Connection problems with wireless routers and multiplayer games 2

[Sacrilegious]

I have a Linksys wireless-B router and PCI adapter. I love to play multilayer games, but have been unable to do so since going wireless. Connection to the Internet is no problem. Connecting to a game sever is a huge problem. The two games I am trying to play are "City of Heros" and "Sacred" but when I try to connect I get the "cannot connect to server" message. I have tried to fix this problem by the following steps:

1. Entering the port numbers for the specific servers into my router.
2. Manually entering my IP address, subnet mask, gateway, preferred DNS, and alternate DNS. (no auto-detect)
3. Contacting Linksys and wasting 1 1/2 hours.
4. Turned off all Firewalls
5. Turned off all anti-virus software
6. Entering internal IP as a secondary IP
7. DMZing my IP
8. Contacting tech support for both games (still working with CoH)

And after all that... still no connection. More and more people who have cable (like me) or DSL are wirelessly connecting their computers through routers. The game industry seems unwilling or unable to find a solution. I know from my own research that I am only one of tens of thousands of people working on the problem. I seem to have hit a brick wall with what I can solve on my own and am asking for help, please!

 

[dearingkr]

I have a Lynksys BEFW11S4 Wireless 'B' router and I have no problem playing Medal of Honor multiplayer on my centrino laptop.

I suspect you have a problem with your wireless, maybe interference.

Have you tried changing channels?

Maybe download NetStumbler and check for anything else around.

MCSE CCNA CCDA

 

[ironwill]

Hi there.
Since you've already manually set your machine with Static IP Address.Make sure that you have to Disable the DHCP Server of the router with the ports of the Game being forwarded to your computer IP address.

If you enabled the DMZ of the router,Disabled the DHCP Server as well as the Port Forwarding of the router.

Note:No Firewall or Anti-Virus Software running on your Local Machine.Take note of the ICF(Internet Connection Firewall of the Router).

Lemme' know what happens.

 

[bcastner]

Even though the Linksys documentation suggests that the DHCP server needs to be disabled to use static IPs, it is wrong. Why this was never corrected baffles thousands.

The default DHCP range on nearly all linksys routers is:
192.168.1.100 -- 192.168.1.149

If you give your client workstation a static IP from:

192.168.1.2 -- 192.168.1.99 -or-
192.168.1.150 -- 192.168.1.254

The router will be perfectly happy with these static assignments. You can leave DHCP enabled for other clients.

 

[bcastner]

You did not mention a firmware upgrade for the router. There are four versions of the linksys b-wireless router, so be a little careful in selecting an update: ftp://ftp.linksys.com/pub/befsr41/

In addition, the most active Linksys Forum on the Web is easily hosted by Broadbandreports.com. Recommended:

http://www.broadbandreports.com/forum/equip,16