I've unsuccessfully hunted around on the internet as well as searched the mIRC boards for others with the following problem:
Some xdcc bots completely lock up my system once a DCC receive from a fast bot has been initiated--the whole system will freeze for 10 seconds, unfreeze for 3, freeze for 10, unfreeze for 3, and repeat. Closing mIRC does nothing, the only way to regain control is to Disable the Network Adapter, then Re-Enable it. I have at least 2 or 3 other friends with different computer systems that have had the exact same problem. By freeze, I mean a complete lockup, you can't use the mouse or even get to the System Manager while you are waiting for the network to respond for a small 2-3 second window. It only seems to happen on a small number of DCC servers (fast ones). The only common things I can find:
- problem seems specific to Windows XP; Windows 98 runs fine
- lock-up only occurs on very fast servers; mine starts locking up as soon as the server reaches (passes?) my maximum download speed on ADSL, around 270KB/s. Most of the other DCC servers are slower than that and never cause any problems.
- we all use the latest version of mIRC
- problem even occurs on brand new clean fresh install of WinXP, so it doesn't appear to be something to do with the software loaded.
Any ideas? I'm stumped, but it seems as if the fastest DCC servers are 'stuffing' my connection faster than it can take, and some sort of train wreck happens that locks up my system if the DCC server sends me data too fast.
Any help is appreciated, I know at least one buddy that is still running Windows 98 just so he can get mIRC to not freeze his WinXP system on DCC receives. It's EXTREMELY frustrating to say the least.
Thx
Han
