Ping to all servers

**WorstPE** · 10-13-08, 09:38 PM

Tonight I tried to connect to BF2142 and my ping was over 400.

So I went into command and pinged the server. My average ping was 401ms.
I then pinged every other server we have and they average around 400ms but the CS:S was about 150ms.

I pinged some other 2142 servers and my ping is outrageous.

I reset my modem and all. Restarted. I can't figure out what the hell is going on.

Anyone else in the Fort Worth Area having the same problem?

Oh yeah, I also did a speed test and to the dallas server it was over 400ms.

This is driving me nuts.

**IRON MAN 2142** · 10-13-08, 09:48 PM

Originally Posted by WorstPE

Fort Worth Area

theres your problem right there
lol

on a serious note
im gonna guess its your internet provider
it was happening to me last week and i live in Garland, but now it looks like it got passed onto fort worth
though i have Comcast, idk what you have

**WorstPE** · 10-13-08, 09:55 PM

Charter

**CivilWars** · 10-13-08, 10:35 PM

I used to have Charter, and they are pretty reliable. When I moved they did not service my area, new neighborhood, so I have AT&T DSL. Have you called their support to see if they have any known issues?

**deputyfestus** · 10-13-08, 10:47 PM

Originally Posted by WorstPE

Tonight I tried to connect to BF2142 and my ping was over 400.

So I went into command and pinged the server. My average ping was 401ms.
I then pinged every other server we have and they average around 400ms but the CS:S was about 150ms.

I pinged some other 2142 servers and my ping is outrageous.

I reset my modem and all. Restarted. I can't figure out what the hell is going on.

Anyone else in the Fort Worth Area having the same problem?

Oh yeah, I also did a speed test and to the dallas server it was over 400ms.

This is driving me nuts.

I have that prob every day,but for some reason its only Dallas area servers I can play almost anywhere else without a prob.at 10 pm cst its like someone flips a switch and my ping is normal.I basicaly gave up trying to play on ttp before 10 pm

**WileECyte** · 10-13-08, 11:25 PM

My guess would be that Charter has oversold its bandwidth in your area and is too cheap to upgrade. 99% of their customers wouldn't notice the extra latency when surfing the web, so only someone with a persistent connection would notice the issue. Normally 3pm-11pm or so are peak utilization hours for most ISPs as this is when folks are home from school/work. I'd do some ping tests at varying times of the day and days of the week and see if you get better results during the day vs night, weekday vs weekend, etc.

**WorstPE** · 10-15-08, 08:18 PM

Ok, I'm not a network guru. So maybe someone can help me out.

Code:

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Bryce>ping 72.232.220.90

Pinging 72.232.220.90 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 72.232.220.90: bytes=32 time=374ms TTL=117
Reply from 72.232.220.90: bytes=32 time=348ms TTL=117
Reply from 72.232.220.90: bytes=32 time=358ms TTL=117
Reply from 72.232.220.90: bytes=32 time=340ms TTL=116

Ping statistics for 72.232.220.90:
  Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
  Minimum = 340ms, Maximum = 374ms, Average = 355ms

C:\Documents and Settings\Bryce>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  11 ms   8 ms   8 ms 10.192.224.1
 2   7 ms   7 ms  16 ms 172.28.2.153
 3   9 ms   7 ms   7 ms 66-169-96-237.ftwo.tx.charter.com [66.169.96.237
]
 4  11 ms   8 ms   9 ms 4.71.216.5
 5  77 ms  232 ms  217 ms ae-22-79.car2.Dallas1.Level3.net [4.68.19.68]
 6  10 ms  13 ms  14 ms DATABANK-HO.car2.Dallas1.Level3.net [4.71.170.2]

 7  386 ms  392 ms  383 ms ae_cw_10g.databank.com [63.164.96.62]
 8  374 ms  376 ms  374 ms pod22c_ae.layeredtech.com [63.164.96.202]
 9   *    *    *   Request timed out.
 10  379 ms  366 ms  377 ms 90.220.232.72.static.reverse.ltdomains.com [72.2
32.220.90]

Trace complete.

C:\Documents and Settings\Bryce>tracert 4.68.19.68

Tracing route to ae-22-79.car2.Dallas1.Level3.net [4.68.19.68]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

 1   9 ms   7 ms   6 ms 10.192.224.1
 2   9 ms   7 ms   7 ms 172.28.2.153
 3   8 ms   7 ms   8 ms gsr-01-mhe-gige1-1.ftwo.tx.charter.com [66.169.9
6.249]
 4  10 ms  11 ms  11 ms 4.71.216.5
 5  64 ms  62 ms  58 ms ae-22-79.car2.Dallas1.Level3.net [4.68.19.68]

Trace complete.

C:\Documents and Settings\Bryce>tracert 4.71.170.2

Tracing route to DATABANK-HO.car2.Dallas1.Level3.net [4.71.170.2]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

 1   7 ms  11 ms  11 ms 10.192.224.1
 2  10 ms   7 ms   7 ms 172.28.2.153
 3  10 ms  10 ms   8 ms gsr-01-mhe-gige1-1.ftwo.tx.charter.com [66.169.9
6.249]
 4  19 ms   9 ms   9 ms 4.71.216.5
 5  140 ms  209 ms  217 ms ae-12-69.car2.Dallas1.Level3.net [4.68.19.4]
 6  27 ms  25 ms  33 ms DATABANK-HO.car2.Dallas1.Level3.net [4.71.170.2]


Trace complete.

C:\Documents and Settings\Bryce>

It looks like ae-22-79.car2.Dallas1.Level3.net [4.68.19.68] is the problem. Right? Because just going there everything is fine. But in the last tracert you see it jumps like crazy high.

Does anyone know what this means? or a way to fix it?

**WorstPE** · 10-16-08, 11:45 AM

Code:

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Bryce>ping 72.232.220.90

Pinging 72.232.220.90 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 72.232.220.90: bytes=32 time=9ms TTL=115
Reply from 72.232.220.90: bytes=32 time=9ms TTL=115
Reply from 72.232.220.90: bytes=32 time=10ms TTL=115
Reply from 72.232.220.90: bytes=32 time=10ms TTL=116

Ping statistics for 72.232.220.90:
  Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
  Minimum = 9ms, Maximum = 10ms, Average = 9ms

C:\Documents and Settings\Bryce>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  15 ms   7 ms   5 ms 10.88.128.1
 2   8 ms   7 ms   7 ms 172.28.2.153
 3   9 ms   7 ms   7 ms 66-169-96-237.ftwo.tx.charter.com [66.169.96.237
]
 4  10 ms   7 ms   9 ms 4.71.216.5
 5  11 ms   9 ms   9 ms ae-22-79.car2.Dallas1.Level3.net [4.68.19.68]
 6  11 ms  16 ms  11 ms DATABANK-HO.car2.Dallas1.Level3.net [4.71.170.2]

 7  10 ms   9 ms  10 ms ae_cw_10g.databank.com [63.164.96.62]
 8  10 ms   9 ms   7 ms pod22c_ae.layeredtech.com [63.164.96.202]
 9   *    *    *   Request timed out.
 10  19 ms  12 ms  10 ms 90.220.232.72.static.reverse.ltdomains.com [72.2
32.220.90]

Trace complete.

C:\Documents and Settings\Bryce>

And here it is at noon.

**CivilWars** · 10-16-08, 11:52 AM

I would tend to agree with Wile. I had Charter at my last 2 houses, and everything was fine. At one we were the only customer on the switch, and at the second we were 1 of 4 or 5. I would bet that in your apartment complex you are on the same level of system, but with probably many more subscribers. Does it get better after say 10 or 11 at night?