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Diablo 3 random dc
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my firewall is off, and blizzard said that is causing the disconnect, but i dont think so... any other tips?
yes i am running over wifi, but i play every other game and i never dc, only diablo 3 =/
If it's only D3 you're having problems with, it's likely the servers. I'm having the same problem.
well im now having problems with world of warcraft also...i just get randomly dc'ed but on my pc both games run fine with no dc =(
It's your MacBooks wifi. I had the same problem with all blizzard games and sometimes steam. Blizzards servers don't like the random wifi packet drops that MacBooks love to do. Plug it in, you'll see.
that angers me...so calling apple and flipping out wont do anything? lol, but this angers me beyond belief because i have absolutely no way to plug it in...
They said I had a firewall on as well (I don't), but I feel like it's the general debacle that was the launch of the game. Give it some time and you'll probably be ok.
This could be it as well.
I'm not sure of the specifics for a Linksys router, but you should have a setting to enable a DMZ. You should first try this. Enable the DMZ for your Macbook's IP address. You shouldn't leave this enabled forever, but see if it solves the problem. If it fixes things, it means something on your router is blocking traffic to /from blizzard's servers.
If that doesn't work, try fiddling with some of the WiFi settings on the router. Try disabling certain bands, or changing channels. Try setting the router to 802.11 N-only mode. Then try G only mode and B only mode. The lower the protocol, the fewer dropped packets you should theoretically have.
i knew how to change the frequency before, but i cant find the setting again =/ do you perhaps know how to? Also comcast thinks they diagnosed the problem and sent me a new modem...they said i needed a docsis 3 modem but i had a docsis 2...
Just installed Diablo on Windows and boy, noticeable improvement both on performance and networking. Starcraft was basically the same on both OS's. Think I'll have to boot to Windows for Diablo. You might want to do the same and see if your connection problems still remain.
Also got the disconnects. I never had a problem with WoW on the Mac and Wifi. Let's hope this improves when/if the servers get more stable.
Well, it might be to early to celebrate, but I followed some of Blizzards troubleshooting guides and I'm mildly optimistic that the DCs have improved.
What seems to help is to join general chat. Apparently this helps the game keep a steady connection.
What seems to help is to join general chat. Apparently this helps the game keep a steady connection.
found my problem and it once again is something i cannot fix, gotta send it back to apple =( second time this year =/. My wifi card is just randomly stopping, i thought maybe it was the router but i tried others and it also lost signal, but my other devices are fine =(