Peroidic Lag on MMO's

Player742 · 06-29-2009, 05:40 PM

Hello. At first i suspected this problem to be related to a trojan i conviently pick up at about the same time. But after reformating and being confirmed by the Virus/trojan/malware section i am told this is not a any of those.

What i am experiencing is intense lag for about 10-20 second once per minute or just under. This lag has sometimes resulted in dropping from the server.

Curiously this is only online games. I was playing Rome Total war on campaign and i experienced no problems, i jump on War online or Warcraft online and the problem is waiting for me.

I recently reformatted, though the problem was also before i did this.

Any help you could give me would be very much appreicated. Thank you in advance.

Tiber Septim · 06-29-2009, 09:32 PM

Hi player742.
Make sure the games are allowed through any firewalls you have.
If you are using a router, make sure the ports for the games have been forwarded.

Also, could you please post your system specs and ISP.

Player742 · 06-30-2009, 02:01 PM

Vista 32 bit
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @2.40GHz (4CPUs) 2.40 GHz
NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT
2046MB RAM

Virgin

Not sure how to do that, new to the whole router thing, thought i have this problem even if i go straight through the modem

ebackhus · 06-30-2009, 04:17 PM

What level of service do you have with Virgin? Mobile? Fiber?

Player742 · 07-01-2009, 03:29 AM

4mb cable

Player742 · 07-03-2009, 02:46 AM

3rd day Bump

ebackhus · 07-03-2009, 04:33 PM

Do you know the upload speed? In most cases it's about 1/4-1/7 the download speed. For example, I have 15Mb down and 2Mb up.

Player742 · 07-05-2009, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ebackhus

Do you know the upload speed? In most cases it's about 1/4-1/7 the download speed. For example, I have 15Mb down and 2Mb up.

Oh yes, i am aware of that.

Thought that wouldn't explain while up until a few months ago everything has been fine, but now i get peroids of lag inbetween perfectly fine running game time.

**Aus_Karlos** · 07-06-2009, 04:45 AM

Try running this test for packet loss.
http://www.dslreports.com/linequality (Requires membership but its free)
Click the button "Join Queue". In about 30mins or less you should get a system message popup in the web browser on that particular page. It will give you a result sheet, look though it and see if you have any packet loss or connections that couldn't be established.
Dont worry about the latency on the results as the test server is somewhere in the USA so you will get high latency if your not in the US.

From there many ISPs have a maintenance page on their website and list such things as server or router upgrades and any thing else that may affect a customers connection.

Lastly try unplugging everything that uses your phoneline and try to play your game again, ensure your broadband filters are properly in place and there is nothing connected to your phoneline that bypasses these filters.

**Jason09** · 07-06-2009, 09:30 AM

Also, what is the exact make and model of your modem?

Mcninjaguy · 07-06-2009, 04:29 PM

If you're running it wirelessly try running your computer hard wired to the router.

06-29-2009, 05:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
Player742 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 12 OS: Vista 32 bit	Peroidic Lag on MMO's Hello. At first i suspected this problem to be related to a trojan i conviently pick up at about the same time. But after reformating and being confirmed by the Virus/trojan/malware section i am told this is not a any of those. What i am experiencing is intense lag for about 10-20 second once per minute or just under. This lag has sometimes resulted in dropping from the server. Curiously this is only online games. I was playing Rome Total war on campaign and i experienced no problems, i jump on War online or Warcraft online and the problem is waiting for me. I recently reformatted, though the problem was also before i did this. Any help you could give me would be very much appreicated. Thank you in advance.

06-29-2009, 09:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
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06-30-2009, 02:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
Player742 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 12 OS: Vista 32 bit	Re: Peroidic Lag on MMO's Vista 32 bit Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @2.40GHz (4CPUs) 2.40 GHz NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT 2046MB RAM Virgin Not sure how to do that, new to the whole router thing, thought i have this problem even if i go straight through the modem

06-30-2009, 04:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,223 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: Peroidic Lag on MMO's What level of service do you have with Virgin? Mobile? Fiber? __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

07-01-2009, 03:29 AM	#5 (permalink)
Player742 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 12 OS: Vista 32 bit	Re: Peroidic Lag on MMO's 4mb cable

07-03-2009, 02:46 AM	#6 (permalink)
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07-03-2009, 04:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,223 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: Peroidic Lag on MMO's Do you know the upload speed? In most cases it's about 1/4-1/7 the download speed. For example, I have 15Mb down and 2Mb up. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

07-06-2009, 04:45 AM	#9 (permalink)
Aus_Karlos Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Western Australia Posts: 3,424 OS: Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP 32-bit/64-bit, Ubuntu x64, Windows 7 x64 Beta My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: Peroidic Lag on MMO's Try running this test for packet loss. http://www.dslreports.com/linequality (Requires membership but its free) Click the button "Join Queue". In about 30mins or less you should get a system message popup in the web browser on that particular page. It will give you a result sheet, look though it and see if you have any packet loss or connections that couldn't be established. Dont worry about the latency on the results as the test server is somewhere in the USA so you will get high latency if your not in the US. From there many ISPs have a maintenance page on their website and list such things as server or router upgrades and any thing else that may affect a customers connection. Lastly try unplugging everything that uses your phoneline and try to play your game again, ensure your broadband filters are properly in place and there is nothing connected to your phoneline that bypasses these filters. __________________ MemTest86 / Nvidia Drivers / ATI Drivers / DirectX 9.0c / Sys Requirements / Everest Folding@Home

07-06-2009, 09:30 AM	#10 (permalink)
Jason09 Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Near Washington, D.C. Posts: 2,303 OS: Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 My System	Re: Peroidic Lag on MMO's Also, what is the exact make and model of your modem? __________________ Gaming troubleshooting steps. Real peace cannot be found in what happens in Washington, D.C. Only God can give true peace to people.

07-06-2009, 04:29 PM	#11 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Peroidic Lag on MMO's If you're running it wirelessly try running your computer hard wired to the router.