posted 01-18- 11:27 PM               

This is not uncommon, it happens more frequently than we'd like, so you are not alone. I do not believe it has anything to do with your installation. First, check your internet connection/ISP. Do you have any problems online with any other games? Does your ISP use a particular firewall, or, alternatively, do you? Once a game launches, it becomes peer to peer, so the host of the game is technically the 'host' computer; something in your Internet or Online setup may be getting a 'hack' type message and shutting you off, or thinking that a illegal port is being used and closing that port.

I am far from knowledgeable about these things, but that is one possibility, though my terminology may be wrong. Perhaps Mighty or Spanky or Tailslide might have a better explanation and point you in the right direction. Good luck, and hope to see ya online again! ( Sorry if a lot of this you already knew; I wasn't sure. And maybe you added a firewall or changed ISP's recently? )

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