losing udp going to tcp

[Baine]

I don't know what this message means technically, but I do know that gameplay-wise it means I might as well log off.
It's been happening to me a lot over the last couple of days, and as soon as it does, I experience major warps that make the game all but unplayable.
At first I thought it was my ISp, but everything else seems normal here. Anything going on with HTC that could cause this?
thanks

[jonnyb]

Quick rundown on technical details:

UDP is a fire-and-forget protocol of sending data.  There are no guarantees that a packet will reach its destination.

TCP is a send-and-wait-for-ack protocol.  You send a packet out, the server replies to tell you that it has received it.

In Aces High, if the server does not detect any UDP traffic for a period of 8 seconds consecutively, it switches protocols to TCP.

The problem is packet loss between your computer and the AH servers.  Download Ping Plotter and run it to trace the route between you and AH.  You'll see where the problem lies.

[Gloves]

Not always jonnyb.  I'm being switched to TCPIP immediately when logging in.  I have run a Ping Plotter graph and there are no connection problems.  Didn't change a thing on my computer and haven't added a firewall.  Just one day, no more UDP.  Been stuck with no UDP and no vox ever since.