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Title: Host connection lost
Post by: lanced on November 24, 2009, 09:32:12 PM
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System Information
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Time of this report: 11/24/2009, 21:33:36
       Machine name: LANCE-PC
   Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.vistasp1_gdr.090805-0102)
           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: HP-Pavilion
       System Model: RP826AV-ABA a1750e
               BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
          Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+ (2 CPUs), ~2.2GHz
             Memory: 2046MB RAM
          Page File: 2037MB used, 2302MB available
        Windows Dir: C:\Windows
    DirectX Version: DirectX 10
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
     DxDiag Version: 6.00.6001.18000 32bit Unicode


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Display Devices
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        Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT
     Manufacturer: NVIDIA
        Chip type: GeForce 8500 GT
         DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
       Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0421&SUBSYS_C7403842&REV_A1
   Display Memory: 1013 MB
 Dedicated Memory: 245 MB
    Shared Memory: 767 MB
     Current Mode: 1440 x 900 (32 bit) (75Hz)
          Monitor: Generic PnP Monitor
      Driver Name: nvd3dum.dll,nvwgf2um.dll,nvwgf2um.dll
   Driver Version: 8.15.0011.8618 (English)
      DDI Version: 10
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
 Driver Date/Size: 6/10/2009 05:03:00, 7611904 bytes
      WHQL Logo'd: Yes

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AH Video Settings
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132353,VideoVersion
1440,Width
900,Height
32,ColorDebth
1,DeviceCnt
DVDVDVDVDVDVDVNVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT
0,MaxFPS
0,PixelShaders
0,VertexShaders
1024,MaxTexSize
0,OptionFlags
0.68,Gamma
100,MaxFieldOfView
0,AntiAliasType
0,AntiAliasQuality


I am getting discoed after about 5 minutes. Frustrating :furious

I get UDP lost switching to TCP, then I the game shuts down I can't play because I keep getting booted after 5 minutes.

Any help would be appreciated...
Thanks
Title: Host connection lost
Post by: ColTomb on November 25, 2009, 12:02:28 AM
Click Start>Right click My Computer>Properties>Hardware>Device Manager>Click the little x to expand Network Adaptors>Right click on your network adaptor>Properties>
Power Managment>Uncheck Allow Computer to turn off device..also check your USB devices for a Power Managment Tab..This may help..or may not ...Won't hurt though...
Title: Host connection lost
Post by: ColTomb on November 25, 2009, 12:06:10 AM
This is for Windows XP..Not sure about Vista..
Title: Host connection lost
Post by: Ruler2 on November 25, 2009, 01:01:43 AM
this thread was about bumped  :D
Title: Host connection lost
Post by: Bruv119 on November 25, 2009, 01:24:40 AM
 :huh

read this sticky in the Tech support forum

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,68316.0.html

"The current port range for all arenas in Aces High is 2000-6000, inclusive, for UDP and TCP.  Aces High will use a random subset of those ports for all online play"

if your behind a firewall you will need to allow aceshigh.exe  through it.
Title: Host connection lost
Post by: The Fugitive on November 25, 2009, 09:29:48 AM
If you can connect for 5 minutes, it sounds like you have a decent internet connection, but it craps out after 5 minutes. Now the trick is going to be to find what is causing it.

If its consistent.... 5 minutes each time... it's more likely some program on your computer stealing your connection. Be sure to turn off any other program running in the back ground that might be trying to access the internet. Programs like ITunes and such that keep looking for updates and such.

Another thing you can do is to download Ping Plotter (http://www.pingplotter.com/downloads/pngplt_1.exe), install it and run a ping to the game servers for 5 minutes or so. It will show you if you connection is steady, or dropping packets all over the place.
Title: Host connection lost
Post by: batch on November 25, 2009, 07:05:21 PM
cue the necro bump image
Title: Host connection lost
Post by: lyric1 on November 25, 2009, 09:08:36 PM
Well no one can accuse him of not using the search tool.
Title: Re: Host connection lost
Post by: lanced on November 30, 2009, 12:38:00 AM
I called AT&T and they said they opened the ports. I haven;t had anytime to fly since except one time and it seemed fine then. I ran the PingPlotter and it is dropping the second hop. Whether it is using a backup hop I don't know but it seems to be dropping this hop for all websites not just the game servers.

Thanks for all the replies.

 :salute