When I run Xfire my computer loses network connectivity along with other computers on my network. Is Xfire causing this?
This is caused by a limitation in a network device like a router. This is commonly seen on wireless devices. When you log in to Xfire it sends out queries to all the servers your Friends and Friends of Friends are playing on. When those queries get returned, the routers internal tables cannot handle the data properly and shutdown your network connection. The known workarounds for this problem are: 1. Turn off the Friends of Friends option. (Tools | Options | Privacy tab. Uncheck “Show friends of my friends”). 2. Turn off the typing notification. (Tools | Options | Privacy tab. Uncheck “Show people when I type to them”). 3. Try disabling the Xfire download system. (Tools | Options | Files tab. Set all to “Disabled”). If these things do not improve your connection to Xfire we may ask for you to post the following information in our Technical Support – OPEN forum. What is the exact text of the error message you get from Xfire? When does Xfire lose connection? (Getting Friends list?, Initi
