Freelancer/Router Problems

[zeinstruktor]

Alright, a while back, you might have remembered a post I made about the server dropping me.

Whenever I connect to the server, for about the first three times, I get red lag and it disconnects me. Sometimes it won't give up, and it ends up taking me 30 minutes to finally play. When the server crashes, or I have to switch accounts or disconnect in -any- way, the whole cycle begins all over...

I've tried everything, forwarding ports 2300-2400, disabling my firewall, re-installing FL, you name it.
I'm really running out of options, some days I spend more time trying to connect than actually playing :(

Can anyone make a suggestion?

I found the source of my problem: My router. When I directly connected my modem to my computer, this problem stopped happening. However, there's another problem as well...
Whenever I view the server list in Freelancer, my computer freezes for a second, and the other computers connected to my router get a "network cable unplugged" error, and get disconnected from the internet. If I ALT-TAB while viewing the server list, I have that message as well.

Any way to solve these problems?

[tazuras]

Get a new router. Other than that, maybe DMZ host (if your router has that option).

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[zeinstruktor]

Tried DMZ, no avail. And I'm asking if there's any solution, short of getting another router. That was the point of this thread.

It ONLY does it for Freelancer, no other games.

[Rpgdudester]

have you tried updating your firmware for the router by chance?