Connection lost!

[lordwoulf]

OMG!! Everytime I try to play MapleStory it doesn't work. I'll click play, the screen will go black, I'll hear a brief "doo-du-dah" sound (as if it were going to start) that gets cut off and then a box comes up that says
"The connection to the server has ended.
Please try again later."

I dunno what to do:(
I've tried uninstalling and then reinstalling.
I've tried deleting the gameguard folder.
I've checked all the firewall and windows internet security things and it is not being blocked.
But the same error constantly occurs.

I really want to play.
PLZ HELP ME!!!!!!!!

[Jedisbar]

Geographic location? If your from europe and trying to play gms then this could happen. Is it being port blocked on your router?

[penguin4tor]

Hello Jed, glad to see you're posting again :)

IPs located in any country with a local version cannot connect to GMS.

[xxcowsxx]

Geographic location? If your from europe and trying to play gms then this could happen. Is it being port blocked on your router?

Ok, so how do we fix it being port blocked? And why would it be port blocked all of a sudden? o.o

[lordwoulf]

ok i have DirectX9.0c
my Dell is Intel Pentium 4 CPU 2.00GHz
operating system: microsoft windows xp home edition (5.1, Build 2600)
speed: 1993 MHz
BIOS: default system BIOS
system model: DIM4400
page file: 414 MB used, 203 MB available
RAM: 256 MB
IP address: 192.168.10.2
free local disk space: 4.45 GB -- used:32.78 GB
Norton AntiVirus 2007 and Internet Security
Windows Internet security

Name: NVIDIA GeForce2 MX
Manufactur: NVIDIA
Chip Type: GeForce 2 MX/MX 400
DAC Type: Integrated RAMDAC
Approx. Total Memory: 64.0 MB

[penguin4tor]

Hmm... your RAM is a little on the low side, but that should be enough for MS, as long as all the other programs are closed.

The only possible issues I can think of are:
1) Norton is blocking some part of MS, either GameGuard or the actual .exe. Check that both are allowed through.
2) Your internet bandwidth is too small, probably because some other program is consuming a lot of it.
Try going to speedtest.net and posting a pic of your results.

[lordwoulf]

ok when i went to speedtest.net it told me that my connection was great and that I was faster than 72% of connections

[HatakeSakumo]

Well it could be a graphic problem.Or you already live in a region/country that have an official MapleStory.

[lordwoulf]

I live in in New Jersey, USA so i dont think location is the problem
plus ive been playing maplestory for almost a year until now

[lordwoulf]

what do u mean when u say it could be port blocked by the router