Posted - 2010.02.09 18:22:00 - [302]

 

It seems this is still not fixed. Before dominion i only had this occasionaly (read as once or max twice per month). Since i resubscribed after dominion i had this more often than in my entire eve life. Today i had that 3 times. The last time (5 Minutes ago) i wasn't even 15 seconds active before the socket closed.

Posted - 2010.02.10 17:26:00 - [304]

 

e a bad network part by ourselves, so CCP could solve the problem faster.

Posted - 2010.02.10 19:31:00 - [306]

 

Sorry, could you tell me what exactly you've done. Did you changed you ip range of provider, or just internal router LAN DHCP ip range? And could you give those ip examples? I have this problem too, and i'm angry ))! Seriously.

Posted - 2010.02.12 11:01:00 - [308]

 

I noticed that when there are fewer online players the "socket closed" message isnt so common (i.e. when there are less than 20k players online I dont remmember of having this problem). Its just a coincidence?

Posted - 2010.02.14 21:40:00 - [310]

 

I don't get it. I've been back since early in December, and everything has been OK since I returned until today. I've gotten socket closed multiple times an hour today in systems of varying populations at different times of the day. My connection hasn't been changed, and I'm still able to perform every other action on the internet I could before. Sometimes I get socket closed while trying to log in to my character from having a socket closed crash.

Posted - 2010.02.15 05:54:00 - [312]

 

I never saw this before the Dominion release. Now I barely have enough time to update my skills queue before EVE crashes. If the next couple of patches don't take care of it I'm canceling my account. I have tried petitions, repair tools, third party software, system restores, alternate settings, restarting my connection/router, and simply waiting until there are less players online. Nothing helps.

Posted - 2010.02.17 01:41:00 - [314]

 

You know, I hear what a lot of people are saying... EMI, packet loss, router issues, firewall issues... fine, I can see how they would all screw up people's connection to EVE.

But the way I see it is this. My computer hasn't changed. My router hasn't changed, My ISP hasn't changed, and my location hasn't changed, yet for some reason for the last month or so I have been getting socket errors and random restarts... the only thing I can say with any confidence has changed is the EVE software... now, where should I start looking for problems?

Posted - 2010.02.19 19:49:00 - [316]

 

Edited by: Van Holstein on 19/02/2010 19:56:48
I got the same fault after the new patch on my Windows 7, but it does not effect vista or xp after what i know or atleast my brother doesent have this problem with his xp (we use the same line and nothing has been changed exept the new patch). Is there any news of how to fix this?. I would like to play eve again.

Posted - 2010.02.22 04:06:00 - [318]

 

I have uploaded a couple log server files tonight. I have been having the socket closed error for about the last 3 months or so on and off. For a couple days everything will be just fine, then the next day I won't be able to stay connected for more than 2 minutes. I do have a Dev question though. Should I just keep sending up log server after log server, or do I just wait to hear back from CCP?

Posted - 2010.02.24 15:56:00 - [320]

 

After playing with this some more, I think the problem is with the EVE client and a specific configuration on some user's machines. While I don't know what said "specific configuration" is, that's what the symptoms point to.

If I start EVE (independent of OS) I'll get a socket closed error within a few minutes. However, if I have ping plotter running (pinging tranquility), then start EVE (or start it immediately after starting EVE), absolutely no socket closed errors on any machine on the LAN (even have being logged in for hours).

It's almost as if there is a problem between the TCP stack keeping an idle connection alive, and the client receiving this information. Though not sure why running ping plotter is solving this issue, and is impacting (not causing socket closed errors on any machine on the LAN). However, it's a workaround for me on this issue.

Posted - 2010.02.25 22:55:00 - [322]

 

I haven't been able to trade properly since this started, and considering it was my main profession, it was a real blow. I pretty much only get socket closed errors when I'm using the market- I'd say it disconnects every 2 minutes or so when I'm buying/selling stuff. Also an issue for just doing anything on the market. I ran ping plotter when I was told to when I petitioned it, and I had a consistent connection, even when the socket closed.

recently, with my new alt account, I now regularly experience 'socket closed' on whatever account is on the market, whilst the other runs fine.

However, I've only got this when playing in China (Which is a problem, as I live there, although when I do play in the UK it never has this)

PLZ CCP LET ME MAKE ISK AGAIN! (I cant bear to do lvl 4 missioning)

Posted - 2010.02.27 21:35:00 - [324]

 

The "socket closed" issue seems to go by IP, NOT by machine - invariably if anyone in my household gets a "socket closed" we ALL do.

3 times so far today, 2 or 3 times yesterday, mabey twice all week the week before that, it seems to get noticeably worse as the server load increases.

It's VERY irritating on my main machine as I have to go into Task Manager to get Eve to do ANYTHING after "socket closed" happens - and the only thing I can get it to do is to shut down that way. Doesn't work that way on any other machine we play Eve on, dunno if that's somethign different in the Eve configuration or if it's a "different driver" issue, but as my main machine definitely has the most updated drivers.....

It is NOT an issue with my connection, my Everquest trader bots do NOT have problems when this happens (EQ is VERY sensitive to connection issues). It might be an issue with the connection of Tranquility to the rest of the net, or at least to my part of the net.

It HAS gotten noticeably worse since the first Dominion patch.

It does NOT matter where we are at or what we are doing at the time, from what I've seen - can have characters in completely different regions and they'll all go down at more-or-less the same time.

Some of the clients don't get the "socket disconnected" message, they just crash to desktop (might be configured to close client on error, I haven't had the chance to check on that yet).

Posted - 2010.02.28 12:33:00 - [326]

 

I get socket closed messages but ive found that the issue lies with my router's NICs changing state for a microsecond severing connections everywhere. what bugs me is that it takes eve six and a half minutes to discover that its dropped and finally present a socket closed message.

eve used to be more lag tolerant than that, is there any particular reason that if the connection is severed that it waits 390 seconds before timing out.

Posted - 2010.03.02 17:38:00 - [328]

 

Edited by: Akira Aronnis on 12/03/2010 23:26:09
Edited by: Akira Aronnis on 03/03/2010 14:38:11
Edited by: Akira Aronnis on 03/03/2010 00:16:33
Edited by: Akira Aronnis on 02/03/2010 17:42:18
OK adding my name to the list.

For the last 4 days or so I've been getting socket closed on all 3 accounts (all within 60secs of each other) it is independent of afk status, in fact it has been happening a lot recently when i've had all 3 characters in a mission with drones out :(

So after loosing countless drones, i'm only pretty much only logging in to change skills.

I've had periods (like today) where the client cannot even see the eve server and thinks I'm not connected to the internet, these periods might last about 30mins, then miraculously it CAN see the internet (i always have to restart the client multiple times before there is even a CHANCE that this miracle occurs).

Then i can connect my clients back up, but then only for about 10mins-40mins before my next set of "socket closed" appears.

multiple router resets have done no good either.

All the time i'm still on vent chatting to mates while this is happening. With no ill effects on vent.

all i can say is, it's damn annoying.

Host Information
1,BelkinModem.Belkin,192.168.2.1
2, -------------- ,213.130.147.49
3,195-82-97-238.rdns.as8401.net,195.82.97.238
4,globix-gw-a.lonap.net,193.203.5.95
5, -------------- ,85.90.226.205
6, -------------- ,85.90.238.54
7,ipt-ccp-games-1-as35834.lon3.telecity.net,217.20.44.138
8, -------------- ,87.237.36.22
9, -------------- ,87.237.38.200

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UPDATE.... well i've been fiddling about more, and unless ccp has changed something in the last 5hrs i've been in game without socket error with ALL 3 clients (for about 5hrs!) with NO problems/socket errors so far. awesome.

all i did was update my router firmware and it seems to have fixed it (so far) - will update this post again if this was just a fluke/errors come back.

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UPDATE.... OK. So far so good (nearly 20hrs since router firmware update), and still no socket closed errors. Why these errors started in the first place eludes me but it might be worth looking into if your having the same issue.
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update 10/2/10 (about a week of no problems) then socket error is back !!!!!!!! (so maybe it wasn't my router firmware after all)

well today i've been getting Socket errors again but even worse than last time, i can stay on for about 5-10 mins, then each account gets "socket closed". sigh

Posted - 2010.03.04 08:53:00 - [330]

 

I get this error since about 12-2009. Multiple times per day, sometimes that bad that I can`t reconnect for a few minutes (10mins max). I can get on after that but its always the question for how long. PVP is a real pain this way, even ratting is risky.

I have no issues in ANY other games. This must be eve related as any other game works fine on my connection, and I never have disco's other than whilst playing eve.

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