My internet is broken :-(

neverender · 12 Feb 2006 at 15:39

Well, it may as well be.
I can browse the net fine, but if I try and get onto any games... well, for the last few days it just aint happening..
I can log into my accounts for both WoW and BF2, but theres where any gaming ends.
If I join my WoW realm I lag out in a matter of minutes, if not sooner. Its totally unplayable and I get disconnected from the server.
As for BF2, I cant even join a server, let alone lag out.

I've checked my firewall, reset it, reset my router, updated its firmware, opened ports, closed them all to no avail. Phoning NTL (my ISP) was a total no-go.

Importantly, and must annoyingly, everything has been working fine before now. The router isnt new, and neither is the net connection. Ive played WoW and BF2 (and other stuff) for months without any problems.
Over the past few weeks things have been a bit dodgy (high latency in WoW especially), but for it now to be utterly unplayable, as well as the fact that I cant even JOIN a BF2 server, totally dumbfounds me.

Help guys... please!

sja360 · 12 Feb 2006 at 15:44

what do pings to bbc.co.uk bring back? any high ms figures? if your getting high latency in games i'd take it out with NTL give them some hell

neverender · 12 Feb 2006 at 15:52

Pinging bbc.co.uk is fine, nothing scary there.

My problem isnt high pings, if that were the case I would just yell at NTL. My problem is that I cant even JOIN games; it's like some sort of port/firewall problem, yet Ive checked everything and theres no reason it shouldnt be working.

Also, just tried Trackmania Nations and logging in gives me a "bad proxy setting" error -another no go. (and yeah, Ive already tried another proxy NTL gave me, didnt help)

Graffix · 12 Feb 2006 at 16:12

have u tried phoning your isp to see if they are working on your line or anything ?

sja360 · 12 Feb 2006 at 16:26

is your network purely wired? or is there wireless also

neverender · 12 Feb 2006 at 16:35

Im on a wireless connection, and yeah, Ive tried everything. Nothings changed since it was working fine though, so there isnt really a reason for that to be the problem.

Ive just installed a couple of games on my laptop too, same problems so it isnt just my PC being b0rked.
Cant get to the router or the modem at the mo (in housemates room, which he's locked) but when I can Ill take my laptop down there and see if I have any luck just using the modem, and not the router.

sja360 · 12 Feb 2006 at 16:36

hmm try maybe getting a good old cable out? is the laptop wireless also?