Diablo 2 LAN Timeout

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I have 3 win 98se computers and one XP machine all networked through a D-link switch. I have Roadrunner coming into the cable modem, then to my Router (Linksys), then to my switch. I have all the pc's except the XP machine obtain ip addresses automatically. I have Client for microsoft Networks, File print sharing, TCP/IP, and the Realtek ethernet card all installed in the network settings. Like I said I have had this network up and running for 5 months now w/no problem....and now after a reformatt it decides not to work. I keep getting kicked off of Diablo 2 the computer game when I join a LAN game too. It says due to Timeout. Maybe this will help.
 
I don't know much about XP but shouldn't it obtain IP address automatically also?
 
I only have it set to Static so I can be outside the Firewall or (DMZ) zone
 
This will not solve the problem directly but it's worth a try since that's IMO the best setup for LAN games...

Use static IP address on the same subnet for all machines. This will not only garantee a much easier to manage network (since it's a small one. only 4 computers) but will also speed things up.

It's notorious the problems we had networking 98 and 2000 boxes... I don't have XP yet, but given this, i can only expect even more problems connecting XP and 98 boxes...

But if you really want to use dinamic IP assignments, who is managing that? the router or the XP box?
 
The Router is handling the all the traffic. do you really think the Static ip's will speed up the net. Before I had the Router I had them all at static and it did seem to work a little more reliable. also I read that Diablo 2 is really Buggy with the Realtek nic cards. So I downloaded the drivers and it still is giving me a timeout error when I played. I also installed Medal of Honor (Allied Assault) demo and tried that and it worked fine. I don't know what is wrong with Diablo 2, but it worked before I Reformatted.
 
static IPs will speed up the loading of Windows a bit but thats it (because it won't have to go through the DHCP)

once the machine has an IP it doesn't matter how it got it...
 
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