Constant Lag-like States, Lockups, and Disconnects

[chumbucket]

Starting a few days ago, my client has been locking up, slowing down, or disconnecting (usually all three). My character becomes unable to move, everyone else including players and NPCs keep moving. I cannot speak or move. Usually, this ends in a disconnect. It is happening extremely often now.

I'm using Vista, with the client you used to download from the webpage.

[chumbucket]

Data:

1. NPCs and players keep moving. Guildmates in [g keep talking.

2. I can't talk in [g. Everything I say comes all at once when (and if) the lockup passes.

3. This often ends with a disconnect.

4. Turning off my firewall does not seem to help.

5. I just had a disconnect on both IRC and the game at the same time. That was new.

6. My connection has gone out a few times in the past few days for no reason. It comes back on after ten minutes or so usually.

So, I'm not computer savvy, but I'm guessing this is a problem with my IP?

[Derrick]

It's defiantely a local problem or ISP problem. It's possible this is a bad network cable, since the data probalem only seems to be in one direction. If wireless connected, try a wire, see if it fixes it.

Also if you haven't, try reboting your router/cable modem, or both

Hope this helps, keep us posted.

[chumbucket]

I'm so stupid about computers that it did not occur to me to take that simple step. It seems to have worked. Thanks!