Okay, so I got a new computer and since then I've periodically lost connection to the server while my internet connection is still up. When I try to go log back in, the server appears as offline. I can't log in using direct connect or using my shortcut direct connect. Restarting my computer and/or router seems to work about as often as not. In many cases, I have to sit around and wait a good long while before it appears as online again.
I know from speaking to other people via skype that the server is in fact online when this happens. Additionally, during these times I'm also unable to connect to the forums. I'm having similar issues with other games as well, but without the long periods between being disconnected and being able to reconnect.
Anyway, if anyone out there could help me out it would be very much appreciated. I have given all these games full permission with my firewall so that shouldn't be the issue, but I'm curious if the problem might be with the host IP addresses being blocked for some reason at times? I seem to recall having a similar issue a long time ago with my old computer and finally found a fix that worked, but I can't remember what I did. Played with some settings I didn't really understand <_<'