Won't load

[Voski]

I just redownloaded POTCO, I had it on another computer, I just got my Gateway fixed and when I click the POTCO icon it shows it loading for like half a second and then disappears. I restarted the computer and everything.

[Dr. Zeppers]

The only times I have had it "disappear" upon my attempts to launch it, was when my internet connection was failing.

That does not mean this is happening here, but that is the only instance i've witnessed similar occurrence.

I always thought the software should say "cannot connect to service" or something instead of just disappearing.

[Voski]

i have a wireless router hooked up in another room and i have one of the linksys wireless usb plugs plugged into this desktop and it says i have excellent connection .. im getting upset i want to play pirates

[Dr. Zeppers]

I would recommend doing the install over a hardwired connection, and at least making sure it works before going wireless.

The popularity of wireless connections is spreading fast. Unfortunately the reliability of them is overrated by most. Its a great networking solution, but not that great for gaming.

[mlratto]

i had so many problems running TT onver wireless despite a excellent connection. After i made a 100 foot cable and ran it halfway around the house to the game pc i hardly ever got disconnected. that's the current setup i have for pirates and hardly ever have connection issues.

if possible try going hardwired for testing.

[Voski]

Now, I ran my ethernet cable from the router to my computer and my internet won't even pick up, it says the internet is connected and there are no problems but I can't even go to a website. I unplug it and put my wireless adapter in the USB and I can get on. Whats going on?

plus i just downloaded it on my laptop and it is connecting fine, no problems, and its wireless too.

[Dr. Zeppers]

Originally Posted by Voski

Now, I ran my ethernet cable from the router to my computer and my internet won't even pick up, it says the internet is connected and there are no problems but I can't even go to a website. I unplug it and put my wireless adapter in the USB and I can get on. Whats going on?

Although your wireless network device obviously is configured to work, it would appear the ethernet port/connection is not. How to resolve that would depend on how your local network is configured.

Originally Posted by Voski

plus i just downloaded it on my laptop and it is connecting fine, no problems, and its wireless too.

Noone said wireless wouldnt work, just that it is definately not the best for an online gaming connection. You will have many argue for and against.
The fact you have ANYONE arguing against, basically proves its not the best. You wont find any such arguments regarding hardwired connections, at least none leading towards wireless being better.

[Voski]

Well, I called Linksys and I got everything set up and its working. Only problem I got going now is the game is really lagging, I only played for about 5 minutes. Idk if its just the server I was on or my computer (the other computer I played on didn't lag AT ALL).

Another question, if I played on my laptop wirelessly would the game play be slower, like you were saying.

[Chris]

It shouldnt be affected Much bc i have a wireless laptop to and im ok with the game and when i play with a wire i see no major change it might be your video card

[Voski]

Originally Posted by Chris

It shouldnt be affected Much bc i have a wireless laptop to and im ok with the game and when i play with a wire i see no major change it might be your video card

Is it hard to install another video card and how much do they usually run?

.. LoL, with all the work I'm going thru I should just play on my new laptop but I like the bigger screen on my desktop.

[whiskey]

Originally Posted by Chris

It shouldnt be affected Much bc i have a wireless laptop to and im ok with the game and when i play with a wire i see no major change it might be your video card

I see the opposite. Different circumstances will, of course, demonstrate different results. YMMV, of course, but I have witnessed lag build more steadily with wireless than without.

When coming into a multi-pirate melee, replete with excessive firebrand or other voodoo staff weapons, both my wireless and wired connections will begin to lag. The key difference is that the wireless connection will flat stall, whereas the wired will still remain playable.

Now this is a limited circumstance, and as said before, YMMV. Now, if I can only increase my slow DSL to something a bit better, but that probably wont increase my game playability. See, on my setup, the internet connection itself is the bottleneck. My house wired setup is complete 100Mbit, my wireless is 802.11g running 54Mbit. My DSL is sitting somewhere in the 500kbps range. Verizon is definitely the slow link in my chain. But to get into this in a bit more detail, Lag in the game isn't completely about throughput, its about LATENCY. While both my wired and wireless connections have speeds significantly greater than my DSL rate, the wireless router is a definite source of latency, hence lag in the game.

See, the wireless must receive the packets, modulatet the packets to radio, transmit the packets over the radio, receive packets, and demodulate those packets back to standard internet protocol. Collisions, interference, number of users. are all factors in the radio throughput and latency, and the physics of this transfer is the source of lag. The game itself does not send great amounts of data over the internet, as your computer does most of the work of gameplay. Instead, it sends gabillions of tiny packets to update placements, strike directions, etc, etc. etc. over the net, and those small packets are each beset by latency lag.

If I were you, I would try a wired connection. Worst case scenario is that it doesn't help, and you haven't changed your situation at all. Best case, you have a much better game experience, and will be much happier for it.