"James Brown" <James Brown@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:BD4FE043-2A5A-4388-A477-804C8ECA88B3@xxxxxx
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> Hi there
> Currently I have two problems
> 1. Every time I try to play battlefield 2142 online it works fine except
> that it hangs up every now and again with the message there is a problem
> with
> your connection. It will once every minute or so and has rendered the
> game
> near unplayable. I have tried it on every quality setting (though I can
> handle best quality on offline play easily) and on many different servers
> all
> ports are open and according to uotrace a tool suggested by EA my
> conection
> to servers is excellent.
> 2. Using Utorrent I am experiencing very very slow upload and download
> speeds in the region of <1 kbps. The port is forwarded correctly and the
> torrents are healthy.
>
> My specs
> Am using a D-Link usb adaptor (DWL-G122 Ver C) with wireless router (DSL
> -G604T) with a pipex max acoount (advertised 8mb speed test shows download
> speed of 5429 kbps and upload of 380 kbps) vista says signal strength is
> excellent and is running at 54mbps.
> Computer is new with vista home premium pre installed with a windows score
> of 5.2 (so should have no problems playing games).
> I have also installed Vista anti lag to try and combat the problem which
> says my connection strength is 63% and has helped somewhat with my gaming
> problem but not enough.
>
> Hopefully I have provided enough info if any more is needed just ask and
> any
> help anyone can offer will be greatly appreciated.
Have you made sure the firmware for your usb wifi dongle and router is up to
date?
Having played a lot of the Battlefield games it is common to get the
'problem with your connection' message and I'm on a wired connection
Can you temporarily connect to your router via a network cable or borrow a
wireless networking card (if you have a desktop pc?) I've heard getting your
internet connection via usb can be a bit dodgy at times