cant move, lots of packet loss at login

this didnt start happening until the 1.6.4 update. when i log on my packet loss is EXTREMELY high, but the bandwidth meter is fine. of course not everything loads either. i also cannot move my avatar in any direction or fly. but i can move the camera around just fine, and the camera moves very smooth, almost too smooth ive never seen it like this before. also some of my inventory items never load. i dont know whats wrong. can anyone help?

hmmm no suggestions or anything. guess ill have to stop playing, ive tried everything i can think of. i cant figure out whats wrong. bye

All of these are signs that you are (at least partially) disconnected from Second Life. While you're logged into Second Life, you're connecting to several different parts of the Second Life servers (for the region you're in, your inventory, your cash balance, etc.) It's possible to get disconnected from some parts of Second Life and not others, resulting in your avatar getting stuck. (Rotation's a clientside effect, which is why you can spin but not move.)

If this happens consistently after a certain period of time (like a few minutes), it's likely there's other software on your computer (firewall or internet security software) that's disconnecting Second Life. See this link:

http://secondlife.com/tiki/tiki-index.php?page=TechConfigFirewall

If you're using wireless, you may want to try a wired connection. See this link:

http://secondlife.com/tiki/tiki-index.php?page=TechWirelessNetworking

thankyou very much. now that you say that i remember recently updating my firewall, maybe the config got screwed up. im at work now but ill try it when i get home. thanks again

you were right. i downloaded some free security software from my ISP. it was blocking parts of SL. uninstalled it now everything is fine. once again i thank you very much.