Ping/S2C Problem

[Agent Smith]

I got a new computer for Christmas. When I set it up and installed Cont, it ran well on my 56k. I got 200-250 ping. When I enter a game, my S2C Packetloss starts to rise, making the rest of my ping rise until I get forced into spectator mode. What is the problem?

 

Here's a few hops of Ping.

 

Tracing Zone: SSCC Metal Gear CTF IP Address: 69.56.172.170

 

Hop IP Address|||||Host Name ||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Loss(%)||||Min/Avg/Max Ping

--- --------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ----------------

1 |205.188.120.98| ipt-dtcd02.proxy.aol.com | 0.0 | 180 | 230 |340

2 |205.188.120.12 | iptfarmd-dr3-sw0.conc.aol.com | 0.0| 180 | 200 |220

3 |172.18.30.59 |wc3-dtc-ae3.router.aol.com | 90.0 | 210 | 210 |210

4 |172.18.52.61 |dar1-dtc-GE0-1-0.router.aol.com | 90.0| 200| 200 |200

5 |66.185.141.69 |pop2-ash-P5-0.atdn.net | 0.0 | 180 | 240 |380

6 |192.205.32.5 |aol-gw.wswdc.ip.att.net | 0.0 | 180 | 200 |210

7 |12.123.9.118 |tbr2-p011901.wswdc.ip.att.net | 88.8 | 180 | 180| 180

8 |12.122.10.70 |tbr1-cl1.attga.ip.att.net | 88.8 | 200| 200 |200

9 |12.122.9.158 |tbr2-p012501.attga.ip.att.net | 88.8 | 210| 210 |210

10 |12.122.2.89 |tbr1-cl1.dlstx.ip.att.net | 88.8 | 220| 220 | 220

11 |12.123.196.101 | gar1-p360.dlrtx.ip.att.net | 88.8 | 230| 230 |230

12 |12.119.136.14 | | 0.0 | 220 | 270 | 610

13 |70.85.127.61 |dist-vlan32.dsr3-1.dllstx3.thepl | 88.8 | 220 | 220| 220

14 |70.85.127.67 |dist-vlan21.dsr1-1.dllstx2.thepl | 88.8 | 250 |250| 250

15 |12.96.160.45 |car2-1-v2.dllstx2.theplanet.com | 88.8 | 290 | 290 | 290

16| 69.56.172.170 |69-56-172-170.theplanet.com | 0.0 | 210 | 230 | 290

[★ SOS]

S2C packetloss is usually because you are downloading a lot. Make sure everything else is tucked away.

Is your C2S packetloss normal?

The trace seems rather odd, with packets dropping 88.8% on some hops but never on some others... perhaps a bonkers router along the way is messing something up? A bad route table or something...

 

You can also try a program that'll show you exactly how much bandwidth is being used by you (NetLimiter is one such program). Perhaps the server is just overflowing your 56k connection now?

[Agent Smith]

S2C packetloss is usually because you are downloading a lot. Make sure everything else is tucked away.

Is your C2S packetloss normal?

The trace seems rather odd, with packets dropping 88.8% on some hops but never on some others... perhaps a bonkers router along the way is messing something up? A bad route table or something...

 

You can also try a program that'll show you exactly how much bandwidth is being used by you (NetLimiter is one such program). Perhaps the server is just overflowing your 56k connection now?

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C2S is fine, I have been running on the same ISP for 3 years on Continuum, and it was working fine. Ever sense I got the new computer it got messed up...Would Firewalls/Virus Programs/etc...affect it? (no I am not downloading anything)

[★ SOS]

Well, yeah, they could affect it. ZoneAlarm messed up my Continuum connection when I had it. Or perhaps you have virus/trojan/spyware hogging the connection... but anyway, it does sound like a full downstream.