packets!

[Recster]

holy mother of fuck i'm sick of getting the packet lose message! does anyone know how to fix this or is it just sony or my computer or something?!

[Hamma]

Sounds like it might be an issue with your ISP..

[powdahound]

I get it on 56k a bit, but never here at work on the T1 line. :) (duh)

What's your connection?

[Recster]

I have a cable connection going over a wireless network but i never got packet lose befoer the new patch

[powdahound]

You got it, you just didn't know because they hadn't added that screen yet. ;)

With wireless you'll always lose packets unless you're VERY close (and nothing is blocking) to your transmitter.

[NoSurrender]

why are u using wireless its slow the fastest u can go with is 802.11g and thats 54mb/s if your lucky

[RaDu]

Originally posted by Recster
I have a cable connection going over a wireless network but i never got packet lose befoer the new patch

I got a "wired" network and i get exactly the same problem. Bin emailing SOE and they trying to help at the moment, check your sound drivers first, then make sure ports 1023-12500 are open.
If that fails give them an email...

Cheers
RaDu

[Recster]

i just relized that my computer isn't connecting to my wireless network. instead its connecting to some other network somewhere in my neighborhoood. that might be my problem

[powdahound]

:lol: That'd do it!

[SmilingBandit]

Even an 11b network has plenty of throughtput to handle PS (trust me). In fact, once you get associated with the right access point, try slowing your connection down. Force your card to 5mbps.

The slower speed will help keep you from dropping so many packets.

PS: If you don't think that 54mbps is enough speed, just think about how fast your internet connection is. Even a T1 (1.54mbps) would easily fit into 54mbps.

[Recster]

:mad: ok I got my comp running on my wireless network but i'm still getting packet lose. :blowup:

[powdahound]

11b is not 54mb/s, that's 11g...

11b does have enough to handle planetside just fine though, I was just playing. :D

If it's just home wireless why don't you just plug in instead?

[Recster]

cause my dad refuses to run a wire through the rooms

[powdahound]

You'll just have to deal with it then... Sending information through walls will always result in a little PL. :)

[SmilingBandit]

Slow your card down to 5 or maybe even 2mbps. The reduced speed turns into increased accuracy in the packets coming through.

[Recster]

how do I do that? oh and my computer is saying that its missing a windows file and it won't run. how do I fix that?

[Agathon]

Hello,

You shouldn't need to mess with your settings. The wireless link should work alone as it is. Your problem is probably with your ISP or your router/modem. What brand are you using? Linksys are notorious for having problems when two people try to game through the same Linksys NAT router, one on wireless and the other wired. The device for some reason has problems routing both sources and destinations of data. I finally gave up on trying to resolve it myself and just got both machines on wired.

Test something if you can, and put yourself on a wired connection as a test. Just move your computer or run a long patch cable. See if when you are on a wired link if the problem goes away. See if the problem gets worse when you dad or some other computer on the same connection is using the Internet heavily. I suspect if you switch to a wired connection the problem will go away. If it does not go away though, then it is more than likely your ISP. Before you complain to your ISP though, make sure you go and get the latest drivers for your gaming computer's NIC. I'd do this first in fact since it takes the least amount of work. Drivers alone can cause packet loss, so update yours to remove that as a possibility. Then connected through wired, and then finally call your ISP.

I occasionally get the new packet loss window popup, but I know it is my lousy Adelphia cable modem connection. It is nice to know that it was added in the last patch. I at first thought something else was wrong, and now I know not to worry about it. When they patch stuff, I really wish they would release ALL of the changes and additions!

Let us know how things go,

[SandTrout]

Ive been haveing the same problem, but let me ask you this: Is every user with this problem running on a cable modem? I am.

[Trebonious]

I got that message only once since retail has came out. Im on DSL with a dedicated DSL line.

[SandTrout]

Cable officialy sucks now

[ParadoxSix]

I've got cable, and it is through a linksys router and I've been getting that message pretty often too.

[SandTrout]

I've pretty much determined(through viewing the systems sorrounding the problem) that the main issue is with cable connections. These popups do occasionaly occure with DSL and other connections, but never with the frequecy of cable.

One guy in the offical forums fixed the problem by giveing a BS reason to get the cable company to replace his modem, you could try that.

[Recster]

Originally posted by SandTrout
I've pretty much determined(through viewing the systems sorrounding the problem) that the main issue is with cable connections. These popups do occasionaly occure with DSL and other connections, but never with the frequecy of cable.

One guy in the offical forums fixed the problem by giveing a BS reason to get the cable company to replace his modem, you could try that.

what was his BS reason?