odd character select

[truetrue]

<p>When I do /camp <name> , the loading will take about 5 min to get on but out of sudden, the loading send me back to the character selection!</p><p>To make it playable, I had to exit the eq2 and log on the eq2 to play other character.</p><p>Same with new characters - after finishing create a character, the loading send me back to the character selection.</p><p>Whats wrong with this problem?</p>

[TSR-DanielH]

<p>Greetings,</p><p>Do you have voice chat enabled in the game?  If so, you might want to disable that feature when switching between characters.  There is a known issue with voice chat at the moment that is causing others to experience a similar crash.  Let us know if you are still experiencing the issue after disabling voice.</p>

[truetrue]

<p>My voice chat is always disabled.</p>

[TSR-DanielH]

<p>Are you using a router with your current connection?  If so, please try bypassing that router so that you are plugged directly into the modem.  Generally speaking, most issues that result in a drop to character select are caused by a router issue.  Let us know whether or not  you still experience the issue when bypassing the router.</p>

[truetrue]

<p>I don't have a router.</p>

[TSR-DanielH]

<p><cite>truetrue wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I don't have a router.</p></blockquote><p>Ok, then I am going to need some additional information about your computer.  Please run some of the connection tests in the sticky post at the top of the connection forums.  Then post the results in this thread so we can assist you further.</p>

[truetrue]

<p>Windows IP Configuration        Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : matthew        Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :         Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid        IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes        WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No        DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : hsd1.in.comcast.net.Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : hsd1.in.comcast.net.        Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-13-72-C2-E0-47        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes        Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.102        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1        DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1        DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.87.72.134                                             68.87.77.134        Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, August 28, 2009 2:36:13 PM        Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, August 29, 2009 2:36:13 PMTracing route to sdkeq2-05-01.everquest2.com [199.108.12.161]over a maximum of 30 hops:  1     1 ms    <1 ms    <1 ms  192.168.1.1   2     *        *        *     Request timed out.  3     8 ms     8 ms     8 ms  ge-1-3-ur01.kokomo.in.indiana.comcast.net [68.85.179.97]   4    13 ms    13 ms    11 ms  68.85.177.34   5    18 ms    19 ms    18 ms  pos-0-14-0-0-ar01.area4.il.chicago.comcast.net [68.87.231.17]   6    19 ms    20 ms    22 ms  pos-1-12-0-0-cr01.chicago.il.ibone.comcast.net [68.86.90.53]   7    27 ms    25 ms    25 ms  xe-10-1-0.edge1.Chicago2.Level3.net [4.71.248.17]   8    19 ms    18 ms    23 ms  vlan51.ebr1.Chicago2.Level3.net [4.69.138.158]   9    45 ms    53 ms    52 ms  ae-3.ebr2.Denver1.Level3.net [4.69.132.61]  10    45 ms    49 ms    54 ms  ae-1-100.ebr1.Denver1.Level3.net [4.69.132.37]  11    46 ms    51 ms    53 ms  ae-2.ebr2.Dallas1.Level3.net [4.69.132.106]  12    47 ms    47 ms    48 ms  ge-6-1-0-99.bbr1.Dallas1.Level3.net [4.68.19.193]  13    90 ms   100 ms    83 ms  as-0-0.mp2.SanDiego1.Level3.net [4.68.128.149]  14    82 ms    79 ms    82 ms  so-10-0.hsa1.SanDiego1.Level3.net [4.68.113.38]  15    80 ms    81 ms    82 ms  vl861.sdtermswitch-1.sonyonline.net [63.215.251.130]  16    83 ms    82 ms    82 ms  vl831.sdkollsw-1.sonyonline.net [64.37.144.82]  17    88 ms    92 ms    87 ms  sdkeq2-05-01.everquest2.com [199.108.12.161] Trace complete.Tracing route to sdkeq2-05-01.everquest2.com [199.108.12.161]over a maximum of 30 hops:  0  matthew.hsd1.in.comcast.net. [192.168.1.102]   1  192.168.1.1   2     *        *        *     Computing statistics for 50 seconds...            Source to Here   This Node/LinkHop  RTT    Lost/Sent = Pct  Lost/Sent = Pct  Address  0                                           matthew.hsd1.in.comcast.net. [192.168.1.102]                                 0/ 100 =  0%   |  1    0ms     0/ 100 =  0%     0/ 100 =  0%  192.168.1.1                               100/ 100 =100%   |  2  ---     100/ 100 =100%     0/ 100 =  0%  matthew [0.0.0.0] Trace complete.</p>

[TSR-DanielH]

<p>Greetings,</p><p>Based on your connection test, you are behind a router.  If possible, bypassing it would be the easiest way to see if it is the issue.  If you are unable to do so, then you'll probably need to set up that router for port forwarding. </p><p>The following site has great information about router configuration:<a href="http://www.portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/routerindex.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.portforward.com/english/...routerindex.htm</a>Simply select the router you are using, then select the 'skip this advertisement' button in the upper right, and finally select Everquest 2 on the following page.  You will then be presented with a walkthrough on how to forward the correct ports.  Please respond if you need any further assistance.</p>