Weird Error Moving From 56k To Comcast

Weltschmerz

<div class="IPBDescription">Net_SendPacketERROR:WSAEINTR ???</div> Hi all-

Just switching from AoHell to Comcast, NS works fine and just the same still on 56K.... but, when trying NS through Comcast, I get the following:

I get Comcast, CD, HL, and NS up, find some servers (with 8 green dots rather than two or three yellow now, thanks....), and click on one: I get the Console screen and some server run-up, then a little Half-Life error box shows up: it says Net_SendPacketERROR:WSAEINTR. I can only click OK, and when I do HL is kicked right off and exited.

What kind of error is this probably, and what should/can I do to fix it? Last night was the first time I tried NS on Comcast, it worked GREAT for about 45 minutes, I got this error for the first time, and now it happens before I even get into any game. ComCast is stumped, and they don't do "Game Support" anyway... but, uh, this doesn't sound like a Game error, seeing as how it still works fine on AOL...

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predatory_kangaroo

First off: WS_AEINTR is a WinSock error, which can normally be fixed by tweaking your cl_rate, rate, cl_cmdrate and cl_updaterate values.
But i'm a bit confused... are you moving from 56k to ADSL? Because WS_AEINTR normally appears on slower connections.
I'd recommend the following values for 56k tho:
cl_rate 3400
rate 3400
cl_cmdrate 17
cl_updaterate 17

Hope this helps

Weltschmerz

Ended up "fixing" this by calling Comcast.. they had me uninstall two programs- one was called Service Agent, the other has a weird name. Turns out Comcast isn't supposed to launch from a desktop Icon; you just open Internet Exploder <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> and Comcast is your default ISP right outta there. The only Icon you should have on your desktop for ComCast (if any) is ComCast Support. Anyway, try this; not sure it has ANYthing to do with the error I was having, but doing this fixed it for me. Didn't have to mess with framerates, updaterates or anything. Guess I was lucky...

Of course, then I started getting an Retry error (could see servers out there thru WON, but couldn't connect to any), but fixed that by pointing the (Norton)Firewall to "Monitor" ports 27015 and 27016; goof around in settings and options until you find the (short) list of ports the system is watching, and add these two. Cleared it right up. <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif'><!--endemo-->