I'm assuming you've done all the normal herpaderp troubleshooting like rebooting your computer, unplugging your modem from the power, letting it sit 30 seconds, then powering computer back up, etc.?  Or making sure everything is plugged in, lol!

Sounds like a possible firewall issue. Are you sure DDO is still one of the "allowed" applications?

Many times with a new update, something changes (the DDO launcher or startup program) and some firewall programs don't recognize the new version of the file as being "allowed."

This can also happen if you recently wiped the PC, re-installed the OS, and then re-installed DDO. (This is assuming you use the Windows Internet Firewall.)

Finally, it can happen if you switch to a new Internet Security Suite or a new Firewall program. You'll need to re-teach it to allow the relevant programs out to the internet.

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Ahhh, ok. I guess I was confused by the fact you're posting on an internet forum.

So I guess your issue is intermittent or are you posting from a different PC?

can you get hold of another computer ? To check your net connection. ( and your router at the same time )

If the connection ( and the router ) works fine, then it's the network card that went belly up. With luck it's only the drivers ( check in the hardware list if you see any unknown hardware and try to update teh drivers ), but if you're unlucky you will need to buy another network card.


If the connection ( router ) is AWOL, then you will have to find another router to determine if it's the router itself or the net connection. From there anyway, it's nagging time to the drones over the phone at your ISP.

I had posted from my phone (as I am now cuz I'm at work).

Changed nothing and my net worked just fine last night 

Other computer loses Internet too.

New info: It seems to me (iirc) that any time a laptop is connected wirelessly that the Internet throws a hissy-fit 

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Ahhhh...wireless NIC driver issue! Had a customer with almost this exact same issue a few days ago.

I updated the wireless NIC driver and changed the wireless authentication method/encryption method from WPA-PSK/TKIP to WPA2-PSK/AES.

One of these two solved the issue. Pretty sure it was updating the wireless NIC driver though.

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Is the laptop able to connect to the interwebs when connected over WLAN, while the other computers can't?

Does the laptop (or the main computer) use DHCP? If not, switch to DHCP on both.

Does the modem connect through PPPoE? As in, does it allow multiple computers to use the interwebs at the same time?

It might be time to invest in a different modem.

stainer wrote on Oct 7^th, 2011 at 10:07am:



As a side note, he would also piss his pants and forget who he was for about half an hour.

Arkat, it seems to be any laptop. It seems doubtful that all my friends laptops would have the same issue.

Stainer, .....that's fucked up and hilarious, lol

Tall, forgot what you said. Brb

stainer wrote on Oct 7^th, 2011 at 10:42am:

How do I do this? How do I know what number to use? And why would this help it?

Not being difficult, but I would like to actually learn something in the process.

Epoch wrote on Oct 7^th, 2011 at 10:54am:

I almost tried ye olde drop kick, but then I realized I left my steel-toes at work. Probably for the best, lol.  Honestly, I wouldn't mind having an excuse to upgrade, but it works fine as is 95% of the time for what I need it to do so I don't see how getting a new pc would really be worth the investment.

stainer wrote on Oct 7^th, 2011 at 11:46am:

Indeed. That was more related to the comment about it being old and busted much earlier.