Mn-700 & Mn-730 problems...

I'm trying to figure out a problem when i start a game that uses DirectX. The game originally was written for Dx5 but i have 9.0c on the machine here. The game in question allows for up to 10 people, however if i'm the host, when i do have 10 people immediately as the game starts 6 people are dropped.

I noticed the problem after switching from a "cable && cable modem" running a software firewall, for the "wireless && cable modem" and no firewall. With the cable from the PC to the cable modem i could host 10 people with no problem. I'm certain i have all the DirectX ports open i have them memorized 2300->2400, 6073 && 47624, all for UDP & TCP...

As for hosting, i'm hosting behind the firewall, for a while i tired putting the machine in the DMZ and there was no change in behavior, i simply can't get more than 4 people into a game.

As for the versions here they are if it helps:

Broadband Network Utility software 2.0.0.638
Wireless PCI Adapter (MN-730) driver 3.20.26.0
Wireless Base Station (MN-700) boot firmware 2.0.8.333
Wireless Base Station (MN-700) runtime firmware 2.0.8.333

My configuration is: WinXp Pro (Sp1 w/all know hotfixes), Wireless mode is 128-bit encryption, and only the 'g' mode (not mixed). I've also run with no encryption, thinking that might have been adding some latency and might have caused some issues but nothing changed with or without encryption.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

dan d

Upgrade to SP2 for XP & download the latest firmware update for the MN-700.

dano wrote:

> I'm trying to figure out a problem when i start a game that uses
> DirectX. The game originally was written for Dx5 but i have 9.0c on
> the machine here. The game in question allows for up to 10 people,
> however if i'm the host, when i do have 10 people immediately as the
> game starts 6 people are dropped.
>
> I noticed the problem after switching from a "cable && cable modem"
> running a software firewall, for the "wireless && cable modem" and no
> firewall. With the cable from the PC to the cable modem i could host 10
> people with no problem. I'm certain i have all the DirectX ports open i
> have them memorized 2300->2400, 6073 && 47624, all for UDP & TCP...
>
> As for hosting, i'm hosting behind the firewall, for a while i tired
> putting the machine in the DMZ and there was no change in behavior, i
> simply can't get more than 4 people into a game.
>
> As for the versions here they are if it helps:
>
> Broadband Network Utility software 2.0.0.638
> Wireless PCI Adapter (MN-730) driver 3.20.26.0
> Wireless Base Station (MN-700) boot firmware 2.0.8.333
> Wireless Base Station (MN-700) runtime firmware 2.0.8.333
> My configuration is: WinXp Pro (Sp1 w/all know hotfixes), Wireless
> mode is 128-bit encryption, and only the 'g' mode (not mixed). I've
> also run with no encryption, thinking that might have been adding some
> latency and might have caused some issues but nothing changed with or
> without encryption.
>
> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> dan d
>
>
>

Is there another solution? I would prefer to wait on SP2 as i know it locks
everything down real tight, and i don't want to jump from the frying pan
into the fire. SP2 is too new and i'm concerned why the wireless router
will not work without needing a complete update for the OS.

Isn't there another way? Other wireless solutions i don't think would
require XP Sp2.

thanks

dano




"joker" <no-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:e2g$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Upgrade to SP2 for XP & download the latest firmware update for the
MN-700.
>
> dano wrote:
>
> > I'm trying to figure out a problem when i start a game that uses
> > DirectX. The game originally was written for Dx5 but i have 9.0c on
> > the machine here. The game in question allows for up to 10 people,
> > however if i'm the host, when i do have 10 people immediately as the
> > game starts 6 people are dropped.
> >
> > I noticed the problem after switching from a "cable && cable modem"
> > running a software firewall, for the "wireless && cable modem" and no
> > firewall. With the cable from the PC to the cable modem i could host 10
> > people with no problem. I'm certain i have all the DirectX ports open i
> > have them memorized 2300->2400, 6073 && 47624, all for UDP &
TCP...
> >
> > As for hosting, i'm hosting behind the firewall, for a while i tired
> > putting the machine in the DMZ and there was no change in behavior, i
> > simply can't get more than 4 people into a game.
> >
> > As for the versions here they are if it helps:
> >
> > Broadband Network Utility software 2.0.0.638
> > Wireless PCI Adapter (MN-730) driver 3.20.26.0
> > Wireless Base Station (MN-700) boot firmware 2.0.8.333
> > Wireless Base Station (MN-700) runtime firmware 2.0.8.333
> > My configuration is: WinXp Pro (Sp1 w/all know hotfixes), Wireless
> > mode is 128-bit encryption, and only the 'g' mode (not mixed). I've
> > also run with no encryption, thinking that might have been adding some
> > latency and might have caused some issues but nothing changed with or
> > without encryption.
> >
> > Any suggestions would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > dan d
> >
> >
> >
>

At least update the firmware on the MN-700 if you don't want a more
secure OS. (That doesn't make any sense to me though.)

dano wrote:
> Is there another solution? I would prefer to wait on SP2 as i know it locks
> everything down real tight, and i don't want to jump from the frying pan
> into the fire. SP2 is too new and i'm concerned why the wireless router
> will not work without needing a complete update for the OS.
>
> Isn't there another way? Other wireless solutions i don't think would
> require XP Sp2.
>
> thanks
>
> dano
>
>
>
>
> "joker" <no-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:e2g$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>>Upgrade to SP2 for XP & download the latest firmware update for the
>
> MN-700.
>
>>dano wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I'm trying to figure out a problem when i start a game that uses
>>>DirectX. The game originally was written for Dx5 but i have 9.0c on
>>>the machine here. The game in question allows for up to 10 people,
>>>however if i'm the host, when i do have 10 people immediately as the
>>>game starts 6 people are dropped.
>>>
>>>I noticed the problem after switching from a "cable && cable modem"
>>>running a software firewall, for the "wireless && cable modem" and no
>>>firewall. With the cable from the PC to the cable modem i could host 10
>>>people with no problem. I'm certain i have all the DirectX ports open i
>>>have them memorized 2300->2400, 6073 && 47624, all for UDP &
>
> TCP...
>
>>>As for hosting, i'm hosting behind the firewall, for a while i tired
>>>putting the machine in the DMZ and there was no change in behavior, i
>>>simply can't get more than 4 people into a game.
>>>
>>>As for the versions here they are if it helps:
>>>
>>>Broadband Network Utility software 2.0.0.638
>>>Wireless PCI Adapter (MN-730) driver 3.20.26.0
>>>Wireless Base Station (MN-700) boot firmware 2.0.8.333
>>>Wireless Base Station (MN-700) runtime firmware 2.0.8.333
>>>My configuration is: WinXp Pro (Sp1 w/all know hotfixes), Wireless
>>>mode is 128-bit encryption, and only the 'g' mode (not mixed). I've
>>>also run with no encryption, thinking that might have been adding some
>>>latency and might have caused some issues but nothing changed with or
>>>without encryption.
>>>
>>>Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>>>
>>>Thanks in advance.
>>>
>>>dan d
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

The reason I suggested SP 2 is because it adds several security patches
to Windows along with better wireless support.

joker wrote:

> At least update the firmware on the MN-700 if you don't want a more
> secure OS. (That doesn't make any sense to me though.)
>
> dano wrote:
>
>> Is there another solution? I would prefer to wait on SP2 as i know it
>> locks
>> everything down real tight, and i don't want to jump from the frying pan
>> into the fire. SP2 is too new and i'm concerned why the wireless router
>> will not work without needing a complete update for the OS.
>>
>> Isn't there another way? Other wireless solutions i don't think would
>> require XP Sp2.
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> dano
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "joker" <no-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:e2g$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>>> Upgrade to SP2 for XP & download the latest firmware update for the
>>
>>
>> MN-700.
>>
>>> dano wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> I'm trying to figure out a problem when i start a game that uses
>>>> DirectX. The game originally was written for Dx5 but i have 9.0c on
>>>> the machine here. The game in question allows for up to 10 people,
>>>> however if i'm the host, when i do have 10 people immediately as the
>>>> game starts 6 people are dropped.
>>>>
>>>> I noticed the problem after switching from a "cable && cable modem"
>>>> running a software firewall, for the "wireless && cable modem" and no
>>>> firewall. With the cable from the PC to the cable modem i could
>>>> host 10
>>>> people with no problem. I'm certain i have all the DirectX ports
>>>> open i
>>>> have them memorized 2300->2400, 6073 && 47624, all for UDP &
>>
>>
>> TCP...
>>
>>>> As for hosting, i'm hosting behind the firewall, for a while i tired
>>>> putting the machine in the DMZ and there was no change in behavior, i
>>>> simply can't get more than 4 people into a game.
>>>>
>>>> As for the versions here they are if it helps:
>>>>
>>>> Broadband Network Utility software 2.0.0.638
>>>> Wireless PCI Adapter (MN-730) driver 3.20.26.0
>>>> Wireless Base Station (MN-700) boot firmware 2.0.8.333
>>>> Wireless Base Station (MN-700) runtime firmware 2.0.8.333
>>>> My configuration is: WinXp Pro (Sp1 w/all know hotfixes), Wireless
>>>> mode is 128-bit encryption, and only the 'g' mode (not mixed). I've
>>>> also run with no encryption, thinking that might have been adding some
>>>> latency and might have caused some issues but nothing changed with or
>>>> without encryption.
>>>>
>>>> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>
>>>> dan d
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>

I agree with what you say, i know all the hardening stuff that has been put
into SP2... Believe me, i have had my fair share of endless "security
push" meetings, requirements, exit criteria and all my test plans i have
needed write and update for my product's exit criteria. This is all for a
good reason...

I simply like to keep it simple... As many of the programs i use are old and
will never have updates, i have a good feeling that many under SP2 with all
the hardening simply may not work. I will let others be the sacrificial
goat....

thanks,

dan d
'dandor' . if you can get me internal...


"joker" <no-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> The reason I suggested SP 2 is because it adds several security patches
> to Windows along with better wireless support.
>
> joker wrote:
>
> > At least update the firmware on the MN-700 if you don't want a more
> > secure OS. (That doesn't make any sense to me though.)
> >
> > dano wrote:
> >
> >> Is there another solution? I would prefer to wait on SP2 as i know it
> >> locks
> >> everything down real tight, and i don't want to jump from the frying
pan
> >> into the fire. SP2 is too new and i'm concerned why the wireless
router
> >> will not work without needing a complete update for the OS.
> >>
> >> Isn't there another way? Other wireless solutions i don't think would
> >> require XP Sp2.
> >>
> >> thanks
> >>
> >> dano
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "joker" <no-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:e2g$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >>
> >>> Upgrade to SP2 for XP & download the latest firmware update for the
> >>
> >>
> >> MN-700.
> >>
> >>> dano wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> I'm trying to figure out a problem when i start a game that uses
> >>>> DirectX. The game originally was written for Dx5 but i have 9.0c on
> >>>> the machine here. The game in question allows for up to 10
people,
> >>>> however if i'm the host, when i do have 10 people immediately as the
> >>>> game starts 6 people are dropped.
> >>>>
> >>>> I noticed the problem after switching from a "cable && cable modem"
> >>>> running a software firewall, for the "wireless && cable modem" and no
> >>>> firewall. With the cable from the PC to the cable modem i could
> >>>> host 10
> >>>> people with no problem. I'm certain i have all the DirectX ports
> >>>> open i
> >>>> have them memorized 2300->2400, 6073 && 47624, all for UDP &
> >>
> >>
> >> TCP...
> >>
> >>>> As for hosting, i'm hosting behind the firewall, for a while i tired
> >>>> putting the machine in the DMZ and there was no change in behavior, i
> >>>> simply can't get more than 4 people into a game.
> >>>>
> >>>> As for the versions here they are if it helps:
> >>>>
> >>>> Broadband Network Utility software 2.0.0.638
> >>>> Wireless PCI Adapter (MN-730) driver 3.20.26.0
> >>>> Wireless Base Station (MN-700) boot firmware 2.0.8.333
> >>>> Wireless Base Station (MN-700) runtime firmware 2.0.8.333
> >>>> My configuration is: WinXp Pro (Sp1 w/all know hotfixes), Wireless
> >>>> mode is 128-bit encryption, and only the 'g' mode (not mixed). I've
> >>>> also run with no encryption, thinking that might have been adding
some
> >>>> latency and might have caused some issues but nothing changed with or
> >>>> without encryption.
> >>>>
> >>>> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks in advance.
> >>>>
> >>>> dan d
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
>