Lag all the time - help needed!

[TheScot666]

Originally Posted by [R-DEV]Masaq

Reboot your modem, reboot your router, force your PC to reconnect to the router.

Run the same ping check again and report the findings.

C:\Users\Scot>ping www.google.com

Pinging www.google.com [66.102.9.147] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 66.102.9.147: bytes=32 time=122ms TTL=244
Reply from 66.102.9.147: bytes=32 time=122ms TTL=244
Reply from 66.102.9.147: bytes=32 time=123ms TTL=244
Reply from 66.102.9.147: bytes=32 time=121ms TTL=244

Ping statistics for 66.102.9.147:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 121ms, Maximum = 123ms, Average = 122ms

[[R-DEV]Masaq]

What I meant was, use the Windows "Repair Network Connection" option. It resets your PC's connection to the router and resets a cache.


Right, your ping's still high to google (I'm getting 44ms from the UK at present).


Next step, ping your router. It's probably at something like 192.168.2.1. You should get 1ms or so.
This is to check the problem's not your PC and router, rather than the line you connect to.

[spacemanc]

Another thought - if youre on a crappy broadband deal, you may have gone over your "fair useage" limit after downloading 0.8 and now youre getting throttled. Ive heard a few ISP's do it.
Im with Sky - I get a 8mb connection ( and acheive very close to that )and I download about 15gb a month for £5
Also a while back I was chatting to customer services and mentioned I play alot of games - they said "we'll put you on gaming settings" and my ping almost halved instantly even so the speed didnt change!
Another tip - if your using Vista click the PR .exe properties and then the compatability tab. Then check the "disable desktop compostion" and it will free up quite a bit of memory when you play

[TheScot666]

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C:\Users\Scot>ping 192.168.2.1

Pinging 192.168.2.1 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.2.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.1: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.1: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.1: bytes=32 time=25ms TTL=64

Ping statistics for 192.168.2.1:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 1ms, Maximum = 25ms, Average = 7ms

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