I have a Technicolor TG589vn, recently acquired, and I believe it was after I got it that I started getting connection problems with servers. Occasionally I can enter a server, but whenever I have to spawn I get the red plug again and it takes ages to spawn. It also occurs when I evolve as an alien. Most of the time I simply Timeout when trying to join a server. I've had the game since December - and didn't have problems until just about the time Build 249 came out. Back then I could actually have some games where everything went smooth and I didn't have problems. By the time build 250 came out I could no longer play at all.
I've tried verifiying the cache, reinstalling, and I searched these very forums for solutions. I watched the Killing Floor video and forwarded the ports it suggested. After that didn't work, I tried the ports for both Steam and Natural Selection 2. None of these things worked. I can play other games, like Guild Wars 2, Halo 4, Path of Exile, among others without problems. I also went looking at Steam support and tried their solutions - downloading those MasterServer files, etc.
I've searched and searched but have found no solutions. I've read that these routers tend to have this problem, but nothing I've found about it has helped. The last thing I can think of is to just ask about this specific router and see if something's going on. Every other internet related thing - like Youtube, Twitchtv, etc. work without a hitch. This is what leads me to suspect I'm suffering from the problem other people have with these routers but the solutions haven't worked.
I'm not sure if this is relevant to case but I'll say it anyway - the instructions on the video and other places suggest to use Telnet to mess around with the ports. Me and my father accessed the router directly and forwarded the ports the "simplest" way. He says that should have no impact at all - that opening the ports is opening the ports, but I just thought I'd mention it.
I'm at my wits end since I really love the game.
I've tried verifiying the cache, reinstalling, and I searched these very forums for solutions. I watched the Killing Floor video and forwarded the ports it suggested. After that didn't work, I tried the ports for both Steam and Natural Selection 2. None of these things worked. I can play other games, like Guild Wars 2, Halo 4, Path of Exile, among others without problems. I also went looking at Steam support and tried their solutions - downloading those MasterServer files, etc.
I've searched and searched but have found no solutions. I've read that these routers tend to have this problem, but nothing I've found about it has helped. The last thing I can think of is to just ask about this specific router and see if something's going on. Every other internet related thing - like Youtube, Twitchtv, etc. work without a hitch. This is what leads me to suspect I'm suffering from the problem other people have with these routers but the solutions haven't worked.
I'm not sure if this is relevant to case but I'll say it anyway - the instructions on the video and other places suggest to use Telnet to mess around with the ports. Me and my father accessed the router directly and forwarded the ports the "simplest" way. He says that should have no impact at all - that opening the ports is opening the ports, but I just thought I'd mention it.
I'm at my wits end since I really love the game.