Error code: FFXI 3001

[RAIST]

a lot of the time, this is tripped by loss of communication.

Try bypassing your router and going directly to your modem. If this resolves it, make sure your router is configured properly for allowing FFXI traffic to pass through (port forwarding, might have to disable some of the more intense NAT security options, etc.).

If all that fails, inspect your router/firewall/security/etc. logs to see if you are getting a blocked/timed-out connection during this time frame. Most likely it is a DNS call (port 53) or a UDP connection from an SE server that is getting lost. Sometimes it won't even be something you can control--it's a routing issue between you and SE. If you are seeing it being blocked by the firewall, research the IP address (sometimes all you need to do is google the IP and you'll get a link to a who-is lookup, from there you can find out who owns the IP block containing that IP). If you can verify that it is a valid SE address, whitelist it for the app/device that was blocking it.

Otherwise, you may need to note the IP addresses and contact your ISP to help you investigate. There are some IP's known to be owned by SE in other threads here. I will copy/paste them in as an edit once I find them again.

[Edit:]
partial list of known IP's and server names used by POL and FFXI:

202.67.62.70
202.67.62.102
( resolved from pt008.pol.com )

202.67.54.55 ( wh000.pol.com )

202.67.54.52 ( ci000.pol.com )

202.67.53.31 ( dns1.square-enix.net )
202.67.53.95 ( dns2.square-enix.net )
202.67.53.32 ( dns3.square-enix.net )
202.67.53.96 ( dns4.square-enix.net )

124.150.154.122 ( ffxi00.pol.com )

(a lot of servers in the 124.150.154.0-124.150.154.255 range, there will also be a lot of UDP traffic with servers in the 124.150.152.0-124.150.152.255 range as well)


On allakhazam, some users had a discussion about bitdefender causing some odd behavior as well with certain zones (after disabling or uninstalling, all their problems disappeared). It might be worth a shot to add exceptions for the FFXI folders and the executables as well in your security software, just in case it is somehow related.

[Ash1985]

Ok thanks alot i'll give that a try just weird that i never had this problem until this last update.

[RAIST]

Ok thanks alot i'll give that a try just weird that i never had this problem until this last update.

It's happened to me before after they've gone in and done some tweaking with their networks...how I found the 124.xxx.xxx.xxx block of IP's a while back. It's actually a bigger block than listed above, think it was 150-154 in the second octave. I got stuck in a loop trying to log in to Port Windhurst, added the exception to my firewall and all was well again.

Note I edited the previous post a bit as you were posting to reference another issue that had come up regarding bitdefender on another site. Might want to add an exception to your software for the FFXI folder and it's executables if you haven't already.