Disconnecting issue SOLVED...

[blobboid196]

Re: Disconnecting issue SOLVED...

as much as i would love to have a fix thos this damn R0 problem, switching MAC addresses and gettting different ISP's sounds more like a jerryrig than a fix. and besides ... i barely know what an ISP is, let alone a MAC address, even though i've read the explanations for it in this thread. just resetting my router doesn't really give my computer a new ISP, does it? my computer is one of six on a home network, and i'm afraid that if i try this jerryrig, i may screw up another computer while altering my problem.

as it was expressed already in this thread, if a person has to alter his internet settings to accomodate a game after the game has been updated, then it should be a problem caused on the game developer's end, not a problem of the player's end.

[Kurgan]

Re: Disconnecting issue SOLVED...

Having a different WAN MAC address forces your ISP's DHCP server to give you a different IP address. That is what "fixes" the problem. And this procedure works somewhat for me. When I have a problem with a zone, I can go into my router and clone the MAC address to a different MAC inside my house. The only problem with this fix is that once I change the MAC address and get a new DHCP IP address from my ISP, the zones I was having trouble in before are [likely] now fixed, but OTHER zones in Vana'diel will now cause me to get R0. Changing the MAC and IP address just shifts which zones are affected when I'm connected. I thought the first time I changed the WAN MAC that it fixed my problem entirely, until I entered Den of Rancor. Then I cloned my MAC to my laptop's MAC address and Den of Rancor worked. But later in the day, I teleported to Mea to head up to sky, and I R0'd in Tahrongi Canyon. So I had to switch the WAN MAC back to cloning my gaming PC's MAC and then it worked fine.

It's really goofy.

[Omniblast]

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Cloning your mac address for the router wouldn't solve anything. (it shouldn't)Basically when you clone it, what it does is, your cable/dsl modem would just "think" that the router is actually your computer and would pass information to it because it verified that it is the correct MAC address. As previously stated by others, the MAC address is burned into the component (network card) during manufacturing process. It's something that "shouldn't" be changed. The only real use a MAC address would be is, if you went out to purchase a cable modem, and instead of paying a monthly fee to the cable company, you use the one you purchased. You do need to take your new cable modem to the company and let them write down your MAC address so they can add it into their network.

I know this would sound stupid but, did you foward your ports? Did you turn off your firewall? Peer Guardian 2?

I'm sorry to here you guys having problems like this. I would be frustrated as well. I've had 3 months of bad cable service before, and I know what it's like. (4 trouble tickets, last one finally resolved the issue. Someone was tapping into my line on the pole.)
I've had 3 months of bad dsl service before as well. (The dsl company aparantly said my house is 17500 feet away, about 500 feet too far from the nearest distribution center. How the hell did I get approved then? GD idiots.)

[Aksannyi]

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We tried this last night ... it didn't work.

[Nazo]

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So, yeah, its not that pol.exe thing, it really is you.

Any app that requires you to change your MAC address is horribly broken. It'd be like the post office telling you you need to change your postcode because their new postman can't find your house.

Having said that I think I'll be adding this to my repertoire of techy sounding excuses to fob customers off with. What? No, the software I made for you is not buggy and broken, it's your MAC addresses that are conflicting with it!

[Eohmer]

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So things really aren't solved...

Sadly, no. I should change the subject, eh?

[DieselBoy09]

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So things really aren't solved...

[TwistidSoul]

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Alright, I deleted my current Member Name (Connection) and created a new one. Now when I try to log on it gets past the "Verifying User Name/Password" and "Retrieving online status", but it gets stuck on "Retrieving mail account". After a few minutes, an error pops up: "Mail Communication Error". I click exit and a new box pops up saying "Failed to retrieve mail account data" (which I don't care about--I don't even have a POL mail account). But I click OK and the screen goes blank just as it did before.

I can click on some of the things at the top of the screen like Message List, Playonline Mail, Chat, and see which friends are online in the top middle, but nothing shows up in the center of the screen. How simply changing the MAC address could cause this, I don't know.

[Eohmer]

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Try creating a new connection in your POL.

[TwistidSoul]

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Alright, I cloned my MAC address and now with my router plugged in, I'm getting the same behavior as I do with the modem connected directly to my computer. This is a good thing. If it's now acting like it does when I just have the modem hooked up, it makes me think I can now go to those select areas without going R0.

Now, I'm just left with one problem. I still can't get to the screen in Playonline Viewer where you click "Games" and choose Final Fantasy XI. I can log in no problem and get past "Retrieving Emails" and "Retrieving Messages", but after that, the screen remains blank. This problem didn't exist before I cloned my MAC address. Any idea what's causing it and how I can fix it without going back to the router's default MAC address? Thanks for your help everyone

[Clever Ninja]

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Depends on your connection. If you have the modem available(which you apparently do) then it might. But if its anything like what my lil bro is going through then it won't matter, since he had to register through the Campus IT department for internet access, and tis done via mac address. And cloning it wouldn't even let him on the web.

It's obviously an issue with certain ISP's, cause here in NYC I'm experiencing no dc issues whatsoever.

[TwistidSoul]

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Thank you Omni, that helps. Unfortunately, I've now got an additional problem. When I plug my modem directly into my computer, I can't get through Playonline Viewer to FFXI. It lets me login and gets through the "Checking Friends List/Email" stuff, but the screen just after you log in doesn't pop up. The screen is blank and if I wait long enough, I get "The network is busy, or there are problems with your connection or proxy server". For some odd reason, my connection let's me get past log in, but not beyond that. I don't have this problem when my router is plugged in. I can get into FFXI with my router, but have the R0 problem in certain zones (which wouldn't be such a big problem if Ru'Lude wasn't one of them, but I need to do my genkai 4 on this character >.<)

And yes, most routers can clone your MAC addy.

Could this fix my problem?

[Omniblast]

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Does anyone know why I can remove my router from the system and plug my modem directly into my computer to change my IP address, but changing the MAC address of my router and unplugging everything overnight doesn't change my IP address?

I'm still only able to enter certain zones by removing my router. >.<

Are you talking about your 192.168.x.x IP address for your computer?

If you are, then the modem cable or dsl assigns you a global IP address that your computer uses. Sometimes it's dynamic, sometimes it's static. Anyways, the IP address from your cable number is your global address, and it can change whenever you request a new number or whenever your dsl/cable provider changes one for you. Your Router IP address is always assigned to you by your router through dhcp or by static. If your router is randomly dropping you, something might not be working correctly on your router and changing the MAC address doesn't really help it. Unless your cable/dsl provider knows what mac address your computer uses, it doesn't really matter.

If this isn't what you mean, please dis-regard this post.
And yes, most routers can clone your MAC addy.

[raidenn]

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I have an example:
I dc in Jugner. So when it happens, you'll be able to still move your character while that * downloading data.. message is going on for a minute or two. Move your character away from the area and zone out of the area. As soon as you're sure you're in another zone, log out of ffxi and playonline. Start Playonline and ffxi and you'll be ok. Thats what I did yesterday and it worked.

[Clever Ninja]

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Doesn't really solve it, only randomizes it. My brother is having the DC issues and can't even attempt this since he's behind a campus connection.