Quix 1.01, Avalaunch 0.49.1 Build 61

Last week I was getting on average 2000 KB/s

Today (after updating Win XP to SP2) I am luck to break 150 KB/s.

It's taking forever to send files over.

I have tried disabling the new firewall, but does not make a difference in speed. I know some older firewalls still caused problems even if disabled (BlackIce I think?) .. is this SP2 the same way?

NOTHING has changed in the way everything is hooked up, so I have nothing else to blame but SP2.

Anyone else experience this?

Anyone have any ideas?

i am having a similar problem. everything was working great until i installed sp2. now, i can't even transfer files with Qwix anymore. it just sits at 0%. i'm not sure what the problem is.

Me too same problem.
Wouldnt surprise me if it is something MS did deliberatly
and targeted to xbox connections if not QWIX in particular.

well, i've determined that it has something to do with the new windows firewall that's built into service pack 2. i disabled the firewall and i was able to transfer files just like i had been prior to installing the service pack. not sure what it could be doing though to block it, i told the firewall not to block Qwix.

I have to disable the firewall if I want to use Qwix.

I've got the exact same problem. Disabling the firewall or allowing Qwix full access won't work .

This kinda sucks, I like leaving the firewall on as I need my machine to be the DMZ against my router - it boggles the mind that adding QUIX.EXE to the exclusion list doesn't do the job though - doesn't Quix just use regular FTP Client ports, or does it do something wacky that I'll have to open a port for?

I've been having the exact same problem, but unfortunately turning off the XP Firewall didn't do the trick. (In fact it has been turned off since about 2 seconds after I installed SP2) I even tried just disabling the Windows Firewall service, but that didn't do the trick either.

The "Test Connections" button still works, and Ava shows "1 User Load" but I get a big fat 0.0KB/s.

LeechFTP seems to be working OK, but losing that extra extraction step is why I started using Ava/Qwix in the first place.

I have xp sp2 and avalunch 0.49.1 and have no issues with it. My average speed is about 4200kbps.

I do have the firewall disabled as the windows one is garbage. I don't know why, but for some reason I had to disable it twice. I disabled it originally through the shield icon that goes on your tray when you first install sp2, then it still seemed to be running so I disabled it through the Windows Firewall option in the control panel.

It really is a mystery to me why it's not working. Qwix + AVA won't work. Qwix + UnleashX works fine, and LeechFTP + AVA works fine.


Therefore it must be something to do with the combination of Qwix and Avalaunch. I went back and tried previous versions of AVA and the problem persists. I have tried with the settings QWix autodetects, and with passive mode turned off, still no go. I also tried disabling boost mode in Avalaunch but had no success.

It may be worth mentioning that QWix does seem to be able to create the first directory, (ie f:\games\blah) but it locks directly after that.

having the same problem. Any solutions?

Has anyone resolved this problem yet?

IlsonFan

same here no idea what to do. craxtion doesnt work either for me but game saves manager does

Here too.. Qwix is slower than befor.. also if I try to upload more than 1 game it freezes at 100% of the first iso. I had some luck when I reb00ted my system but that won`t work every time. Now I just try multiple times to upload an iso to my X-Box ... but most of the time it gets stuck... freezes up and I get an runtime error. This is starting to really suck. I don`t think it is the firewall... It worked perfectly the first time I used Qwix.. and that time I had the firewall up and running... so ..

anyone got a fix? any people that made quix reading this post? i cant get games to upload anymore.

I have the same problem. I'm getting 500-600 KB/s with qwix but with flash fxp i can get 3000-4000KB/s. FlashFXP might be faster but i still have to extract with qwix so i dont bother.

I found my fix.
On my pc I had set my network adapter to 100 Mbit Full Duplex by hand.
After connecting to my X-Box, my X-Box told me it was 100 Mbit Half Duplex.
Now I have it set on Auto and it runs at a steady 10MB per sec sweet !

Still have a problem. After uploading one file it doesn`t want to upload a second. I have to disconnect or turn off the X-Box for at least an hour to let Qwix work again???

I have firewall disabled and I still get 10mb/sec (same speed as before)...
However SP2 added 60+sec to my boot time...

Hey guy i was having the same problem but i figured it out like that other guy on the POST did. I have to networkcard adaptors and i connect to the XBOX directly on one of them. I remember checking the Adaptor card settings under CONFIG and setting it to 100?Full DuPLEX now after i read that post i went back and Changed it to AUTO and BAM MY SPEEDs on FXP and QWIX is Normal Again.

I have a 3com card. So if your connected Via Cross Cabeling put it on AUTO in the adaptor Card Settings.


MAybe that will help well it did for me.

thanks

YUP THAT DID IT FOR ME......................Sweet

Yeah it worked for one File but now it doesnt want to work for a new FILE, ALSO Unpacking QWIX again seems to do the trick as if it was newly installed.

right click on your "my computer" icon and goto "manage". under system tools and event viewer double click on system. if u got a whole bunch of errors saying <<EventID 4226: TCP/IP has reached the security limit imposed on the number of concurrent TCP connect attempts>> then your going to need to hunt down the SP2 TCP patch. if not... *shrug*

works fine here . about 9 megs a sec using win xp with sp2,

well qwix worked fine wiht sp2, actually it was working fine 3 days ago, now it send at like 500 kb/s, it used to send around 8,000 kb/s so i thought maybe it was my comp. So i got my new mobo today reformatted pc and its still doing it, i mean i have been using qwix since it was released and now i dont know what to do, i guess it has spoiled me with how fast it was.

ps i tried what you guys so about full/hlaf duplex and it didnt work for me

What dashboard are you guys using with Qwix?

since this forums is Avalaunch sub-group... then guess what dash we're using with Quix?!

this sounds like my duplex problem i got months and months ago...it was the duplex setting in:

Start->Settings->Control Panel->System->Hardware [Tab]->Device Manager->[+] Network Adaptors ->Double Click your XBOX NIC-> advanced [Tab]->link & duplex-> 100mb/half duplex

OK,OK,OK,OK,OK etc...

I realize this in an Avalaunch sub-forum, but Avalaunch isn't the only thing that supports boost. I was just making sure.

I had huge problems Qwix -> xbox. Sometimes not transfered at all, stopped at 0%.

So I read this topic - and uninstalled SP2.

Problems solved

Personally, I just turn off the Windows firewall whenever I need to use Qwix. Seems like the simplest solution to me.

Just to add 2 cents to everybody's *FIX*" list.. my settings are:

XBOX on STATIC IP: 192.168.1.10, with Gateway & DNS in the avalaunch.xml

PC's NIC set to "AUTO-NEGOTIATION"
- (On my older PC, I had to set it to FULL DUPLEX"

My XBOX is connected with CAT5 to a 10/100mbit switch, and my PC is connected to the same switch.

WinXP SP2's Firewall is *OFF*... In addition I set my computer to DMZ, so it appears outside the router's firewall.

Qwix is set to use bostmode

avalaunch.xml is said to use boostmode

I also with to avalaunch update, & updated everything...

another 2 cents, UnleashX + Qwix didn't work with boostmode, even with boostmode enabled in unleashx

My setup is great, Avalaunch is my default dashboard. If you still have errors, try killing the Avalaunch Save Game from within MS Dashboard & setup it again. I've 100% switched to Ava.. I was die hard UnleashX before then & EvoX before that.

ejx982

I was getting horribly slow transfer speeds on my Windows 2003 box (less than broadband speeds) and here's what I did to get the transfer rates upto 9500+ KB/s

1) Updated my Intel NIC drivers
2) As mentioned a few posts up, changed the nic to 100MB HALF Duplex.

I uploaded a 4GB game in just over 4 minutes.

Ive yet to use quix, but Im only getting transfers like so "30 kb/s"..That is HORRIBLE and I have broadband cable. Dont know whats the problem.

I havent even noticed this problem let alone have the problem. My transfers are still at 10MB/s before and after SP2 upgrade.

hmmm im using 2 NIC`s and getting a 1000/1300 kb/s not very fast...

I can only set to

AUI / 10Base5
BNC / 10Base2
TP Full-Duplex
TP Half-Duplex

Wich one should I choose?

Ive currently set it to TP Half-Duplex and getting the speeds mentioned before...
Takes a long time to upload an iso...

Any suggestions?

Greetz EppO

Just built a new PC, with XP SP2.

I'm connected through a wireless network to my Xbox.

I cannot upload any ISOs to my Xbox with Qwix. I can navigate with FlashFXP with no problems.

I tried forcing 100 half duplex, this does not solve my problem.

Tried Avalaunch 49.1 and 49.2

XP firewall is turned off, and the service is disabled under the "services" list.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I got winxp with sp2 installed and I got no problems at all. Got an avenger on ~9000kb/s.

Im running avalaunch 0.49.2.

See my post here. That might solve your problem. I think that if you had Qwix installed before updating to SP2, by default the firewall will not allow it to work. You have to add the direct path (C:\.....\qwix.exe), whatever that may be on your system, to the Exceptions tab in the firewall. If you installed Qwix *after* updating to SP2, you should be fine. Uninstalling/reinstalling may do the trick as well, but may also require modifying the Windows registry.

MS, starting with SP2, has decided to take the opposite approach to NT. In NT basically *everything* was enabled by default, all ports/services/etc.,. SP2, the new ISA server, Win 2003 server, those all come out of the box with basically everything disabled. Perhaps an MS approach to security. "If we can't fix the problems individually, we'll just eliminate the program altogether."

I tryed that firewall exeption thing and it didn't work, but i set the compatibilty wizard to run it like windows 98 and now it works. don't know it thats been done before, but it might work for others

I recently put together a new computer, and installed the full version of Win XP w/SP2. With this, I have Quix unblocked at the Windows firewall, and the firewall enabled. I have a linksys Wireless router, and the firewall in it is disabled.

Quix works fine except for trying multiple ISO transfers, and of course, as it says in the info for Quix, NEVER try to abort an upload. Neither Quix or Avalaunch can deal with it, and they both crash. It took me a few tries to find out that when Quix crashes, you might save some time and headaches, to reboot windows and your Xbox. Avqalaunch never recovers, and Quix rarely does.

I have heard of problems with the windows firewall on the SP2 upgrade that doen't exist on the release of Win XP, such as it not always unblocking the requested program. Also, I've heard with both versions, that Windows sometimes resets itself to a firewall state. I have never experienced this, but it may have something to do with the fact that I always go to the control panel to configure it, as seemed to work for one other member.

So maybe a solution would be the full version of Win XP with SP2, and be sure if you are using a router, that the firewall on it is disabled.

I didnt try it with the router firewall on, but I assume it would work if you are just sending ISO's to a larger HDD, but probably not it you are trying to look at the HDD or rip a game. But if you are using Avalaunch, you probably need full function, so you would either need to open a port, or disable the firewall.

I am also experiencing a slow down recently. I was getting speeds of 9000 but now 30-400. Hadn't transfered files for a while so I can't be sure if SP2 is the problem as I installed Protowall recently as well, however,I discovered Protowall causing slowdowns with a Realtec NIC. Disable Protowall in network settings on the NIC and speeds increase to around 5000. Slow downs Occured even when Protowall wasn't running, you must disable it in NIC properties. In the Protowall forums, Realtec NICS are a known problem for slow downs. Still can't get back to where I was but speeds are acceptible now. Hope this helps as SP2 may not be everyones problem

also getting the same problems of the 0.00KB/s transfer and qwix just sitting there

i have a nvidia nforce3 250Gb motherboard with built in gigabit ethernet.. and i have the nforce3 hardware accellerated firewall off.. and i tried setting the xfer mode to 100mbps half and full and all other things and auto.. it makes no difference

i can transfer fine with flashfxp.. and fileboost works to boost my mp3s.. so i dont know what the problem is..

also running windows xp sp2