Programatic disconnects

eqjoe · Post by **eqjoe** » Sat Apr 19, 2003 5:52 pm

High network packet rate is the symptom of this problem. If I seperate the client-zone data from the unknown data, it appears that we are failing a memory check. If the failed memory check is not resolved in 120 seconds I am disconected with no packetloss. During this 120 seconds packetrate is very high and the client symptom is LAG... Seems very programatic.

eqjoe · Post by **eqjoe** » Sun Apr 20, 2003 2:12 pm

I am pulling down new source and building on a new XP box with freshly installed .NET. My old builds have been on 98SE and VC6. The high packetrate / discon problem happened on all the Win98SE systems that I game on.

I am not sure if SoftIce 4.05 runs on XP... I guess we will find that out shortly....

dont_know_at_all · Post by **dont_know_at_all** » Sun Apr 20, 2003 3:00 pm

When building with VS60, you must go to the C/C++ tabs and change the struct alignment from 8 bytes to 1 byte.

eqjoe · Post by **eqjoe** » Sun Apr 20, 2003 3:40 pm

Make that change for the MacroQuest.exe as well?

dont_know_at_all · Post by **dont_know_at_all** » Mon Apr 21, 2003 2:37 am

No.

And the more I think about it, the less likely I think that this change (/Zp1) would make a difference as far as memory checkers go. The bounding issue would cause problems like when a struct is wrong -- crashes.

I'm stumped. Have you tried using the makefile for eqlib.dll?

Do a "nmake clean all" in the eqlib directory and pick up the dll from the Release directory.

Jaerin · Post by **Jaerin** » Mon Apr 21, 2003 8:02 am

Actually the high lag/disconnect issues appear to be resolved by this fix. I was having the same issues when I compiled with VC6 and doing this fix resolved all the issues.

Jaerin

eqjoe · Post by **eqjoe** » Mon Apr 21, 2003 7:30 pm

The makefile might not work for me as I have made some changes to the funtional working of MQ for my own use. But, from what I can tell so far, I agree with Jaerin. This seems to work. Damned if I could tell you why....