The problem is this - I have continuous connection freezes in game with the traditional "warning connection problems detected" message displayed. Sometimes I can go for hours without a single freezes, but thats rare. Most times I get 7 freezes and 2-3 disconnects within a 30 minutes period. This happens to me at all times of the day and night. I may get disconnected around 20 times in a normal day of play. I nener get disconnected from teamspeak, RA, CS:S, Half Life, internet, web browsing, etc. while i get popped from BF. BF is the only game or thing that is effected. AND please know that these problems happen ON ALL servers I have played on - has nothing to do with Moon in and of itself.
I have Cox Cable 5mb/s down and 3mb/s up. I have no router, just a Motorola SB5120 cable modem and only one computer connected to it. I tried 3 seperate computers thats friends lent me on my connection this same pattern happens on 3 computers. All spyware (using 4 seperate programs), defrags, tweaking, modem flushes, etc. has been done to acheive an optimally stable connection. The modem has been replaced three times to be sure it wasnt the problem. I never run or let run anything in the back ground while playing except TeamSpeak and BFSM RA. I have tested the connection without these things running and the result is the same. So in my opinion, it is neither my hardware nor my software causing this problem.
These connection problems have been going on for over a year and a half but have gotten a lot worse recently. Cox has come out over 20 times in the last year. They can find no problem anywhere at all. The only thing a higher up said is that he can see "noise" happening on the lines in my area, but it isnt a big problem. I dont know what that means. It should be noted that this same higher up gentleman said that over a weekend he would run a continuous ping from his office to my modem and check it on Monday for any problems. THAT WAS THE ONLY WEEKEND WHERE I DIDNT HAVE A SINGLE CONNECTION PROBLEM IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM. Have no idea what he did or why my connection was stable. Was able to play that weekend with the most stable connection I have ever had. Come the Monday evening after that weekend, the connection returned to garbage again and has been garbage ever since. I have given up on contacting Cox anymore.
Jim/Akooma and whoever else may be able to help here are the pictures of my connection using one of our admin tools and traceing the route from me to out Classic/Main Omaha server.
I just want to add that I do not run this tracert tool often at all since I already know what it will look like when I have a BF connction problem. I ran it recently for about 20 minutes while playing so I can get these screencaptures for y'all.
Pic 1 is the best it gets and the most stable it gets
Pic 2 happens very often and results in multiple warning conn freezes and disconnects
Pic 3 results in immediate disconnects
So yes guys and gals, when I sometimes say I was killed cause of a connection freeze, I am telling the truth.
I'd like to play in the Grudge Match, but I dont believe I'll be able to stay connected much. Or ill have constant freezes.
PS - this is also the direct reason that I have been playing as Axis a lot and hanging back where its safe. If I were allied I would ususally freeze on the beach or in a trench and get killed. Or I really loved it when I fought my way up to the toop base just to be disconnected up there or freeze in a fight. Basically I gave up and until my connection is fixed will be playing Axis hanging back in the safe zone. I will still get freezes and disconnection, but at kleast I wont be as bitter about them.
