Wierd Problem with Call of Duty 4

awfulwaffle · 06-15-2009, 09:27 PM

Hey, I've got a really weird problem with Call of Duty 4 Multiplayer. My internet connection is fine. When I search for servers with no other programs running in the background, I have no problems. However, as soon as I load up Pidgin and run it in the background, I can't find any damn servers (except for 2 or 3 with extremely high ping). Anyone have any idea what this could be?

Thanks in advance

Alex

PS My box specs are:

AMD Phenom x4 5550 2.2 GHz
6 GB RAM
NVIDIA 9800GT
Vista x64

Tiber Septim · 06-16-2009, 03:06 AM

Hi awfulwaffle.

Please run this test and post your results.
Do any other chat/internet related programs interfere with games or just Pidgin?

awfulwaffle · 06-16-2009, 06:08 AM

Alrighty there are the results. I'm also running a program called WLAN Optimizer (without it, when Vista does it's routine check for new networks my game lags out for a few seconds). The pattern seems to be, that if I'm just running Pidgin and COD, it's OK. As soon as I run WLAN Optimizer in the background, though, the server finding issue starts.

awfulwaffle · 06-17-2009, 06:34 AM

Nobody?

**Jason09** · 06-17-2009, 08:48 AM

The connection seems good. What settings do you have in WLAN Optimizer? It may be something in it that is slowing down the connection speed.

06-15-2009, 09:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
awfulwaffle Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 9 OS: XP SP3	Wierd Problem with Call of Duty 4 Hey, I've got a really weird problem with Call of Duty 4 Multiplayer. My internet connection is fine. When I search for servers with no other programs running in the background, I have no problems. However, as soon as I load up Pidgin and run it in the background, I can't find any damn servers (except for 2 or 3 with extremely high ping). Anyone have any idea what this could be? Thanks in advance Alex PS My box specs are: AMD Phenom x4 5550 2.2 GHz 6 GB RAM NVIDIA 9800GT Vista x64

06-16-2009, 03:06 AM	#2 (permalink)
Tiber Septim Asst Manager, Games Team Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 2,825 OS: Fedora 11 / Windows 7 My System Blog Entries: 5	Re: Wierd Problem with Call of Duty 4 Hi awfulwaffle. Please run this test and post your results. Do any other chat/internet related programs interfere with games or just Pidgin? __________________ First Steps - System Specs - SIW Help TSF beat Cancer and other serious Illness.

06-16-2009, 06:08 AM	#3 (permalink)
awfulwaffle Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 9 OS: XP SP3	Re: Wierd Problem with Call of Duty 4 Alrighty there are the results. I'm also running a program called WLAN Optimizer (without it, when Vista does it's routine check for new networks my game lags out for a few seconds). The pattern seems to be, that if I'm just running Pidgin and COD, it's OK. As soon as I run WLAN Optimizer in the background, though, the server finding issue starts.

06-17-2009, 06:34 AM	#4 (permalink)
awfulwaffle Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 9 OS: XP SP3	Re: Wierd Problem with Call of Duty 4 Nobody?

06-17-2009, 08:48 AM	#5 (permalink)
Jason09 Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Near Washington, D.C. Posts: 2,235 OS: Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 My System	Re: Wierd Problem with Call of Duty 4 The connection seems good. What settings do you have in WLAN Optimizer? It may be something in it that is slowing down the connection speed. __________________ Gaming troubleshooting steps. Real peace cannot be found in what happens in Washington, D.C. Only God can give true peace to people.