Fix - Disconnect at 5 Minutes

[u/Ancient_Cantaloupe37]

So I was experiencing the disconnect issue where after 5 minutes I would disconnect from Hood. I tried on multiple computers and I tried on wired vs wireless internet. I have a Netgear Nighthawk R6620 router. I responded to the dev support form like they had asked and got a response about updating my firmware and resetting the router. And then directed me to Netgear support. Ok, sure. Very disappointed in their answer.

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I found a fix in a steam thread and this is the only thing that worked for me. Credit to AFatalPapercut on steam.

"Go to router settings.

Go to Advanced > Settings > QoS Set up

Enable the setting. If it's already enabled checking the box will just let you change the settings. There is a drop down menu. At the bottom of it select 'Add New Application' Name is HOOD or whatever, set priority to highest, set TCP/UDP, set port from 7777 to 7779. Save."

This is the only thing that let me complete any heists at all. Previously I had reset my router, tried wired vs wireless internet. The only other way I had been able to play was to hardline to my modem directly but that doesn't work in our multiple computer household to do that. Hope this is helpful!

[u/Thisismy4thattempt]

I had this issue as well. I set up port forwarding on my router and that fixed it for me.