I have
not had any problems keeping my trader logged in over-night, but here are some
general things I check when a program loses connection after a period of
time.
Make
sure the OS is not set to disable the network card to conserve power. In
XP right-clik on "My Network Places" and choose Properties. Choose the
connection and right-click Properties. There is a button under the network
card that says "Configure", click it. The last tab usually is Power
Management. Oddly I have found most PC and laptops have "Allow the
computer to turn off this device to save power." enabled. Not all network
cards support this so you may not have the tab.
Make
sure your PC is not set to enter suspend or turn off hard drives. It
is under "Power Options" or similar in Control Panel for all versions of
Windows.
Don't
run anything else that can use bandwidth such as music swapping software,
e-mail, Weather Bug, IMs, etc. Another program may hog enough bandwidth
for just a short period to break the link in EQ. Run "SpyBot Search and
Destroy" and/or "Ad-Aware". They will look for spyware and adware that may
be using memory and bandwidth and remove it. Do a Google search for
the program names, they are both free.
Most
versions of Windows have the ability to schedule tasks. Make sure nothing
is scheduled to run while you leave EQ on.
In the
Bazaar turn down your clipping to the lowest setting. If you have it set
to high and are looking over a crowd I could see you running out of memory
possibly.
If you
think it's just your trader and not all your chars, I would make a new trader of
a different race and class. Can't think how that would matter really but I
have seen programs do sillier things.
Hi everyone,
I’m using a broadband cable connection and I’m having trouble keeping my
mule/trader logged in while I’m off at work. I can play the game or let any of
my other chars sit there without being disconnected but when I let my trader
run I get dumped. Does anyone have any ideas/suggestions as to help keep a
trader up and running all
day?