Connection problems

[P[o]ke]

Answer to the DSL issue,

DSL is a lot less functional.

I take it that you're hooking up two computers with a router,
because this sounds as though you are.
If you're behind a router, sometimes a server will reject the connection, because both of you have the same ip address.
Each computer behind the router is assigned a 192.168.*.* Or whatever the router is set up to.

Now when the information from your computer tries to leave your network, in other words, if you try aim, steam, email, anything on the internet - The information is sent through the router, and the outgoin packet tag's IP *Internet Protocol* Address is then "routed" thus the name "router".

If you have multiple computers behind one router, it could be like this.

Computer 1: 192.168.15.101 \
Computer 2: 192.168.15.102 / ROUTER - 24.224.255.68

So when both of you try to connect, you're both being shown as one unit by IP address...

You shouldn't have this issue - EXCEPT, you have DSL.

DSL is highly uncompatible and unstable with the internet as it is today. I suggest for an extra 20$ a month upgrading to Cable, I have 8MBPS cable, and I'm thankful for it. It only bungs up when the lovely little techies down at PTD decide that Grenades are fun to play with around the server machines... -.-'

But in the other case, if you have a hub, it could simply be that your ISP is denying you 2 IP address since it's DSL.

A hub simply takes information that's being transmitted to it, and reamplifies it and sends it to every port.
It cuts your Bandwidth down dependant on which port is the most active, and splits it up so instead of replacing the IP, it just detects as if there were two computers on the network.
Like..

computer 1: 24.224.156.115 \ Hub - computer 1: 24.224.156.115
computer 2: 24.224.176.123 / Hub - computer 2: 24.224.176.123

I hope that helped a bit...

If you have any more questions, I'll be glad to answer them.
I'm currently going to college for Information Technology, Networking/PC technician emphasis'.

And I already know a crap load since I'm a computer nerd...

My freshman year just started like 3 days ago, and I've tested out of at least 4 courses already, by tomorrow it'll be four. lmao.

<33 much love for B8 and Slayme

[TEX]

I would get cable, but because everyone on my block has cable too, I get 512KPS instead of the 8MPS.

I like dsl, i havn't had any problems with it yet. pretty soon i'll upgrade from the pro to the elite package, (pro= 4MPS, elite=8MPS) and comcast has really pissed me off in the past, so i'm not going back to them.

[Canadian Nose]

4 MPS seems plenty.

Ours is Cox and its 3.5 MPS. Im DL something, i dont think that changes it (?) but thats plenty, I never wait for pages to load and I never get lag in CS.
Unless your streaming video...

[Legendary_Apu]

ya poke he uses router.....but he used to play in same server.....now he cant play in same server...well i got Cable and have prety good speed....i got 7mbps....only reason i got 7mbps cause i pay only $29.99

[B8]

I am holding my breath while they dig and put in the new remote teminal equipment. This is going on even while I type.

The DSL is supposed to be so close that I will have 10 mbs. Sounds too good to be true. So I wait for the November date when it is supposed to be available. I will see it when I believe it.

[TEX]

i may be a fan of dsl, but that is stretching it a little

[B8]

Optic Fiber to the curb. If that happens all bets are off. Like having the telephone central office in a shed in your back yard.

At this distance I get 768k downloads when it works. So screw cable and the horse it rode in on. With all of the people on cable around here I doubt that it would ever go over 500k down and much worse up. So again - screw cable.

You are a nerd and so you are fogiven the umpossible failure of english - umcompatible instead of the correct incompatible.

Simpsons Ralph "Me fail English? That's umpossible."

[lion-o]

I'm his brother and it works fine now. It was most likely the problem with the router. It was a linxus it sux i got a say. We had a belkin before and we could play on the same server. We got a new router and it works fine now.

[lion-o]

thanks for the help every one.