experiencing this almost every game... only workable solution i've found is to keep a small application on the desktop constantly that i can alt-tab to until i hear the window's error sound, then i switch back and hit retry. usually works after that... all i have is a wireless modem, no router. no other programs running except the calculator which is my desktop anchor. doesn't happen with any other games, and i only use one account, so i have no other experiences. i have avg - firewall disabled, all windows 7 firewalls disabled, and my norton does not have a subscription, so i would expect it to not have a working firewall. as far as i know, if FF does have any firewalls, it should not affect anything while it is not an open process. it gets depressing knowing you are the only person keeping everyone from playing a match when it should start cuz you gotta wait til they all connect til you can. FIX OR GUIDE PLEASE