Freelancer and Routers

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I have a home network using a Linksys BEF11S4 Wireless router. My network
is working properly and I can play multiplayer Freelancer from any PC on
it. The problem is when I try to connect to the same server from more than
one PC. It will work fine for a few minutes then suddenly lag red for a few
seconds then disconnect from the server (both PCs). This is driving me
nuts, I have tried everything I can think of. Is there something I can do
like port forwarding or triggering? DMZ doesn't do it and I've d/l'd the
latest firmware for the router. I'm about to throw it out a window. Please
help.

My rig:

2.6 Ghz P4
512 mb DDR ram
128 mb NVidia Gforce AGP8x

p.s. All my PCs are connected with ethernet (I only use wireless for
laptops)

 

[Guest]

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Hi Itchdog,

Perhaps using DXPORT from puffinsoft.com is the answer.
It will allow you to assign specific DX ports to each PC.

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"Itchdog" <*@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:Xns95A2E2389A814Itchdoghotmailcom@65.32.5.121...
>I have a home network using a Linksys BEF11S4 Wireless router. My network
> is working properly and I can play multiplayer Freelancer from any PC on
> it. The problem is when I try to connect to the same server from more than
> one PC. It will work fine for a few minutes then suddenly lag red for a few
> seconds then disconnect from the server (both PCs). This is driving me
> nuts, I have tried everything I can think of. Is there something I can do
> like port forwarding or triggering? DMZ doesn't do it and I've d/l'd the
> latest firmware for the router. I'm about to throw it out a window. Please
> help.
>
> My rig:
>
> 2.6 Ghz P4
> 512 mb DDR ram
> 128 mb NVidia Gforce AGP8x
>
> p.s. All my PCs are connected with ethernet (I only use wireless for
> laptops)

 

[rsw]

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I'm not sure how I set my Linksys router up (RP114 I think), but, I've had 4
different PC's all in the same online game, so it is possible.
Great fun having friends around all running the same missions etc....

RSW


"Itchdog" <Itchdog@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Xns95A2E2389A814Itchdoghotmailcom@65.32.5.121...
>I have a home network using a Linksys BEF11S4 Wireless router. My network
> is working properly and I can play multiplayer Freelancer from any PC on
> it. The problem is when I try to connect to the same server from more than
> one PC. It will work fine for a few minutes then suddenly lag red for a
> few
> seconds then disconnect from the server (both PCs). This is driving me
> nuts, I have tried everything I can think of. Is there something I can do
> like port forwarding or triggering? DMZ doesn't do it and I've d/l'd the
> latest firmware for the router. I'm about to throw it out a window. Please
> help.
>
> My rig:
>
> 2.6 Ghz P4
> 512 mb DDR ram
> 128 mb NVidia Gforce AGP8x
>
> p.s. All my PCs are connected with ethernet (I only use wireless for
> laptops)