Quote Originally Posted by Einmimiria View Post
Good afternoon and thank you for posting on the Final Fantasy XIV Technical Support Forums.

If you aren't having issues with your other PC, it's more likely that you are having a problem with this PC itself. I'm not sure what you've tried yet, so I will list a few things here first.

-Make sure your anti-virus/firewall has the appropriate exceptions for Final Fantasy XIV (you can temporarily disable them while you try to connect as well).

-Use a wired connection as opposed to wireless if you aren't already.

-Try a clean boot. Simply open the task manager and select the 'Start up' tab. Disable everything here and restart the PC.

-Adjust the following Internet Explorer setting:
Under the "General" tab, please delete ALL browser history.
Under the "Security" tab, please move the slider to the lowest possible settings or no higher than "Medium"
Under the "Privacy" tab, click “Advanced” and select ‘Accept’ under both First Party and Third Party Cookies.
Under the "Advanced" tab, please make sure that "Allow software to run or install even if signature is invalid" is CHECKED.
Make sure that all SSL and TLS (EXCEPT SSL 3.0) are CHECKED. [SSL 3.0 should be UNCHECKED]
Hit "Apply" to save the settings, and then "OK, to close the Internet Options menu.

We hope we can be of assistance in helping you enjoy the exciting world of Final Fantasy XIV!

I had been in contact with Asus about this Ethernet issue, and according to them if Final Fantasy XIV is the only game that is giving me issues then it is not a hardware or driver issue on my end.
And the fact that the game worked fine before patch 4.5 leads them to strongly believe the problem is with SE.
However they are still looking it this as am I, so i hope someone can find something wrong as I am getting nothing done