[FAQ] LinkSys Fixes (Another Solution for 10 Minute Disconnects)

[eleo123]

i have the same problem, but the link http://192.168.1.1/ don't seem to work on my comp :/
Can you help me?

[ciara00]

i have the same problem, but the link http://192.168.1.1/ don't seem to work on my comp :/
Can you help me?

Eleo, you may have a different brand router? Not all routers use the same address - I'd check your docs, or if you're in XP, open up a console window (cmd.exe from Start > Run) and use the 'ipconfig' command. The address for your router will be in the 'Default Gateway' setting.

I -am- having a curious problem related to this now, myself. I set up port triggering to work with Ryzom, and it works beautifully... with my first character slot. All of my other character slots do the same thing as before - disconnecting after 5-10 minutes of play! Anybody have any clues on -this- one? ^.^

[mrfed]

I think I might have this problem -- do people who experience this disconnect get the little "please wait" window and icon, which then won't go away? Now that I think back, it has been about every 10 minutes -- and I have a Linksys router .....

[blaze109]

I think I might have this problem -- do people who experience this disconnect get the little "please wait" window and icon, which then won't go away? Now that I think back, it has been about every 10 minutes -- and I have a Linksys router .....

Yes, that is what happens. If can post the model number of your router and the version of your linksys firmware that would be great.

[tiven232]

well...I opened those ports, even found a way to get around making myself a permament DMZ host...and it worked great for a few days...and today it's booting me again even if I'm completly exposed. THere anything else anyone can think of? Or was the game patched and I didn't even know it?

[tetra]

Just thought I would bring it up while it was still early in the thread. There are similar issues that can surface when using a wireless connection with ssid broadcast disabled. Even though the problem is caused by connecting to someone else's wireless network every 10 minutes or so, the actual end result may seem the same since you won't see the little notification while in game.

linky linky linky
if you use the Microsoft Windows XP SP 1-based Wireless Zero Configuration service to manage your wireless (aka, the "built-in client"), you're probably running into a horrible bug that Microsoft calls "behavior by design." The gist of this is as follows: if your wireless network is set to not broadcast your SSID, Microsoft's wireless manager will periodically drop your non-broadcasting WiFi connection in response to the presence of a broadcasting SSID-based network. You won't fully associate with that network, but the service will pop-up and tell you that there are multiple wireless networks to join, even if you have removed all other networks from your preferred settings (this contradicts Microsoft's report, which says it only affects preferred networks). The upshot of this is that you, the user who changes his default SSID and then sets it to not broadcast (as most security guides, and most hardware setup guides will tell you to do), now gets dropped off your network when you neighbor shows up with his new D-Link wireless router and not only fails to change the SSID from default to something else, but does not turn off broadcasting, either. While many may debate the security benefits of disabling SSID broadcast, it is a practice that is recommended by most manufacturers of wireless products.

p.s. disable ssid broadcast is a worthless "security" thing anyways and it can be discovered with virtually zero effort... especially when compared to cracking a WEP key.

[mrfed]

Yes, that is what happens. If can post the model number of your router and the version of your linksys firmware that would be great.

Well, I'm at work now and forgot to write down the model number of my Linksys router -- but I updatd to the latest firmware last night and after that played for about 2 hours with no further problems.

[blaze109]

Well, I'm at work now and forgot to write down the model number of my Linksys router -- but I updatd to the latest firmware last night and after that played for about 2 hours with no further problems.

I just thought I'd let you all know that occasionally I'm still getting disconnected after 10 minutes even after this fix. It seems to work one night and then not the next. It is working more often than not so that's still good.

On a positive note, I logged an in-game help ticket stating my problem and I received an ingame reply in under 10 minutes!!!! The tech support person was very polite and stated that they are aware of existing problems with Linksys routers. They did not have an official work-around or provide an ETA but I was very glad to get a non-automated response. I've never played another game that responded so quickly.

[fratt37]

I get this too, but I am not connected to a router. It happens mostly when I leave or ennter a building(train area nooblands)
I will also get disconnects from time to time while in town. Usually never out in the wild. [edit]Actually I'll say never out in the wild.

I looked around in the local area properties, and saw some interesting settings, but nothing i am comfortable fooling with.
Any suggestions for someone just running off their onboard LAN card?

[eleo123]

Eleo, you may have a different brand router? Not all routers use the same address - I'd check your docs, or if you're in XP, open up a console window (cmd.exe from Start > Run) and use the 'ipconfig' command. The address for your router will be in the 'Default Gateway' setting.

I -am- having a curious problem related to this now, myself. I set up port triggering to work with Ryzom, and it works beautifully... with my first character slot. All of my other character slots do the same thing as before - disconnecting after 5-10 minutes of play! Anybody have any clues on -this- one? ^.^

hello, my adress is 192.168.0.17