run windows XP, AMD 3800x2 with 4 gigs of ram. 7900 gt video card. Heading to ping plotter now.
Buk

[Skuzzy]

What operating system?  If it is Vista, then you need to rest the game to run in Windows 98/ME compatibility mode after each patch or you will have problems.

If Windows XP, are you running the game in compatibility mode or did you install the AMD patches and Windows Hotfix?

When I make a suggestion, I am trying to narrow down the issue.  Please set the "Maximum Texture Size" to 256 and try it, then let me know if it makes any difference.  Are you running with AA forced?  AF forced?  Vertical sync?  Disable AA and AF, and make sure vertical sync is forced on.

[Bukrub]

Windows XP home. running in 98/me as always have. I did the amd patch back when I first signed up. Havnt done it since. Run max textures to 256 last night, still the same/ Here is ping plotter results. I dont know what DXdiag is?

Target Name: N/A
         IP: 206.16.60.38
  Date/Time: 3/25/2008 7:13:11 AM

 1    0 ms    0 ms    0 ms    0 ms    0 ms    0 ms    0 ms    0 ms    0 ms    0 ms  [192.168.11.1]
 2    5 ms    6 ms    8 ms    7 ms   11 ms    6 ms    7 ms    7 ms    8 ms    7 ms  [10.244.32.1]
 3    6 ms    8 ms    8 ms    7 ms    8 ms   11 ms    5 ms    8 ms    8 ms    9 ms  tera-24-206-186-65.kw.tx.cebridge.net [24.206.186.65]
 4    8 ms    6 ms   11 ms    6 ms   12 ms    8 ms    7 ms   11 ms    7 ms    7 ms  [24.206.159.82]
 5    7 ms    9 ms    9 ms    8 ms    7 ms    8 ms    8 ms    7 ms    9 ms    8 ms  [216.227.255.101]
 6   16 ms   17 ms -32764 ms -32764 ms   18 ms   17 ms   17 ms   17 ms   18 ms   17 ms  [216.115.62.249]
 7 -32764 ms -32764 ms -32764 ms -32764 ms   26 ms   17 ms   16 ms   19 ms   17 ms   18 ms  [216.115.62.254]
 8 -32764 ms -32764 ms -32764 ms -32764 ms -32764 ms -32764 ms   28 ms   26 ms   30 ms   24 ms  [12.88.208.181]
 9 -32764 ms -32764 ms -32764 ms -32764 ms -32764 ms -32764 ms   25 ms   28 ms   24 ms   25 ms  tbr2.hs1tx.ip.att.net [12.122.103.78]
10 -32764 ms -32764 ms -32764 ms -32764 ms -32764 ms -32764 ms   27 ms   26 ms   26 ms   28 ms  tbr1.dlstx.ip.att.net [12.122.10.129]
11 -32764 ms -32764 ms   13 ms   14 ms   *       *       25 ms   25 ms   26 ms   27 ms  gar5.dlstx.ip.att.net [12.123.16.209]
12 -32764 ms -32764 ms -32764 ms -32764 ms -32764 ms -32764 ms   27 ms   27 ms   27 ms   24 ms  mdf1-gsr12-1-pos-6-0.dal1.attens.net [12.122.255.78]
13   15 ms   21 ms   16 ms  440 ms   *       *       25 ms   28 ms   24 ms  548 ms  mdf1-bi8k-2-eth-2-2.dal1.attens.net [63.241.192.218]
14   19 ms   15 ms   17 ms   14 ms   *       *       29 ms   26 ms   25 ms   26 ms  [206.16.60.38]

[Skuzzy]

Problems start at hop #6 and go downhill from there.  Might want to get your ISP involved.

[Bukrub]

OK, so the issue is with my internet connection, and the update is just a coincidence? Just trying to be clear. The people at my East Texas cable company are idiots. What do I tell them?
Buk

[Skuzzy]

The game has nothing to do with this.  Point them at your post containing the traceroute information.  There appears to be some type of routing or router issue.

[Bukrub]

Thanks for the Help Skuzzy.  Cable company says I have noise in the line and are sending someone out in the morning. I hate coincidences..
  Buk