Originally Posted by trigs

i do have virus software but it's only the free avg one. says i'm virus free. that's about as much as i know though. i'll try connecting the laptop directly to the modem to see if that helps. if not, i may take you up on your offer but i might not have time today though. your help is greatly appreciated.

Originally Posted by compuease

Well nothing you "know of" changed.. I would try two things, try the new laptop on another connection, or bypass your existing router and make sure the laptop is virus and spyware free. If you need any direct help I can always logon remotely and have a look. I may have done this once or twice before..

For everyones info, I have found a dns trojan, link below, 3 times now in the last 2 months on client pc's. From what it does I could definitely see it affecting any internet connection that relies on real time info, ie online gaming or poker. It makes changes in the DNS settings in your router and routes you through russian servers.

World's stealthiest rootkit pushes DNS hijacking trojan ? The Register

Originally Posted by kidcolt66

I seem to get disconnected from party all the time too.Sometimes i have to close down the site and reconnect again. Every time it happens,my internet connection always says "Excellent". I always check another website right away to see if i can access that,ie email,msn, whatever.And I always can. I'ts definitely on their end.(For me anyways).Happens quite often too.Usually when you have a decent hand and am playing against comp..lol

Originally Posted by compuease

Same advice for you.. Your internet connection saying "excellent" just means your wireless connection to your router is excellent not necessarily to your ISP. Unless you are running some sort of internet monitoring software that I'm not aware of.


also fyp...

Originally Posted by compuease

Not a problem. The free version of AVG does not detect the sort of things I am talking about above.

Originally Posted by trigs

yeah, figured that.

i just downloaded party on my main pc that is connected directly to the modem and party seems to work fine. so i guess it must be a wireless router issue.

any tips in solving this issue comp?

Originally Posted by compuease

You mean it's connected directly to the router (wired)? rather than your laptop using wireless? If this is a repeatable problem connect your laptop directly and disable wireless temporarily on the laptop. Then see how Party works. If this a real intermittant problem you have to try it long enough to be sure..

You can always reset your router back to factory defaults and set it all up again I suppose. What ISP do you use and what is the make/model of your router?

Originally Posted by trigs

i mean that i downloaded party software on my pc computer which is used as my main computer set up. the modem is directly connected to the pc. it is not wireless. party software works fine on there, but it does not work on either of my laptops which are both wireless and connected through my router.

my isp is 192.186.0.1. the router is a D-Link model DIR-625

i'll try to connect my laptop directly to the modem (i.e. turn off wireless) to see if that works. although i can't do it right now so i'll have to try it later.

Originally Posted by compuease

Don't think we are quite talking the same language...

That IP address you listed is your local router IP address not your ISP, ie who you pay for internet access.. I certainly suspect something (malware) on your laptops or something in the router..

Originally Posted by trigs

heh sorry. yeah i think it's something with my router. i highly doubt it's on both laptops especially since this one is crazy new and party wouldn't stop disconnecting like the first day i got it. my provider is primus.

yeah i managed to get it to work with the laptop connected directly (not wireless) so must be a router issue.

Originally Posted by compuease

Trust me, you don't want the issue with the thread I just posted in off-topic.

Scan all of your systems with Malwarebytes and reset your router to factory defaults and resetup your wireless with security. Also change your router admin password from it's default.