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Lately Steam has got some sort of connection issues as well as I am guessing that our Router is kinda damaged, too.
Edited by N3tRunn3r, Today, 09:14 AM.
Okay, if you lose connection to Steam service, then it could see it as if you are closing down Steam which would then close down MWO.
So, still be connected to Steam and lose connectivity with MWO, or lose connectivity with Steam which then shuts down MWO. Either way there is still a connectivity issue. It does not mean your router is failing. Remember, just like with MWO, you are also being connected to Steam's servers, and unless there were issues with their Servers then the issue lies between you and the servers.
The question though is when you lose connection to Steam, which then shuts down MWO, are you losing internet connectivity?
The steps I provided do not cost a dime to perform. And there are several different free VPN programs you can utilize to troubleshoot, to see if continues to reoccur while using VPN.
And besides possibly damaged cables/cords, your router, or a software part of the router may be to blame, potentially. If the connection/pathway to the Steam and MWO servers has any sort of issues, in such a way that there are dropped packets but also slowing down/backing up packets that are then released, the security portion of your router may be seeing it as an attack and temporarily closing the relative ports down. That security setting can be called almost anything but it used to be called SPI (stateful packet inspection) also known as dynamic packet filtering, is a firewall technology that monitors the state of active connections and uses this information to determine which network packets to allow through the firewall.
Again, this is for troubleshooting purposes but access your router UI and turn off that particular feature. This does NOT disable NAT nor does it open up your system to the net, not opening up DMZ. Example on my Linksys, it is called IPv4 SPI (hint) firewall protection. For many users, especially gamers, this has been a bane. It does not matter how fast your ISP connection is, your ISP doesnt own nor controls the various pathways taken once you leave the ISP domain to WWW (world wide web) I know, I am old..
Definitely check your cables, connections and such but remember, if the problem is not the router itself, with possible exception of the Security/Firewall SPI which all routers have now, purchasing a new router will not resolve the issue. Unless you really want a new router for other features, then once installed you can come back and try the other troubleshooting steps
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