need help with Gamespy

Swell · Post by **Swell** » Mon Oct 14, 2002 5:43 pm

Hi guys I originallly had my cable connection through USb but I've just changed to ethernet. When I was using USb my Gamespy ran fine but now I'm on Ethernet it crashes when I try to load games and when it crashes my whole connection fails.
I have to reset my modem and disable the enable my connection otherwise it will not do anything.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Im using
Windows Xp pro
Amd 2000xp
1024mb ram
Ge force 4
80 gig hard drive

phamien · Post by **phamien** » Tue Oct 15, 2002 7:35 am

http://www.udpsoft.com/eye/

Download All Seeing Eye, much better than gamespy.

Set · Post by **Set** » Tue Oct 15, 2002 12:22 pm

what kind of NIC what ver of gamespy and do you get drops any where ells

Swell · Post by **Swell** » Tue Oct 15, 2002 2:58 pm

I have a D link network card I've not had any other problems just gamespy :-(

Swell · Post by **Swell** » Tue Oct 15, 2002 2:59 pm

Sorry my gamespy version is 1.1

Set · Post by **Set** » Tue Oct 15, 2002 6:26 pm

first id try reinstalling the lattes GSA.

then reinstalling the lattes D link drivers.

also make sure them driver for the usb is deleted

If none of them works come back and we Fix it

Welcome to Sg

m4a2t0t · Post by **m4a2t0t** » Wed Oct 16, 2002 2:31 pm

u might also try xboxconnect

Set · Post by **Set** » Wed Oct 16, 2002 5:18 pm

Are you trying to conect the xbox throw GSA or just play PC games?

Swell · Post by **Swell** » Sat Oct 19, 2002 4:45 pm

Ive tried both pc games and xbox games and neither work.
Ive tried all that stuff and still no joy :-(
I've been advised that my graphics card may be conflicting with my network card could that be true???

Set · Post by **Set** » Mon Oct 21, 2002 12:00 am

Are they on the same IRQ? to check device manger, View, View by resorse,

Swell · Post by **Swell** » Mon Oct 21, 2002 6:57 am

My graphics card says (PCI) 16 and my network card says (PCI) 17

Set · Post by **Set** » Mon Oct 21, 2002 3:53 pm

Are your runing a firewall? or anti virus? and if so what kinds?

Swell · Post by **Swell** » Mon Oct 21, 2002 4:32 pm

Yeah I am Im running Norton antivirus 2003 and Norton Personal Firewall.
I tried disabling them but no joy.

Set · Post by **Set** » Mon Oct 21, 2002 4:45 pm

ummm when im ruing a firewall gsa will not start

ok give me a step by step of what happens

Swell · Post by **Swell** » Mon Oct 21, 2002 4:53 pm

Ok when I open gamespy it starts off ok most of the time it will bring up the servers sometimes it doesnt when it does it seems fine.
Sometimes I can get into a game and it will seem to work for sometimes 30 mins then it will just freeze and dissconect from the gamespy server.
When that happens if I try to open Internet explorer it just says detecting proxy settings at bottom of page and it wont find any pages so I have to disable my connection then unplug my modem for 2 mins then reset it then my connection works.

If I use my usb setting for my modem gamespy works fine but I want to use ethernet coz its faster and my gamescube and xbox use it.

Set · Post by **Set** » Mon Oct 21, 2002 5:07 pm

So you still have the usb drivers installed if so delete em

Swell · Post by **Swell** » Tue Oct 22, 2002 2:28 pm

I've deleted them but still no joy

Set · Post by **Set** » Tue Oct 22, 2002 5:49 pm

And you have reinstalled the lattes GSA? what brand and model modem?

Swell · Post by **Swell** » Thu Oct 24, 2002 5:11 pm

Yeah I have the latest version. My modem is a Mottorolla surfboard sb4200

Set · Post by **Set** » Thu Oct 24, 2002 7:47 pm

I dont know man im stumped

Mabye try posting this in the software forum

m4a2t0t · Post by **m4a2t0t** » Fri Oct 25, 2002 1:56 pm

just something to try, boot into safe mode and check the device manager for ghost devices or any trace of the old USB stuff

Swell · Post by **Swell** » Sat Oct 26, 2002 2:57 pm

Nah man there is nothing there any other ideas?