Author Topic: Online Hosting: Cuts Internet to "Local Only" (Read 771 times)

Spontaneous · April 24, 2011, 12:26:45 AM

Whenever I try and host a blockland game, with UpNp enabled or not, it works. However, my internet connection will randomly drop to local only either a few minutes into hosting or even several hours. This happens on both dedicated and non-dedicated servers. I can join games and stay in them for however long I want though. The only other program that drops my connection to local randomly is uTorrent. I never run them both at the same time. The console log was normal, and the problem even occurs on clean installs of blockland. I am really stumped.

Some details about my computer and related hardware:
Netgear DGND 3300 router
Wn111v2 Netgear wireless USB network adapter
Windows 7 OS 64 bit

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nariofan101 · April 24, 2011, 05:35:40 AM

(Is this why your name is Spontanious?)
Anyways, are you sure there are no addons conflicting with the connection?

Doomonkey · April 24, 2011, 11:09:48 AM

Perhaps it is your firewall acting crazy?

Spontaneous · April 24, 2011, 07:17:04 PM

I'm sure there's no add-ons conflicting because the problem even occurs on fresh installs of blockland.
As for the firewall, I don't know...I doubt it, because it seems random.

Spontaneous · April 25, 2011, 10:44:52 PM

Maybe Badspot knows?
How can I get him to see this?
He doesn't respond...

Spontaneous · April 26, 2011, 10:42:27 PM

Can anyone help me, or know who can?

otto-san · April 26, 2011, 11:10:17 PM

This is probably because you have some sort of dumb router setting that limits that. Find this and extend that limit on the router page, not sure where you'd find it.

Spontaneous · April 27, 2011, 01:18:17 AM

Quote from: otto-san on April 26, 2011, 11:10:17 PM

some sort of dumb router setting that limits that.

what?

PowerDag · April 27, 2011, 03:40:18 PM

It's quite common for routers to have a limit to how much of your internet can be used at one time.

1. Make sure you aren't running any other programs on all computers you may have that require constant refreshing. This uses bandwidth.

2. Check your router or call your internet provider. There's probably a setting or service you can use to upgrade your limit.

3. If problems persist, you can call technical support and get them to fix it for you.
Hope I helped.

Spontaneous · April 28, 2011, 07:03:09 AM

I'm fairly sure it's a problem with my hardware or software comparability, and not an issue with my ISP....any other ideas?

Spontaneous · May 01, 2011, 02:47:47 AM

Does anyone know?

Spontaneous · May 06, 2011, 01:57:07 AM

Any ideas....at all?
I really could use a good tech person who has any plausible ideas...

Spontaneous · May 07, 2011, 02:10:02 AM

SOLVED: For anyone with similar problem!!!

SOLUTION: Network adapter card (the one for wireless internet) was overheating and while appearing on, it was really off!
You can aim a fan on it to keep it cool and never have to worry about it dropping to local only.