Question: Internet, computer, possible ventrilo problems, I don't know? Since yesterday, I've been randomly getting kicked off WOW, when I play. I believe it's due to ventrilo, but no one I know, seems to know how to fix it. When I get kicked off, not only do I get kicked off WOW, but I lose all connectivity with the internet as well. I have to then restart my computer and everything is back up again. Why is this doing this. I've check for upgrades, and redownloaded ventrilo, nothing seems to work? Could someone please clue me in with what's going on?

Answer: Are you on dialup?\n\nIf you are on dialup, you cannot connect to any Ventrilo server unless it is set to ultra low quality. MOST servers are not set to low quality.\n\nYou will lose connection to Vent, Wow maybe even entire internet if Vent is trying to use more bandwith than you currently have on your connection.\n\nDoes this help?\n\nAlso as the source below suggests, you may be behind some sort of Firewall or router preventing packets or data flow.\n\nLastly (and in very rare cases) your internet provider may have certain ports or routing tables blocked to prevent specific internet activities from happening. I know a friend who was unable to play Battlefield 2 or WoW because her ISP had ports blocked preventing game play.\n\nTo check for lost packets run a trace route. This will test to see if you are losing data due to either your ISP or the game itself.\n\nIn Windows XP \n\n1. Go to Start\n2. Go to Run\n3. Type "cmd" (no quotes)\n4. Type "tracert <server name>"\n\ni.e. If the IP of the WOW server is 23.121.33.118, you will type \n"tracert 23.121.33.118"\n\nTo get the IP information of the WoW server you play on, please consult World Of Warcraft Official Website or contact a staff member of WoW. I neither play wow, nor have any information on its server details.\n\nThis should get the ball rolling. Does it help? let me know
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