Trouble with online gaming on rfactor and live for speed between certain hours, MSN m

[Kieran20]

well basically. i can play any othe time of day, but between roughly 7 to 10 in the evening i cannot connect to online games. live for speed i try to get a list of games and it says "no reply from master server", rfactor i get a message saying "matchmaker not detected or responding"

i also get probelms with msn disconnecting when it wants to.

this all seems to have started happening when we got a wireless router installed, which is a linksys router.

any advise, solutions or clues to the problem will be helpful!

thanks in advance

[Rockmunky]

Sorry, i can't be of any help, but for some reason, my internet seems to disconnect, and reconnect at midnight. I'm on a netgear wireless router, very odd.

[Kieran20]

Originally Posted by Rockmunky

Sorry, i can't be of any help, but for some reason, my internet seems to disconnect, and reconnect at midnight. I'm on a netgear wireless router, very odd.

well its a pain because the exact hours i use it the most it screws up

[Hepatic]

find out the contention on your line from your ISP. Basically the lower it is the better. It means the number of simultaneous connections the ISP allows on a single route to its servers. If its around 50 then its more likely that during high demand, the connections could be more volatile. Its the most obvious reason why during those times you have problems connecting all your 'net services.

I think mines around 20 and its never an issue during peak times...

[Chris Y]

Sounds like contention at your ISP.

You're not on Tiscali are you?

Edit: I just checked - you are.. Poor sod. You and me both. Consult the Tiscali forums. Try this link: http://www.tiscali.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=119184

Basically your an IPStream user on Tiscali, which means in peak hours, absolutely no online game will work for you, nor will many online chat programs. Either ask them to migrate you to Datastream, or get a MAC number, and move to a decent ISP (no, I don't have any suggestions!)

[Kieran20]

Originally Posted by Chris Y

Sounds like contention at your ISP.

You're not on Tiscali are you?

Edit: I just checked - you are.. Poor sod. You and me both. Consult the Tiscali forums. Try this link: http://www.tiscali.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=119184

Basically your an IPStream user on Tiscali, which means in peak hours, absolutely no online game will work for you, nor will many online chat programs. Either ask them to migrate you to Datastream, or get a MAC number, and move to a decent ISP (no, I don't have any suggestions!)

does migrating to a datastream cost money? wats a MAC number

thanks for the help

[Chris Y]

I don't believe it costs anything, if the posts on Tiscali's forum are anything to go by. I guess they're a little embarrassed by the situation, and are trying to make good on the service provided. I guess it doesn't cost them much for the upgrade.

Meanwhile, you must be a 'net virgin these days if you don't know what a MAC is! Put simply, when you migrate from one broadband ISP to another, you get given a MAC (Migration Authorisation Code), and the new ISP can use this to transfer your connection quickly, with no interruption in service. Many Tiscali users are intimately familar with their MAC