Connection Error!

Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2004 7:24 pm

Is your network reachable? Yes
Are you using a port-forward? Yes
Is your console being detected? Yes
Brief description of your network setup: xbox crosslinkt to my laptop with a wireless internet connection to my wireless router..
Do you use a software firewall? What brand? Have you made any changes to it? Have got a Norton Firewall but disable it when i play on Kai
Operating System? WindowsXP Pro + SP2
Problem description? Whenever I join a game, after about 3 to 5 minutes I get kicked out with a 'connection error'.. Sometimes i get the error message form XP other times Kai just hangs on me and i have to restart it.

[KaiUserConfig]
kaiPort=30000
kaiDeepPort=0
kaiAccept=LOCAL
kaiTimeout=NOUI
kaiNIC=0
kaiLaunch=BOTH
kaiHomebrew=OFF
kaiPAT=OFF
kaiAutoLogin=ON
kaiAllowBadNICS=ON
kaiWireless=
kaiUI=Default

Team XLink Administrator Joined: 21 May 2004 Posts: 3354

Is your network card selected in the Xlink Kai config tool?

Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2004 8:23 pm

Yep!

Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 12:43 am

The connection error could still be a side-effect of Norton's firewall, even though it's disabled, it doesn't let traffic go through. But why it takes 3 - 5 minutes I wouldn't know..

I would say it's something with your wireless network? How strong is the signal when you play?

Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 2:39 am

If you look in your Norton Firewall logs, in the Intrusion Detection section does it alert you of an Invalid Source IP Address detection and that it is disabling the connection for 30 minutes? This error commonly appears in Norton Personal Firewall, Symantec Client Security and Norton Internet Security due to the fact that they all use the same firewall technologies.

Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 9:12 am

SS-CybrPunk wrote:

If you look in your Norton Firewall logs, in the Intrusion Detection section does it alert you of an Invalid Source IP Address detection and that it is disabling the connection for 30 minutes? This error commonly appears in Norton Personal Firewall, Symantec Client Security and Norton Internet Security due to the fact that they all use the same firewall technologies.

I always disable the firewall when i play on kai... any other tips idea's?

Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 5:35 pm

dfunked wrote:

The connection error could still be a side-effect of Norton's firewall, even though it's disabled, it doesn't let traffic go through. But why it takes 3 - 5 minutes I wouldn't know..

I would say it's something with your wireless network? How strong is the signal when you play?

Signal strenth is usualy about 66% and link quality is around 60%... Could it be my ISP? i can internet just fine without anyproblems

Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 6:49 pm

well if kai is detecting your xbox and your network is reachable i am not sure why there is a problem.

What game(s) have you tried?

Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 7:08 pm

DIE-HARD wrote:

well if kai is detecting your xbox and your network is reachable i am not sure why there is a problem.

What game(s) have you tried?

i've tried Startwars battle..... and Rainbow Six Blackarrow and they both throw me out after like 5 minutes....

I have done a speed test for my connection:

download: 2389 kbps
upload: 303 kbps
connection: 178.0 Conn/min
ping: not possible...

seems enough right?

Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 7:30 pm

what speed is the laptop? how much RAM?

Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 7:47 pm

DIE-HARD wrote:

what speed is the laptop? how much RAM?

2,8 ghz
with 512 Ram

Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 8:01 pm

well crap hehe give me something to blame it on!

Done all windows updates? Checked for NIC driver updates?

Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 8:49 pm

DIE-HARD wrote:

well crap hehe give me something to blame it on!

Done all windows updates? Checked for NIC driver updates?

Updated al my drivers NIC, Wireless and windows! still no results.....think i'm going nuts now!!

Team XLink Administrator Joined: 21 May 2004 Posts: 3354

Is this an ALL wireless setup?

Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 9:17 pm

SS-Funk wrote:

Is this an ALL wireless setup?

NO the Xbox is hardwired to my laptop with a crsslink cable the laptop is wireless to my router....

Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 9:22 pm

hehe it should be fine!!

have yo tried yelling at it? hitting it? hehe j/k

ill try to think of something else for you to try

Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 11:45 pm

Did you try temporarily uninstalling Norton? Maybe it's a stubborn POS Laughing

Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 3:30 pm

I'm aware that you are disabling the Norton Firewall, but one thing we've run into is that many firewall softwares keep ports blocked even when they are disabled. Would you have any objection to completely uninstalling the Norton Firewall and testing the connection?

Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 3:34 pm

Oke i think i found the problem i forgot that i enabled a firewall in my router played a couple of times lost the connection a few times due to high ping.... i'll run some more test and keep you updated!

Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 6:53 pm

let us knwo so we can close this bad boy and put it behind us hehe