Group
Just to close this loop, as it were, for the record
Memtest OK
Prime95 OK.
Net network card fixed this.
Regards
ChrisB
ChrisB wrote:
> OT: dropping pings
>
> Just wondering if any of the more technically minded here can give this
> non IT-savvy old timer some guidance.
>
> My desktop has problems keeping AB connected to the MT3 server.
>
> This happens
>
> a. sporadically: I only know there is disconnect when I notice 5 min
> bars have not been updating.
> b. when I select a new Sheet in AB with quite long indicator code: then
> I get the windows hourglass waiting icon, with Accessing data through
> plugin message in AB. AB seems to hang.This occurs about the same time
> as my increasingly frequent Oanda disconnects. No cause and effect
> postulated here, just the timing is interesting.
>
> Desktop: OS = windows XP
> Connected to router/gateway with LAN cable.
> Running AB v .490 Pro
> Connected via MT 3 plugin. The data feed disconnects after anywhere from
> 5 minutes to an hour.
> The database settings are set to fetch data from mt3.fxdd.com server
> every 10 seconds. I know AB is sending this request OK, because in Task
> Manager / Performance I can see increased CPU activity every 10 seconds.
>
> I can still stay connected to Internet so can surf the net with only the
> occasional could not find web page messages.
>
> The disconnects happen whether I am on Oanda through IExplorer, Firefox
> or the Java thingy.
>
> When I get the disconnects and ping the router or my ISP, I get timed
> out messages.
> This obviously disconnects AB from the MT 3 server, and this does not
> reconnect unless I do so manually. The green OK message in AB stays lit
> up when this happens so I am unaware unless I watch price bars
>
> Have tried:
> PC and router reboots.
> Swapping LAN cables.
> Full NAV scan
> Adaware and Spybot scans reveal no problems
> Clean the dust from intel chip fan and cooler
> I have run mtinst memory tester as posted above by J Biran : no problems.
> The green NIC light stays on .
>
> When I ping 10.1.1.1 and get timeouts I can sometimes resolve this with
> ipconfig /release and /renew but of course AB stays disconnected to mt3
> server.
>
> Other times the ipconfig gives me a Media disconnected message.
>
> I feel this is local machine issue.
> Where else should I be looking before getting in a network/PC consultant?
>
> PS: I run Laptop with XP with wireless network to router, with AB v4.90
> getting FX data with Metatrader 3 plugin with no problems. No problem
> even when I have Metatrade 4, Oanda FXGame and FXTrade all running together.
> So I don’t think this is an ISP, router, wireless or AB problem but
> rather a local desktop machine issue.
>
> Regards
>
> ChrisB
>
>
>
>
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