anyone know what a error 10049 is.....

....whilst racing GPL online. Usually preceded by the sound disappearing >:-( cheers -Lindsay

When the sound disappears while I am racing online, it's a sure sign that the line to my ISP has dropped. Maybe this is error 10049 - I've never looking at the error code, but everytime the sound goes, when I quit GPL I find the disconnected message. Cheers, Paul

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> ....whilst racing GPL online. > Usually preceded by the sound disappearing >:-( > cheers > -Lindsay

It means that the line to your ISP has dropped. I've been disconnected all too often like this. Also I've had 10053(?) errors boot me when my modem is used by another program like my newsreader. -- Cheers! Graeme Nash http://www.karisma1.demon.co.uk ICQ# 11257824 1998 Xoom GP2 League Champion

>....whilst racing GPL online. >Usually preceded by the sound disappearing >:-( Hi Lindsay, Do you use a serial modem with the generic joystick driver? Remco

Remco, no - I use an internal PCI ISDN card.. with the direct js driver MS force feedback steering wheel 2 blaster v2 in SLI Celeron 300a o/c to 464 96 Mb memory 180Mb swap file 86% system resource before starting inet/netscape-vroc/gpl cheers -Lindsay

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>>....whilst racing GPL online. >>Usually preceded by the sound disappearing >:-( >Hi Lindsay, >Do you use a serial modem with the generic joystick driver? >Remco

Paul, yes the line is usally dropped when i eventually get back out of GPL... but sometimes the sound comes back and I can carry on (though this is only during practice - if it happens during a race I haven't a hope in hell of stayin in the race. I usually connect at 64k when I'm gonna connect to a host, but th problem also occurs if I'm connected at 128k. Do you know what causes this disconnection from the ISP? set my MTU to 572 (ran EasyMTU to determine what the best was - but these problems still exist. As well as my currnet ISDN card (see my resoponse to Remco) I've also had an internal ISA isdn card and an external TA on the com port and these also gave the same problems. The external TA was much worse though. I can surf and play other games fro hours on end without ISP disconnects - any ideas why it happens in GPL. Also - Papy are rumoured to be bringing out a path for GPL, one of the "bigs" it fixes is online play ...anyone know any news about when.... thanx -Lindsay

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>When the sound disappears while I am racing online, it's a sure sign >that the line to my ISP has dropped. Maybe this is error 10049 - I've >never looking at the error code, but everytime the sound goes, when I >quit GPL I find the disconnected message. >Cheers, >Paul >> ....whilst racing GPL online. >> Usually preceded by the sound disappearing >:-( >> cheers >> -Lindsay

You should moan at your ISP. I use sometimes use Demon in the UK but due to the large amounts of ISP induced disconnects (something confirmed in a recent survey) I have been switching to BT Internet. This is akk of no relevance to you if you live outside the UK. You could try using a USB ISDN modem like DrayTek Vigor which should give you better GPL connections (see Alison Hine's site) but if your ISP drops the line then it's really out of your hands. Give them stick! Disconnects induced by other factors than an ISP disconnect are not usually accompanied by a loss of sound. Cheers, Paul

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> Paul, > yes the line is usally dropped when i eventually get back out of GPL... > but sometimes the sound comes back and I can carry on (though this is only > during practice - if it happens during a race I haven't a hope in hell of > stayin in the race. > I usually connect at 64k when I'm gonna connect to a host, but th problem > also occurs if I'm connected at 128k. Do you know what causes this > disconnection from the ISP? > set my MTU to 572 (ran EasyMTU to determine what the best was - but these > problems still exist. As well as my currnet ISDN card (see my resoponse to > Remco) I've also had an internal ISA isdn card and an external TA on the com > port and these also gave the same problems. The external TA was much worse > though. > I can surf and play other games fro hours on end without ISP disconnects - > any ideas why it happens in GPL. > Also - Papy are rumoured to be bringing out a path for GPL, one of the > "bigs" it fixes is online play ...anyone know any news about when.... > thanx > -Lindsay > >When the sound disappears while I am racing online, it's a sure sign > >that the line to my ISP has dropped. Maybe this is error 10049 - I've > >never looking at the error code, but everytime the sound goes, when I > >quit GPL I find the disconnected message. > >Cheers, > >Paul > >> ....whilst racing GPL online. > >> Usually preceded by the sound disappearing >:-( > >> cheers > >> -Lindsay

geez - is my spelling ***or what!! :-) sorry about all the typos. I've had some communication with my ISP (Freeserve) but they don't knwo what it is really. They've been experimenting with STAC compression on their routers(which is off at the moment) Have you found BT to be ok? I have a free 3month trial with them - do they charge a flat monthly rate or is it "more for more" charging? (I am in the UK BTW) cheers -Lindsay >You should moan at your ISP. I use sometimes use Demon in the UK but due to the >large amounts of ISP induced disconnects (something confirmed in a recent >survey) I have been switching to BT Internet. This is akk of no relevance to you >if you live outside the UK. >You could try using a USB ISDN modem like DrayTek Vigor which should give you >better GPL connections (see Alison Hine's site) but if your ISP drops the line >then it's really out of your hands. Give them stick! Disconnects induced by >other factors than an ISP disconnect are not usually accompanied by a loss of

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>sound. >Cheers, >Paul >> Paul, >> yes the line is usally dropped when i eventually get back out of GPL... >> but sometimes the sound comes back and I can carry on (though this is

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>> during practice - if it happens during a race I haven't a hope in hell of >> stayin in the race. >> I usually connect at 64k when I'm gonna connect to a host, but th problem >> also occurs if I'm connected at 128k. Do you know what causes this >> disconnection from the ISP? >> set my MTU to 572 (ran EasyMTU to determine what the best was - but these >> problems still exist. As well as my currnet ISDN card (see my resoponse

to >> Remco) I've also had an internal ISA isdn card and an external TA on the com >> port and these also gave the same problems. The external TA was much worse >> though. >> I can surf and play other games fro hours on end without ISP disconnects -

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>> any ideas why it happens in GPL. >> Also - Papy are rumoured to be bringing out a path for GPL, one of the >> "bigs" it fixes is online play ...anyone know any news about when.... >> thanx >> -Lindsay >> >When the sound disappears while I am racing online, it's a sure sign >> >that the line to my ISP has dropped. Maybe this is error 10049 - I've >> >never looking at the error code, but everytime the sound goes, when I >> >quit GPL I find the disconnected message. >> >Cheers, >> >Paul >> >> ....whilst racing GPL online. >> >> Usually preceded by the sound disappearing >:-( >> >> cheers >> >> -Lindsay

Yes, I found BT lines much better - well they own the network (not that I would, for a moment, suggest that there's any funny business going on). When connected at the same speed, I still get the data heaps faster from BT - for example downloading Nascar Revolution at 30Mb (don't do it - it's crap), I downloaded the first 300Kb through Demon and Netscape predicted that it would take 6 hours to download. I quit, reconnected to BT and got it in 1 hour 45 minutes. This is an extreme example. I still use demon for news and mail because everyone knows my Demon mail account and the fixed IP address. I lost my Freeserve account because I forgot my password and they won't tell me it - but that seemed a little better than demon for www browsing but worse for n.g.'s and mail and about the same for VROC connections. The advantage of BT Internet is that if you live in the right area (and now I do - if I grin anymore I'll split my face) you can get ADSL - you need BT phone line as well. If you've got a cable phone line, bear in mind that many cable suppliers are launching cable modems now - see NTL web pages - and check if you cable owner is NTL - they have 50% holding in my area even though they don't say that on their page. It appears that the UK's connectability is being dragged window of opportunity. I'll try to dig up the results of the survey that had Demon so low. Cheers, Paul

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> geez - is my spelling ***or what!! :-) sorry about all the typos. > I've had some communication with my ISP (Freeserve) but they don't knwo what > it is really. They've been experimenting with STAC compression on their > routers(which is off at the moment) Have you found BT to be ok? > I have a free 3month trial with them - do they charge a flat monthly rate or > is it "more for more" charging? > (I am in the UK BTW) > cheers > -Lindsay > >You should moan at your ISP. I use sometimes use Demon in the UK but due to > the > >large amounts of ISP induced disconnects (something confirmed in a recent > >survey) I have been switching to BT Internet. This is akk of no relevance > to you > >if you live outside the UK. > >You could try using a USB ISDN modem like DrayTek Vigor which should give > you > >better GPL connections (see Alison Hine's site) but if your ISP drops the > line > >then it's really out of your hands. Give them stick! Disconnects induced by > >other factors than an ISP disconnect are not usually accompanied by a loss > of > >sound. > >Cheers, > >Paul > >> Paul, > >> yes the line is usally dropped when i eventually get back out of GPL... > >> but sometimes the sound comes back and I can carry on (though this is > only > >> during practice - if it happens during a race I haven't a hope in hell of > >> stayin in the race. > >> I usually connect at 64k when I'm gonna connect to a host, but th problem > >> also occurs if I'm connected at 128k. Do you know what causes this > >> disconnection from the ISP? > >> set my MTU to 572 (ran EasyMTU to determine what the best was - but these > >> problems still exist. As well as my currnet ISDN card (see my resoponse > to > >> Remco) I've also had an internal ISA isdn card and an external TA on the > com > >> port and these also gave the same problems. The external TA was much > worse > >> though. > >> I can surf and play other games fro hours on end without ISP > disconnects - > >> any ideas why it happens in GPL. > >> Also - Papy are rumoured to be bringing out a path for GPL, one of the > >> "bigs" it fixes is online play ...anyone know any news about when.... > >> thanx > >> -Lindsay > >> >When the sound disappears while I am racing online, it's a sure sign > >> >that the line to my ISP has dropped. Maybe this is error 10049 - I've > >> >never looking at the error code, but everytime the sound goes, when I > >> >quit GPL I find the disconnected message. > >> >Cheers, > >> >Paul > >> >> ....whilst racing GPL online. > >> >> Usually preceded by the sound disappearing >:-( > >> >> cheers > >> >> -Lindsay

Paul, used Bt's Clickfree service to test - all fine and well. A mail on its way to freeserve. thanx for your time -Lindsay >Yes, I found BT lines much better - well they own the network (not that I would, >for a moment, suggest that there's any funny business going on). When connected >at the same speed, I still get the data heaps faster from BT - for example >downloading Nascar Revolution at 30Mb (don't do it - it's crap), I downloaded >the first 300Kb through Demon and Netscape predicted that it would take 6 hours >to download. I quit, reconnected to BT and got it in 1 hour 45 minutes. This is >an extreme example. I still use demon for news and mail because everyone knows >my Demon mail account and the fixed IP address. >I lost my Freeserve account because I forgot my password and they won't tell me >it - but that seemed a little better than demon for www browsing but worse for >n.g.'s and mail and about the same for VROC connections. >The advantage of BT Internet is that if you live in the right area (and now I do >- if I grin anymore I'll split my face) you can get ADSL - you need BT phone >line as well. If you've got a cable phone line, bear in mind that many cable >suppliers are launching cable modems now - see NTL web pages - and check if you >cable owner is NTL - they have 50% holding in my area even though they don't say >that on their page. It appears that the UK's connectability is being dragged small >window of opportunity. I'll try to dig up the results of the survey that had

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>Demon so low. >Cheers, >Paul >> geez - is my spelling ***or what!! :-) sorry about all the typos. >> I've had some communication with my ISP (Freeserve) but they don't knwo

what >> it is really. They've been experimenting with STAC compression on their >> routers(which is off at the moment) Have you found BT to be ok? >> I have a free 3month trial with them - do they charge a flat monthly rate or

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>> is it "more for more" charging? >> (I am in the UK BTW) >> cheers >> -Lindsay >> >You should moan at your ISP. I use sometimes use Demon in the UK but due

to >> the >> >large amounts of ISP induced disconnects (something confirmed in a recent >> >survey) I have been switching to BT Internet. This is akk of no relevance >> to you >> >if you live outside the UK. >> >You could try using a USB ISDN modem like DrayTek Vigor which should give >> you >> >better GPL connections (see Alison Hine's site) but if your ISP drops the >> line >> >then it's really out of your hands. Give them stick! Disconnects induced by >> >other factors than an ISP disconnect are not usually accompanied by a loss

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>> of >> >sound. >> >Cheers, >> >Paul >> >> Paul, >> >> yes the line is usally dropped when i eventually get back out of

GPL... >> >> but sometimes the sound comes back and I can carry on (though this is >> only >> >> during practice - if it happens during a race I haven't a hope in hell of >> >> stayin in the race. >> >> I usually connect at 64k when I'm gonna connect to a host, but th problem >> >> also occurs if I'm connected at 128k. Do you know what causes this >> >> disconnection from the ISP? >> >> set my MTU to 572 (ran EasyMTU to determine what the best was - but these >> >> problems still exist. As well as my currnet ISDN card (see my resoponse >> to >> >> Remco) I've also had an internal ISA isdn card and an external TA on the

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>> com >> >> port and these also gave the same problems. The external TA was much >> worse >> >> though. >> >> I can surf and play other games fro hours on end without ISP >> disconnects - >> >> any ideas why it happens in GPL. >> >> Also - Papy are rumoured to be bringing out a path for GPL, one of the >> >> "bigs" it fixes is online play ...anyone know any news about when.... >> >> thanx >> >> -Lindsay >> >> >When the sound disappears while I am racing online, it's a sure sign >> >> >that the line to my ISP has dropped. Maybe this is error 10049 - I've >> >> >never looking at the error code, but everytime the sound goes, when I >> >> >quit GPL I find the disconnected message. >> >> >Cheers, >> >> >Paul >> >> >> ....whilst racing GPL online. >> >> >> Usually preceded by the sound disappearing >:-( >> >> >> cheers >> >> >> -Lindsay

thanx Bart - I didn't realise it was a sock error otherwise I would have loked it up myself cheers >See the attached text file. >I think 10049 is one of a number of errors that you can get from winsock >when the underlying connections have died. Depending on what your system was

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>trying to do you get different errors. >Bart Westra >>....whilst racing GPL online. >>Usually preceded by the sound disappearing >:-( >>cheers >>-Lindsay