Problem

[bronto]

I think it's my ISP and not my computer but i need some reasurance, so instead of retyping the problem ill just paste a convo.

help me plz. brontorb....neeed.....help.

[alaric]

It's probably not your ISP. At least, I've never heard of an ISP causing online games to crash. Lag and disconnects -yes, but not crashing of comptuers. If you're using a PC, that's probably the root cause. At this point, I would warm up the old hate-mail generator and aim it at Billy G.

My philosophy for windows problems is: RRT, Reboot, Re-install, Try Again. Beyond that, I don't really have much advice other than: "Buy a Mac."

[Bondo]

Stupid bronto and his thinking that the Apple switch ads applied to him even though he already owned a Mac

[Jeb]

make sure you have some DNS servers in your tcp/ip configs. If your getting a complete droped connection, just make sure you don't have AOL broadband. If not call your isp, dsl can be a whore sometimes. My isp is a  complete whore, but we've put to much time and money into getting the service to work that it would cost alot to switch. sadly there are only 3 dsl providers in seattle, and the only one in my neighbor hood is qwest (shitty one)

[bronto]

SU BONDO!!

this SUCKS. i can't even play rs with the pc nerds anymore. :*(

[Ace]

Bronto, do you have a firewall up? If so, do you have any important ports that you specified as closed or open? Also, does this just happen for one game or for a variety of games?

[Jeb]

i just think its important that you see the bronto switch add,
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[Flame]

Well B, what happens when you open the game normally??

[bronto]

LMAO he humps the computer. This happens in every game and whenever im doing anything on the net. it just stops every once in a while and then starts again. and i have my pc hooked up to the same connection as on the mac and theyre both doing the same thing. theres a firewall through the router but i dont know anything about the ports.

[bronto]

I FIXED IT!! the pc prevails, once again proving itself the most superior form of ai in the universe. macs are inferior. the problem was the mac, which i reisntalled to fix it. pwned. ty for posting, brontorb wubs you all.