FF Servers: Why Is My Ping So Volatile?

StoneFrog · 04-24-2009, 02:50 PM

On public servers, my latency is ridiculous. It'll be 98, then build up to 320, then go down to 100, then rise to 230, then lower again, etc. Hell, if I view a server's "Game Info" whilst on the menu and hit the refresh button every 5 seconds, it's ridiculous what heavily contrasting ping values I get back.

I don't get this with any other game. Either FF's netcode is wonky on my computer. Or maybe those public servers are hosted somewhere cryptic. I doubt it, though. I'm a New Jersey resident and in TFC and TF2 I get better pings off of servers in the UK than some servers here in the states (luckily enough some of the best remaining TFC servers that are in the US are practically 1-2 hour drives from where I live).

What's up?

[AE] 82694 · 04-24-2009, 04:14 PM

first when your experiencing the issue is

1- everbody having the same issue

2- is it map specific

3- you didn't post your system specs

4- time of day

5- run a tracert to see if it's your provider.

start/run/cmd/tracert serverip

StoneFrog · 04-24-2009, 06:22 PM

1) No, although there appear to always be one or two others on the server whose ping also jumps around a bit.

2) Not as far as I can tell. However it has pretty much always happened when I play shutdown2 - only for small periods of time, as I said earlier, but still - I've never played a full match on that map without it occuring.

3) Windows XP Professional SP2
Intel Pentium 4 2.40GHz
Nvidia GeForce 7800 GS OC 256MB
1024 MB RAM

I can get a good 40+ FPS on Fortress Forever with everything on high settings. I run it at 1280x1024. A lower resolution (1024x76

did not seem to negate the problem.

4) Seems to happen most frequently around 2-4PM EDT and 9-10PM EDT.

5) tracert 130.89.149.201 >C:\trace.txt

Code:

Tracing route to ff1.snt.utwente.nl [130.89.149.201]

over a maximum of 30 hops:



  1    <1 ms     1 ms    <1 ms  192.168.1.47 

  2   128 ms   276 ms   196 ms  10.5.15.1 

  3   140 ms   183 ms   211 ms  at-1-3-1-1725.NWRK-CORE-RTR2.verizon-gni.net [130.81.11.153] 

  4   222 ms   131 ms    83 ms  so-7-2-0-0.NWRK-BB-RTR2.verizon-gni.net [130.81.20.162] 

  5    49 ms   204 ms    30 ms  so-3-1-0-0.NY5030-BB-RTR2.verizon-gni.net [130.81.17.12] 

  6   170 ms   104 ms   125 ms  so-7-2-0-0.NY325-BB-RTR2.verizon-gni.net [130.81.19.69] 

  7    37 ms    29 ms   204 ms  so-2-3-0-0.NY325-BB-RTR1.verizon-gni.net [130.81.19.86] 

  8   127 ms   228 ms    28 ms  0.ge-1-1-0.XL3.NYC4.ALTER.NET [152.63.1.45] 

  9   156 ms    72 ms    82 ms  0.ge-6-1-0.BR3.NYC4.ALTER.NET [152.63.3.166] 

 10   204 ms   162 ms   111 ms  if-3-1.icore1.NTO-NewYork.as6453.net [209.58.26.21] 

 11   127 ms   100 ms   146 ms  if-0-0-0-14.core1.NTO-NewYork.as6453.net [216.6.82.1] 

 12   368 ms   409 ms   416 ms  if-7-0-0.core2.AD1-Amsterdam.as6453.net [216.6.82.70] 

 13   257 ms   197 ms   179 ms  Vlan82.icore1.AD1-Amsterdam.as6453.net [80.231.81.26] 

 14   113 ms   114 ms   168 ms  Vlan951.icore1.AD1-Amsterdam.as6453.net [195.219.150.70] 

 15   142 ms   191 ms   205 ms  ae2.500.jnr01.asd001a.surf.net [145.145.80.78] 

 16   115 ms   176 ms   115 ms  utwente-router.customer.surf.net [145.145.4.2] 

 17   118 ms   167 ms   226 ms  ff1.snt.utwente.nl [130.89.149.201] 



Trace complete.

(It's a quakenet server.)

Scuzzy · 04-25-2009, 01:43 AM

Traceroute somewhere else and there at the same time, because the way that looks is that you're lag is coming from your specific house. You sure the constrictor worm isn't on your machine, cause it woke up today.

Scuzzy

hlstriker · 04-25-2009, 05:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StoneFrog

Code:

2   128 ms   276 ms   196 ms  10.5.15.1

Your second hop should not be nearly that high...

[AE] 82694 · 04-25-2009, 06:44 PM

Have you tried rebooting your router and cable/dsl modem?

**Elmo** · 04-28-2009, 07:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hlstriker

Your second hop should not be nearly that high...

I kinda frowned at that hop as well. It should be one of the shortest

Rawh · 04-28-2009, 12:57 PM

I wonder why he's going from a 192.168 to a 10.0... You got 2 routers hanging behind eachother perhaps?

It's not quakenet server btw, #ff.snt just means the channel we are on

[AE] 82694 · 04-28-2009, 02:20 PM

Over here they set you up with a modem single IP, in order to run more than 1 computer you need a router or lan server. I believe all your routers start with a 192. number.

04-24-2009, 02:50 PM	#1
StoneFrog Born to Frag. Join Date: Feb 2009 Class/Position: Demoman Gametype: Capture the Flag Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	FF Servers: Why Is My Ping So Volatile? On public servers, my latency is ridiculous. It'll be 98, then build up to 320, then go down to 100, then rise to 230, then lower again, etc. Hell, if I view a server's "Game Info" whilst on the menu and hit the refresh button every 5 seconds, it's ridiculous what heavily contrasting ping values I get back. I don't get this with any other game. Either FF's netcode is wonky on my computer. Or maybe those public servers are hosted somewhere cryptic. I doubt it, though. I'm a New Jersey resident and in TFC and TF2 I get better pings off of servers in the UK than some servers here in the states (luckily enough some of the best remaining TFC servers that are in the US are practically 1-2 hour drives from where I live). What's up?

04-24-2009, 04:14 PM	#2
[AE] 82694 Retired FF Staff Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	first when your experiencing the issue is 1- everbody having the same issue 2- is it map specific 3- you didn't post your system specs 4- time of day 5- run a tracert to see if it's your provider. start/run/cmd/tracert serverip __________________ I Love GenghisTron . I miss you sooooo Much. LOL.

04-25-2009, 01:43 AM	#4
Scuzzy The Old Timers Clan D&A Member Retired FF Staff Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Server: 206.217.134.170:27016 Posts Rated Helpful 2 Times	Traceroute somewhere else and there at the same time, because the way that looks is that you're lag is coming from your specific house. You sure the constrictor worm isn't on your machine, cause it woke up today. Scuzzy __________________ "Player Quality, not Quantity, is what we strive for." - The LLama Wrangler "A clan is defined by the nature of it's enemies. - The Llama Wrangler

04-25-2009, 06:44 PM	#6
[AE] 82694 Retired FF Staff Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Have you tried rebooting your router and cable/dsl modem? __________________ I Love GenghisTron . I miss you sooooo Much. LOL.

04-28-2009, 02:20 PM	#9
[AE] 82694 Retired FF Staff Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Over here they set you up with a modem single IP, in order to run more than 1 computer you need a router or lan server. I believe all your routers start with a 192. number. __________________ I Love GenghisTron . I miss you sooooo Much. LOL.

04-28-2009, 12:57 PM	#8
Rawh FF Whiner Server Owner Beta Tester Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Chair.. sometimes a couch Class/Position: D Engy, D Soldier Gametype: Capture the Flag Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	I wonder why he's going from a 192.168 to a 10.0... You got 2 routers hanging behind eachother perhaps? It's not quakenet server btw, #ff.snt just means the channel we are on

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