Isp? Bug? Argh!

ToneeTonee Wub wuBUK Join Date: 2003-10-25 Member: 21926Members, Constellation
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Everytime I play online whether it's NS or CS I keep getting lag spikes

I am not downloading.

Nothing is using my internet connection apart from mIRC, MSN, and the game - this hasn't happened before when i had these open.

NTL (ISP) being a ****? Or something foreign in my computer? Or something that needs a "fix"?

Any ideas?
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  • AeaAea Join Date: 2003-10-09 Member: 21552Members
    Do a traceroute to the servers you play on from your connection. If it's within the range of your isp, your isp is lagging, if not, it might be the server. Are you getting lag or fps drops?
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  • ToneeTonee Wub wuB UK Join Date: 2003-10-25 Member: 21926Members, Constellation
    lag

    and it's every server

    I play from roobs (england) to xs4all (I beleive is somewhere in europe)
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  • MedHeadMedHead Join Date: 2002-12-19 Member: 11115Members, Constellation
    Are you on a router? If so, have you recently switched routers?
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  • ElvenThiefElvenThief aka Elven Thief (ex. NS Programmer) Join Date: 2002-11-15 Member: 8754Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    Perhaps this thread needs to take a trip around the tech support forums, but you might want to look into your rate, cl_updaterate, and cl_cmdrate settings. If it's every server, I'm sure it's probably something with those settings.
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  • ToneeTonee Wub wuB UK Join Date: 2003-10-25 Member: 21926Members, Constellation
    I'm on a 150k cable modem - I don't think I am on a route ( <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> )

    rate 15000 (well it was, but it seems to keep disappearing from my config once I play...)

    cl_updaterate 70

    cl_cmdrate 70
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  • RobRob Unknown Enemy Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 25Members, NS1 Playtester
    That's pretty low for a cable modem... anyway.

    It sounds like you have packet loss. Open up the command prompt and do a

    ping -n 50 www.google.com

    This will ping google 50 times (enough to get a rough idea of how many packets you are loosing). See how many of the pings time out, and how many jump in speed (90ms to like 500-1000 ms).

    If it's more than 2-3% that's a problem.
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  • ToneeTonee Wub wuB UK Join Date: 2003-10-25 Member: 21926Members, Constellation
    I don't understand it <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • taboofirestaboofires Join Date: 2002-11-24 Member: 9853Members
    He prolly means 150 kilobytes, not kilobits, which isn't so bad. Half of mine, which is about as fast as cable gets download-wise.

    Are you using a splitter to connect both your tv and modem to the same outlet? I had a lot of trouble when I was using a splitter that wasn't rated correctly.
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  • ToneeTonee Wub wuB UK Join Date: 2003-10-25 Member: 21926Members, Constellation
    whats a splitter :s

    ----cable----modem(external)---usb cable----computer

    sigh <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo--> might just phone them up and give them a shouting <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • ShockehShockeh If a packet drops on the web and nobody&#39;s near to see it... Join Date: 2002-11-19 Member: 9336NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation
    Well, for one all UK DSL connections <b>require</b> a Microfilter on them to operate correctly.

    Some older BT sockets incorporate these, but they're largely regarded as useless. You should have got some microfilters with your Modem...

    <img src='http://www.theelectricalshop.com/catalog/images/TE04529-01.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

    Some DSL lines <b>do</b> work without them, but these are the exception, not the rule. And as your S/N ratios change and more people take DSL in your area, these can be the factor that pushes your connection over the edge.

    This might have NOTHING to do with your problem, but having done the job of ISP tech support, we wouldn't touch your connection until you had the hardware properly configured. I.E It was filtered.

    - Shockwave
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  • ToneeTonee Wub wuB UK Join Date: 2003-10-25 Member: 21926Members, Constellation
    I'm on a cable connection

    Using co-axel (spelling) wire, only "filtery" looking thing I have is a box on the opposite side of my room where the driller a hole through the wall to bring the cable inside

    think I'm just ognn ahve to ring them up in the morning
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