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Test more than one server from more than one company and in completely different locations that aren't anywhere near each other (for instance a server from ilan in NY and a server from GR in Dallas). If the problem continues then move on to step 2, if problem ceases on some server yet exists on others, continue to step 2 but work only the ip's that you are recieving packetloss.
2: Tracert each of those places that are major locations on the internet (google.com yahoo.com msn.com etc...) and find out exactly what hop your ping spikes/gets dropped. Save the tracert's.
3: Contact your ISP and tell them that there are issues with x hops to different locations around the country, that you're paying good money for a service that's not letting you do anything. Proceed to threaten to get a new ISP, results ensue more quickly this way
4: If they're a good ISP then they'll bend over backwards to help you and fix the problem. If the bad hop is outside of their network, then they may do one of a few things: route you differently. if this is the option they provide this may completely fix the problem, but be sure to give them specific ip's you want to be able to ping well to. if they do not route you through a different path then they will contact the facility in charge in order that they can fix the bad hop.
if the bad hop is on their network then you're most likely not going to be the only person having this problem, and bringing it to their attention will help build up a complaint list so long that they can't ignore it. also threaten to change isp's.
Test more than one server from more than one company and in completely different locations that aren't anywhere near each other (for instance a server from ilan in NY and a server from GR in Dallas). If the problem continues then move on to step 2, if problem ceases on some server yet exists on others, continue to step 2 but work only the ip's that you are recieving packetloss.
2: Tracert each of those places that are major locations on the internet (google.com yahoo.com msn.com etc...) and find out exactly what hop your ping spikes/gets dropped. Save the tracert's.
3: Contact your ISP and tell them that there are issues with x hops to different locations around the country, that you're paying good money for a service that's not letting you do anything. Proceed to threaten to get a new ISP, results ensue more quickly this way
4: If they're a good ISP then they'll bend over backwards to help you and fix the problem. If the bad hop is outside of their network, then they may do one of a few things: route you differently. if this is the option they provide this may completely fix the problem, but be sure to give them specific ip's you want to be able to ping well to. if they do not route you through a different path then they will contact the facility in charge in order that they can fix the bad hop.
if the bad hop is on their network then you're most likely not going to be the only person having this problem, and bringing it to their attention will help build up a complaint list so long that they can't ignore it. also threaten to change isp's.
I'm also trying to figure out what units Epic is using to express packetloss. It's usually a percentage, but that means you can't get over 100% packetloss. /shrug/
You could also try setting your netspeed to 8000 (can't remember the site, but they suggested that for cable users, setting netspeed to 8000 was optimal).
I like your idea Mav, but I have no idea how to implement it... wanna go into a lil more detail?
I like your idea Mav, but I have no idea how to implement it... wanna go into a lil more detail?
Also, I forgot to mention, if you test and find out that this only happens with your game, and have no trouble doing your pings and tracert's to google, yahoo, etc, then you probably need to uninstall and reinstall your game. Something could have happened with the current installation that crapped it out.
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It's those bots he uses, I tell ya!
Seriously, though, we were all having packetloss yesterday, but not that bad. Hmm, BC, any chance Pete had BD hook up a line so he could steal some bandwidth for the forums?
Seriously, though, we were all having packetloss yesterday, but not that bad. Hmm, BC, any chance Pete had BD hook up a line so he could steal some bandwidth for the forums?
I was playing for about 45 minutes last night, and I wasn't getting any after Mav had me unplug my cable modem. We'll check tonight to see if the problem is fixed.