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Title: Connection issues?
Post by: Enker on July 29, 2010, 07:24:31 PM
I am having similar problems, where I try to enter Blue and SEA I and the game begins its loading sequence, loads everything, preloads textures, which takes a little while (about 5 seconds), and then it says terrain complete. It takes about 15 seconds to display the terrain, and I then get the message "Host connection lost." I've also noticed that it depends on which map is being loaded too. Right now in blue, I can get in with the SFMA map, but Ranger's (at least, I think it's his) causes me to disconnect. The North Sea map in SEAI right now causes a disconnect too. I didn't have this problem until recently.

Any suggestions?
Title: Re: Connection issues?
Post by: Jayhawk on July 29, 2010, 07:29:43 PM
Ranger maps, now Enker-proof.  :aok

Sorry, no connections problems in either arena for me.  Although, had a squaddie a while back who never could get into the Blue area, it just wouldn't let him.  I don't think he ever tried to solve the problem so I can't offer any advice, it just started working one day.
Title: Re: Connection issues?
Post by: Skuzzy on July 30, 2010, 06:07:17 AM
If the arena load times are too long the game will disconnect itself from the server.  That is just a guess.  It could all be resource related in some form or fashion.

A DXDIAG output might prove helpful.
Title: Re: Connection issues?
Post by: Enker on July 30, 2010, 01:06:23 PM
Not sure how much of this you want, but here:

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System Information
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Time of this report: 7/30/2010, 13:04:32
       Machine name: MAROON
   Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_gdr.100226-1909)
           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.                
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Available OS Memory: 4094MB RAM
          Page File: 1147MB used, 7037MB available
        Windows Dir: C:\Windows
    DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
   User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
 System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
    DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
     DxDiag Version: 6.01.7600.16385 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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      Display Tab 1: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
          Input Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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DirectDraw:  0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay:  0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow:  0/6 (retail)

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Title: Re: Connection issues?
Post by: Skuzzy on July 30, 2010, 01:36:07 PM
Uhmm, you have a lot of stuff running on that computer and it does not have the greatest processor to start with.

A page file with over 1GB of data is a lot, even for Windows 7.  Have you shutdown Superfetch?  That process will kill your computer performance.
Title: Re: Connection issues?
Post by: Enker on July 30, 2010, 01:45:16 PM
No, I don't think I have. How would I do this?
Title: Re: Connection issues?
Post by: Skuzzy on July 30, 2010, 02:00:52 PM
If you have the "SuperFetch" service running, it is probably killing your performance and possibly causing extended delays which could cause timeouts on connections.

The easiest way is to use "msconfig", but you need the "Run" menu box in the "Start" menu (right-click on the "Start" button, and select the radio button to switch to classic view).

Go to the "Services" tab of msconfig and find "Superfetch" and disable it.
Title: Re: Connection issues?
Post by: 1701E on July 30, 2010, 02:18:08 PM
With W7 you can just type Msconfig (or Services) into the little "Search programs and files" bar at the bottom of the start menu and hit enter and it'll bring it up.
In case you're like me and can't tell what Skuzz is sayin'. :P
"Radio" button?
Title: Re: Connection issues?
Post by: Enker on July 30, 2010, 02:21:22 PM
I disabled it, as well as Nvidia's stereoscopic 3D process, as I don't think I will be using it any time soon. Any other suggestions?
Title: Re: Connection issues?
Post by: Skuzzy on July 30, 2010, 02:37:59 PM
Are you on dialup?
Title: Re: Connection issues?
Post by: Enker on July 30, 2010, 02:43:49 PM
AT&T DSL Basic. When downloading maps in game though, I get speeds of 56 kB/s though, which is about half of my normal speed, approx. 116 kB/s
Title: Re: Connection issues?
Post by: Skuzzy on July 30, 2010, 02:51:27 PM
Did disabling Superfetch help?

I am still trying to figure out if this is a delay issue or an actual connection issue.
Title: Re: Connection issues?
Post by: Enker on July 30, 2010, 03:08:17 PM
It didn't help. Load times are still pretty long, and I'm using SEA I with the North Sea map to test this.
Title: Re: Connection issues?
Post by: Skuzzy on July 30, 2010, 03:26:10 PM
How long is long?
Title: Re: Connection issues?
Post by: Enker on July 30, 2010, 03:41:20 PM
From start to finish, it takes 27 seconds. From when I get the message, "Terrain complete," it takes 17 seconds.

Thanks Skuzzy.
Title: Re: Connection issues?
Post by: Skuzzy on July 30, 2010, 04:00:38 PM
That is too long.

Let's take another approach.  Make sure you have no programs running on the desktop.  What does the CPU usage look like in the Windows Task Manager (Processes tab, lower left corner)?  Watch that number for a minute, or so.
Title: Re: Connection issues?
Post by: Enker on July 30, 2010, 04:07:26 PM
It stays at 0%, fluctuating to 1% every so often. Also, my page file is down to 781MB.
Title: Re: Connection issues?
Post by: Skuzzy on July 30, 2010, 05:56:29 PM
What does a PingPlot to 206.16.60.38 look like?
Title: Re: Connection issues?
Post by: Enker on July 30, 2010, 07:37:09 PM
Host Information
1,,-
2,,-
3,,-
4,,-
5,,-
6,,-
7,,-
8, -------------- ,206.16.60.38

Sample Information
"7/30/2010 7:34:54 PM",*,*,*,*,*,*,*,40
"7/30/2010 7:35:04 PM",*,*,*,*,*,*,*,40
"7/30/2010 7:35:14 PM",*,*,*,*,*,*,*,40
"7/30/2010 7:35:24 PM",*,*,*,*,*,*,*,40
"7/30/2010 7:35:34 PM",*,*,*,*,*,*,*,40
"7/30/2010 7:35:44 PM",*,*,*,*,*,*,*,39
"7/30/2010 7:35:54 PM",*,*,*,*,*,*,*,40
"7/30/2010 7:36:04 PM",*,*,*,*,*,*,*,39
"7/30/2010 7:36:14 PM",*,*,*,*,*,*,*,39
"7/30/2010 7:36:24 PM",*,*,*,*,*,*,*,41



Or would a screen shot have been better?
Title: Re: Connection issues?
Post by: Skuzzy on July 31, 2010, 06:23:00 AM
You need to contact your ISP and show them that data.
Title: Re: Connection issues?
Post by: Enker on July 31, 2010, 06:11:41 PM
Is there anything in particular that I should say?
Title: Re: Connection issues?
Post by: Skuzzy on August 01, 2010, 06:11:00 AM
Considering the problem seems to start right at your Internet connection, you need to have them check it out.

If you are behind a router, try power cycling it, leaving it off for about 1 minute.  That is what they are going to tell you to try first.