Thread: My connection struggles HARD whn I play at TTP...

Originally Posted by ...bigdog...

GAMERAIL OFF:

C:\Documents and Settings\Bigdog>tracert 72.232.220.90

Tracing route to 90.220.232.72.static.reverse.ltdomains.com [72.232.220.90]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.0.1
2 8 ms 8 ms 10 ms 73.209.72.1
3 12 ms 10 ms 7 ms ge-3-16-ur02.royalton.tx.houston.comcast.net [68
.85.250.141]
4 * 8 ms 13 ms po-14-ar02.royalton.tx.houston.comcast.net [68.8
5.244.93]
5 9 ms 9 ms 14 ms po-17-ar02.greenspoint.tx.houston.comcast.net [6
8.85.244.130]
6 17 ms 15 ms 15 ms pos-0-7-0-0-cr01.dallas.tx.ibone.comcast.net [68
.86.85.178]
7 32 ms 31 ms 31 ms pos-0-15-0-0-cr01.denver.co.ibone.comcast.net [6
8.86.85.129]
8 78 ms 81 ms 78 ms te-0-1-0-7-cr01.sanjose.ca.ibone.comcast.net [68
.86.84.125]
9 78 ms 80 ms 79 ms te-1-1-pr01.11greatoaks.ca.ibone.comcast.net [68
.86.84.126]
10 79 ms 80 ms 79 ms 68.86.88.250
11 * * * Request timed out.
12 66 ms 67 ms 67 ms 209.163.157.254
13 69 ms 67 ms 67 ms 63.164.96.databank.com [63.164.96.66]
14 66 ms 65 ms 67 ms lt-pod2a.lt.com [63.164.96.226]
15 * * * Request timed out.
16 68 ms 67 ms 67 ms 90.220.232.72.static.reverse.ltdomains.com [72.2
32.220.90]

Trace complete.

http://www.texasteamplayers.com/gall...8_11_48_41.png
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GAMERAIL ON

C:\Documents and Settings\Bigdog>tracert 72.232.220.90

Tracing route to 90.220.232.72.static.reverse.ltdomains.com [72.232.220.90]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 18 ms 18 ms 18 ms 10.196.224.1
2 * * * Request timed out.
3 25 ms 25 ms 24 ms 220host85.databank.com [69.44.220.85]
4 32 ms 30 ms 32 ms ic_rx16_a.databank.com [63.164.96.253]
5 57 ms 46 ms 36 ms lt-pod1b.lt.com [63.164.96.234]
6 * * * Request timed out.
7 20 ms 20 ms 21 ms 90.220.232.72.static.reverse.ltdomains.com [72.2
32.220.90]

Trace complete.

http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/2197/picture1wi2.png
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Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

holy shit balls.

~70 down to sub 20ms. Simple program that starts up with windows (or whenever you want it to). Runs some sort of diagnostic and optimizer, takes about 10-20 seconds to initialize.....then that's it. Game on, at 20ms.

a 50ms reduction......is worth $20 a month. Maybe more.

...............game rail is NOT a scam. Game rail IS legit. Game rail isn't just a few ms here and there. If you have a 50+ ms ping to any of our servers....you NEED to at least give it a try. Now. No excuses.

........wow.

Originally Posted by jason_jinx

Originally Posted by Consultant

with my ping CONSISTENTLY between 150 and 200 to both TF2 servers, I'm completely stumped.

What do you say to your Cable Company when you can DL files from Japan at 700kb/second but I ping 200 to Texas?

They promise bandwidth, not latency - right?

What is the secret to dealing with cable providers to get them to recognize high ping as poor quality service?

What is the problem?

Why the FUCK do I ping 50-60 to the match server and 200 to the regular servers? What's going on?

later
too bad you dont lag out in the forums.......

:4

ahoy there, captain douche nugget!


shouldn't you be playing Hydro or some-some-some-some-some-some-some-something!?

DAMN IT! I;m lag-lag-lag-laging here too.

look at us...we're in the wikipedia about gamerail, both as a reference review at the end, as as a highlighted text about a forum talking about gamerail.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamerail

Originally Posted by ...bigdog...

Originally Posted by Consultant

for S&G here's a tracert.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6001]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Brian>tracert 72.233.44.146.270
Unable to resolve target system name 72.233.44.146.270.

C:\Users\**********>tracert 72.233.44.146

Tracing route to 146.44.233.72.static.reverse.ltdomains.com [72.233.44.146]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.2.1
2 * * * Request timed out.
3 27 ms 10 ms 9 ms ge-2-3-ur01.etharpest.fl.tallah.comcast.net [68.
85.237.241]
4 24 ms 57 ms 11 ms te-8-1-ur01.pershingst.fl.tallah.comcast.net [68
.85.236.41]
5 67 ms 14 ms 52 ms te-8-1-ur01.capitalcircl.fl.tallah.comcast.net [
68.85.236.38]
6 32 ms 15 ms 70 ms te-8-2-ur02.tallahassee.fl.tallah.comcast.net [6
8.85.236.33]
7 15 ms 49 ms 11 ms te-4-1-ar01.l3-tallahas.fl.northglf.comcast.net
[68.85.236.102]
8 59 ms 30 ms 29 ms te-0-0-0-2-cr01.miami.fl.ibone.comcast.net [68.8
6.91.65]
9 62 ms 24 ms 43 ms xe-10-1-0.edge2.Miami1.Level3.net [64.156.8.9]
10 66 ms 47 ms 35 ms ae-31-51.ebr1.Miami1.Level3.net [4.69.138.94]
11 78 ms 90 ms 72 ms ae-2.ebr1.Dallas1.Level3.net [4.69.140.133]
12 98 ms 90 ms 89 ms ae-91-91.csw4.Dallas1.Level3.net [4.69.136.134]

13 52 ms 221 ms 219 ms ae-42-99.car2.Dallas1.Level3.net [4.68.19.196]
14 42 ms 53 ms 41 ms DATABANK-HO.car2.Dallas1.Level3.net [4.71.170.2]

15 93 ms 72 ms 75 ms ae_cw_10g.databank.com [63.164.96.62]
16 55 ms 48 ms 68 ms pod23d_aw.layeredtech.com [63.164.96.166]
17 69 ms 91 ms 70 ms 146.44.233.72.static.reverse.ltdomains.com [72.2
33.44.146]

Trace complete.

C:\Users\**********>

according to this...you're pinging in the 70-90ms. not great, but not unplayable.

150+?

That tracert is misleading, I will post screenshots (again) of my in-game net_graph. When I rage-quit and posted here, my ping to the main server was 210.

Thats why I think it's something to do with ports or something. I'm not a network engineer by any stretch of the imagination, but things dont add up.

Originally Posted by ...bigdog...

look at us...we're in the wikipedia about gamerail, both as a reference review at the end, as as a highlighted text about a forum talking about gamerail.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamerail

Yeah, talk about unrealized potential.

Originally Posted by ...bigdog...

Originally Posted by Consultant

for S&G here's a tracert.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6001]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Brian>tracert 72.233.44.146.270
Unable to resolve target system name 72.233.44.146.270.

C:\Users\**********>tracert 72.233.44.146

Tracing route to 146.44.233.72.static.reverse.ltdomains.com [72.233.44.146]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.2.1
2 * * * Request timed out.
3 27 ms 10 ms 9 ms ge-2-3-ur01.etharpest.fl.tallah.comcast.net [68.
85.237.241]
4 24 ms 57 ms 11 ms te-8-1-ur01.pershingst.fl.tallah.comcast.net [68
.85.236.41]
5 67 ms 14 ms 52 ms te-8-1-ur01.capitalcircl.fl.tallah.comcast.net [
68.85.236.38]
6 32 ms 15 ms 70 ms te-8-2-ur02.tallahassee.fl.tallah.comcast.net [6
8.85.236.33]
7 15 ms 49 ms 11 ms te-4-1-ar01.l3-tallahas.fl.northglf.comcast.net
[68.85.236.102]
8 59 ms 30 ms 29 ms te-0-0-0-2-cr01.miami.fl.ibone.comcast.net [68.8
6.91.65]
9 62 ms 24 ms 43 ms xe-10-1-0.edge2.Miami1.Level3.net [64.156.8.9]
10 66 ms 47 ms 35 ms ae-31-51.ebr1.Miami1.Level3.net [4.69.138.94]
11 78 ms 90 ms 72 ms ae-2.ebr1.Dallas1.Level3.net [4.69.140.133]
12 98 ms 90 ms 89 ms ae-91-91.csw4.Dallas1.Level3.net [4.69.136.134]

13 52 ms 221 ms 219 ms ae-42-99.car2.Dallas1.Level3.net [4.68.19.196]
14 42 ms 53 ms 41 ms DATABANK-HO.car2.Dallas1.Level3.net [4.71.170.2]

15 93 ms 72 ms 75 ms ae_cw_10g.databank.com [63.164.96.62]
16 55 ms 48 ms 68 ms pod23d_aw.layeredtech.com [63.164.96.166]
17 69 ms 91 ms 70 ms 146.44.233.72.static.reverse.ltdomains.com [72.2
33.44.146]

Trace complete.

C:\Users\**********>

according to this...you're pinging in the 70-90ms. not great, but not unplayable.

150+?

I slept on it and wondered...would those 221 and 219 hops at level3.net have anything to do with it?

You are right - the rest of the trace looks fine and dandy but when I log in, damned if my ping isn't 150-200.

Meanwhile, I played on the match server last night while the main was being patched - 60 ping.

Played on the MisFits private server - 50 ping.

Both of those are in Texas, I think - right?

Go to your start menu and in the RUN box type CMD to get a command prompt, then at the command prompt, type tracert 72.233.44.143 and hit enter.

Then click the top let of the CMD window and go down the Edit, then select-all, then EDIT again and click Copy. Highlighting it all can work too I think.

Then just paste it here.

More info on TRACERT

http://www.verio.com/support/documen...fm?doc_id=3743

Your download speed is irrelevant to your ping. You can have an extremely fast download speed, but poor latency (high ping/dropped packets, etc.) Folks who have satellite internet generally have respectable download throughput, but the latency of the connection going from their PC up to the satellite and back down to earth to the 'uplink' adds hundreds, if not thousands of milliseconds of latency.

Something else you can do is:

ping -r 100 72.233.44.146

This will send 100 packets to the TF2 server. When it completes, it will tell you how many packets were dropped/lost. If it's above 0, then it could be a packet loss issue.

Looking at your traceroute though, shows that Level3 in Dallas may be the culprit. Your ISP or TTP's server host would need to take that issue up with Level 3 to get it corrected.