You Have Been Disconnected BF 2142 Router problem [RESOLVED]

speed_demon · Post by **speed_demon** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 9:25 pm

...From the EA Master Server. I get logged off every 5 minutes or so no matter what I'm doing, singleplayer, editing options, multiplayer...whatever. I know the server wasn't down because ATM I was listening to Gottek, Redman, madcow, etc. playing. I've looked around other popular BF forums and all their answers were "The master server is down", or something along those lines. Well its not down now...so WTF is the problem?

EDIT: An interesting finding on Gamespot Forums:

BaselSh wrote:Hi All

I monitored the network and this is what's happening

One you run BF2142.exe and clicked on "LOGIN" it connect to EA server 159.153.235.92:18510

This is the server IP information:-

OrgName: Electronic Arts, Inc.
OrgID: ELECTR-60
Address: 209 Redwood Shores Parkway
City: Redwood City
StateProv: CA
PostalCode: 94065
Country: US
NetRange: 159.153.0.0 - 159.153.255.255
CIDR: 159.153.0.0/16
NetName: EA
NetHandle: NET-159-153-0-0-1
Parent: NET-159-0-0-0-0
NetType: Direct Assignment
NameServer: SEDNS.EA.COM
NameServer: SWDNS.EA.COM
Comment:
RegDate: 1992-04-29
Updated: 2006-07-07
RTechHandle: EAMAI1-ARIN
RTechName: EA Maintainer
RTechPhone: +1-650-628-5555
RTechEmail: ea-maint@ea.com
OrgTechHandle: EAMAI1-ARIN
OrgTechName: EA Maintainer
OrgTechPhone: +1-650-628-5555
OrgTechEmail: ea-maint@ea.com
# ARIN WHOIS database, last updated 2006-10-16 19:10
# Enter ? for additional hints on searching ARIN's WHOIS database.

Then when you click on "UPDATE LIST" it connect to 207.38.11.34:29900 & 207.38.11.11:28910 both are GameSpy servers.

Now if you select any of the listed server on your screen and clicked on "JOIN SERVER" for example, in my case I selected "www i-t-s.org DF2141" server it will show you that its connecting to "www i-t-s.org BF2141 IP 194.162.61.43: 16567" but in reality its still connecting to "EA Server 159.153.235.92:18510" and "GameSpy Server 207.38.11.34:29900" and it will stay connected like that even if your playing the game for the 8 mints before if show you " your connection to the EA master has been lost ", when this happens the connection to the EA & GameSpy servers lost, and I don’t see them.

So actuality you don’t connect directly to "www i-t-s.org DF2141 IP 194.162.61.43: 16567" server. Even if you select "CONNECT TO IP" and type in the server IP you still go through EA and GameSpy and you stay connected to them.

So all your connection go through EA > GameSpy > "Any BF Fan Servers".
I think they did it so they can control the access so any time they can shot down this connection and no one can connect to any Demo server.

I did this test will all my firewall is down, so all the connection was open.

But this is over loading their server; and losing our connection, I was reading on the interne that there are 1,5M BF 2141 Demo users.

Hope they fix it ASAP , what we can do is sent an email to ea-maint@ea.com they are in charge of the serve.

Reg

Basel

They could be overloaded

speed_demon · Post by **speed_demon** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 9:31 pm

Oops...found another solution

...I'm solving my own issues here and talking to myself at the same time!

http://forums.fevergaming.com/game-comm ... olved.html

DaGrooved1 · Post by **DaGrooved1** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 9:40 pm

I'm solving my own issues here and talking to myself at the same time!

Sometimes that's the only way to have an intellectual conversation around here

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Post by **BRUMMIE** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 9:55 pm

I solved my disconnect this evening. I installed amd's latest optimizer. Found on their site. Seems there is a problem with dual-core amd's and 2142.

speed_demon · Post by **speed_demon** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 9:59 pm

Don't use AMD so that don't help

. I'm seeing a lot of solutions, and will try them out sometime.

I tried turning off my firewall...no help.

Interfusi0n · Post by **Interfusi0n** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 12:14 am

That quoted explanation about all game packets being routed through gamespy servers sounds like some grade A bullshit. Granted, 2142 is laggy, but if they really did route all game traffic through their servers it would be totally unplayable.

My guess about what is actually happening is that the client maintains a connection to the game spy servers for the buddy list and perhaps for anti-cheat measure and/or profile updating. Of course as I said, that's a guess, but it's far more realistic than what that other guy came up with.

If anyone wants to sniff the 2142 traffic and host the file, we could check it out and maybe figure out what is really going on.

Post by **Shrapnel** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 9:08 am

Interfusi0n wrote:My guess about what is actually happening is that the client maintains a connection to the game spy servers for the buddy list and perhaps for anti-cheat measure and/or profile updating.

...and the adware/market reasearch data.

speed_demon · Post by **speed_demon** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 4:01 pm

Ugh...Can't find any miracle solution that fixes the problem for everyone out there...so I guess I have to wait for a patch...how depressing

Can't even play singleplayer.

Post by **ph1l0r** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 4:20 pm

Do you have some internet security software installed? And or a router between you and the internet? Bf2142 creates hell of a lot connections and i had the impression my router had some issues with it and tweaked some settings there and working fine now.

tiberian_rebel · Post by **tiberian_rebel** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 10:31 pm

I have had a lot of connection problems. Just ask Goggles, he'll tell you. My connection usually goes down about every 10 mintues on most servers and I can't run TS at the same time.

Post by **Goggles** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 1:28 am

tiberian_rebel wrote:I have had a lot of connection problems. Just ask Goggles, he'll tell you. My connection usually goes down about every 10 mintues on most servers and I can't run TS at the same time.

It's true! I see tiberian connect all the time, and suddenly *poof* where is the rebel? Makes me wonder if I'm going kookoo!

tiberian_rebel · Post by **tiberian_rebel** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 4:16 pm

Goggles wrote:
tiberian_rebel wrote:I have had a lot of connection problems. Just ask Goggles, he'll tell you. My connection usually goes down about every 10 mintues on most servers and I can't run TS at the same time.
It's true! I see tiberian connect all the time, and suddenly *poof* where is the rebel? Makes me wonder if I'm going kookoo!

You're not going insane, but I'm about to smash either my wireless receiver or the router with a crowbar. They both are bad, but right now I'm trying to deliberate between which to destroy.

speed_demon · Post by **speed_demon** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 11:38 am

I managed to play a full round yesterday before being D/Ced. I did mess with the router but to no avail. I will try more stuff...hopefully EA addresses the issue soon.

speed_demon · Post by **speed_demon** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 8:02 pm

OK I got it working now. A lot of tweaking with the router let me play about 45 minutes before I quit, not disconnect. I think I'm good now...I'll kick your ass soon

Post by **Goggles** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 8:34 pm