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Striker
@telia.com

Striker

Anon

[Help Me] DIR-655 Slow CoD4 MP startup

I have a strange problem with starting Call of Duty 4 Multiplayer (iw3mp.exe) when behind my DIR-655 (Its the same for all computers behind the router).

When I try to start the game the CoD4 logo appears but then freezes and shows as not responding in Task Manager and after about 2 min starts as normal.

If I run the game with the internet connected directly to my computer the logo is shown for about 1-3 sec then starts as normal.

The game works fine when using a ZyXEL P-320W

I have tried to play around with some settings but without luck.

Im running v1.20EU firmware

Any help is greatly appreciated

funchords
Hello
MVM
join:2001-03-11
Yarmouth Port, MA

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funchords

MVM

Disable "DNS Relay" in Setup - Networking and disable Automatic Uplink Speed in Advanced - QOS Engine (be sure to input a good manual uplink speed). Restart all computers and other network devices.

If this helps, it's a bug in 1.2x firmware in DIR-655 and it has been reported.

Striker
@telia.com

Striker

Anon

Thanks funchords it works great now!

xfireissteephyll
@bellsouth.net

xfireissteephyll to Striker

Anon

to Striker
i have the exact same problem, but i do not use a router? any help?

funchords
Hello
MVM
join:2001-03-11
Yarmouth Port, MA

funchords

MVM

said by xfireissteephyll :

i have the exact same problem, but i do not use a router? any help?
Without a router, the problem would be a bad DNS server. Make sure your computer has valid DNS server(s) and no invalid ones.

Servers you might try:
4.2.2.1
4.2.2.2
4.2.2.3
4.2.2.4
4.2.2.5

xfireissteephyll
@bellsouth.net

xfireissteephyll

Anon

what?
how would i do this?
im a noob with computer games i just play them lol
thanks for your help
xfireissteephyll

xfireissteephyll to Striker

Anon

to Striker
By the way, My cod4 use to work and i just tried to start it up, and it didnt work. I played it normally a few hours ago.

funchords
Hello
MVM
join:2001-03-11
Yarmouth Port, MA

funchords

MVM

This is probably not your problem, since it worked earlier today.

Reboot your computer and try again. That alone might fix whatever problem you're having.

If not, then I'd look for a COD4 forum. The DNS problem described here is very specific to a particular bug with the DIR-655 router.

But, to answer your "how to" question in case you want to try the suggestion:

I assume you have Windows.

Click on Start, Help, and search for help on doing "Static Addressing" -- you'll still use automatic (DHCP) addressing for your main IP address (the first part) but you'll use static addressing for your DNS address (the bottom part).

xfireissteephyll
@bellsouth.net

xfireissteephyll

Anon

thanks man i restarted my computer and it worked
haha
thanks for all your help