Yahoo disconnects and reconnects quickly

[Jackpot614]

Hello, for the last 3 weeks or so I have been getting regular disconnects and reconnects within a second or so if messenger is online but idle. This is disconcerting because when it happens, the message grabs "focus" from whatever I was doing at the time. What can be done, if anything, to stop this?

I am running Yahoo 8.0.0.716 with Ytunnel 2.0 build 378. I have a linksys WRT54G router/firewall. I worked with a linksys tech to setup port triggering for the port range of 5000 through 5100 which is supposed to be better for yahoo.

I would appreciate any advice you may have to keep this from happening... thanks

[Dermot]

Hi jackpot614,

I myself have been plagued by the disconnect/reconnect

I'm on fixed wireless so perhaps it's an wireless issue.

However it could be a few things, one of the servers on YMSG is testing idle kicking?

Or perhaps they are working on serveral YMSG servers in preparation for Chat 2.0's removal

I have contacted yahoo! and they said they are aware of the problem/issue and that was about it.

A few other friends are having the same problem.

So you can count out your pc been to blame, this one is definately yahoo!'s fault.

best to just sit and wait for them to fix it.

[Ven0m]

I should point out that Y!Tunnel 2.0 Build 378 IS NOT compatible with Yahoo! Messenger v8.0.0.716. The last version of Yahoo! that build supported was 7.5.

Try running Yahoo! without Y!Tunnel and see if you still get disconnected.

[kyonkichi]

I got the same problem and i'm not using wireless...i run nothing beside Yahoo... but everytime I send/receive messages, YM'd disconnect then reconnect again

[Dermot]

Personally i think its a 8.1 messenger issue.

and that with ie 7.0 has mssed up my connection settings.

i went back to 8.0 and ie 6.0 and aint been disconnected yet.

Will have to look into it further.

[Ven0m]

Hummm. 8.1 does not disconnect for me at all. Infact, I get disconnected more with 8.0 and below.

[Dermot]

Do you have IE 7.0?

i even changed my wireless dns while on IE 7.0 was still disconnected

Now on ie 6.0 with Y! Messenger 8.1 i get not on disconnect

[Ven0m]

Yes, I have IE7, and I still don't get disconnected much. But I suspect compatibility with IE7 isn't complete yet.

[kyonkichi]

I don't think it's the YM 8.1 problem. Cuz I get disc if I use any version of YM
I try to "ping" yahoo server, it's not the connection problem and it's happened even before IE7. The only thing I could come up is there's some program conflicts with YM, but I don't know which prog ^^!.

[Carriemeawayplz]

I have Yahoo Messenger build 8.1.0.195, zone alarm internet security suite 6.5.737, IE 7.0 and I am wired to a linksys Wireless G Broadband router. I am constantly getting disconnected from yahoo messenger. I have searched the net for answers on this subject and found one post saying maybe its part of a booter program but all I know is no matter what id, what computer and what firewall I am constantly logged off and logged back in instantly. It is so annoying I've just shut it down completely.

I am considering going back to an older build but I am worried about security verses stability.

Anyone have any clue how to solve this issue?