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EvilJeff · 15-04-2008, 23:14

the point is that a friend who has a different router is getting the same dropouts at exactly the same time! how can it be my router?
He hasn't even played the game, so it can't be a matter of blocking users with high usage of the site.

Incidentaly, during a dropout the packets get as far as hop 3. If the router was faulty, how would they get that far ?

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Here's an example when the blocking cut's in

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Also, if you ping the penultimate IP, no dropouts. So they must be targeting the game site !

15-04-2008, 23:14	#25
EvilJeff Inactive Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Swansea Services: Virgin TV XL Virgin Broadband L Posts: 15	Re: Warning Speedtester and RPGs blocked!! the point is that a friend who has a different router is getting the same dropouts at exactly the same time! how can it be my router? He hasn't even played the game, so it can't be a matter of blocking users with high usage of the site. Incidentaly, during a dropout the packets get as far as hop 3. If the router was faulty, how would they get that far ? ---------- Post added at 22:09 ---------- Previous post was at 22:03 ---------- Here's an example when the blocking cut's in ---------- Post added at 22:14 ---------- Previous post was at 22:09 ---------- Also, if you ping the penultimate IP, no dropouts. So they must be targeting the game site !