Connection Lost

[Elbryan]

Hi! ^^
Long time no see so I wish to know if there are some workaround for the annoying message "Your connection to the server has been lost".

I've bought a new PC but I get the same problem as before buying it :cry:.

2 days ago I've reinstalled bf2 (original -> reboot -> 1.41).
I played twice (1h for session) and I get no problem.
Yesterday for the first time I got kicked with that message.

I don't have firewall installed (only WindowsXP one).
What should I try?

System Specs:
CPU E6420
MOBO Gigabyte DS3
GRAPHICS CARD nvidia 7200gs
RAM 2gb ddr2@800mhz
HD 2 hdd sata
Latest Drivers installed yes
OS Windows XP SP2
Anti-Virus/firewall AVS/WindowsXP
Internet connection 20mb Adsl connection

I play with DVD image mounted with Deamon Tools.

:) I hope someone found a solution for this annoying problem..
I'm so disappointed

PS: Sorry for my bad english ^^''

[Breetone]

Re: Connection Lost

startup bf2, hit alt tab, press ctrl alt delete, find the bf2.exe, hit the right mouse button, set affinity to just one cpu. Go back into the game and have fun. Worked for me at least. good luck and nxt time use the search

[Elbryan]

Re: Connection Lost

Although I set affinity to CPU 0 I get disconnected.
Is there any solution? ^^''

[Breetone]

Re: Connection Lost

It may be obvious, but did you try to set it to cpu 1? Mine loses connection when i use cpu 0....

[Elbryan]

Re: Connection Lost

It may be obvious, but did you try to set it to cpu 1? Mine loses connection when i use cpu 0....

Cpu 1 seems to work better than CPU 0, thanks but I get disconnected though..
I changed up all my computer, reinstalled WinXP but I can't really find something that helps me playing without any problem..

I start to think that the problems could be given by my Internet Connection..
If someone has any new clue it would be very very very appreciated ^^

[ConscriptVirus]

Re: Connection Lost

update pb?

[Elbryan]

Re: Connection Lost

update pb?

i usually use pbsetup.exe to update punkbuster.. i think it is the right choice..

[Elbryan]

Re: Connection Lost

I don't find any clue to solve this ****in annoying problem..

[cfschris]

Re: Connection Lost

yo whats this affinity stuff and how do i use it? i would love getting rid of the stupid connection lost ****

[Elbryan]

Re: Connection Lost

yo whats this affinity stuff and how do i use it? i would love getting rid of the stupid connection lost ****

Run the game, connect your profile.
Once connected press ALT+TAB (this will minimize BF2 and you'll come back to Desktop).
Press CTRL+ALT+CANC. This will show you the processes' list.
Click on 2° tab (processes/threads in italian i don't know the english one), find BF2.exe and right click on it and select "set affinity".
This will show you a menu where you can check:
CPU 0
CPU 1
CPU 2 // probably won't be checkable
CPU 3 // probably won't be checkable
CPU 4 // probably won't be checkable
CPU 5 // probably won't be checkable
...

Uncheck CPU 0 and close everything but the game.
Restore BF2 and play normally.

:)

cheers

[imported_[MyIS]Kendrix]

Re: Connection Lost

let me ask this .. are you using a wireless access point ?

[Elbryan]

Re: Connection Lost

let me ask this .. are you using a wireless access point ?

negative.. ethernet.
The built-in ethernet device provided by my DS3.

[cfschris]

Re: Connection Lost

erm there is no affinity in my task manager processes anywhere......i assume this is because youre using an italian pc or something? lol you might be talking about the set priority option in the procceses. im using an english pc.

[Elbryan]

Re: Connection Lost

erm there is no affinity in my task manager processes anywhere......i assume this is because youre using an italian pc or something? lol you might be talking about the set priority option in the procceses. im using an english pc.

easier you don't have a dual core/hyperthreading powered processor :)