elitebear Posted February 17, 2005 CID Share Posted February 17, 2005 ive got a really strange problem here and i dont know whats going on. first of all, i have to say that my internet has absolutely no issues whatsoever and is performing normally when i do things such as download files or surfing the web. but when i play internet games, my ping is so high no matter what. heres a list of facts about my connection: -im running on a wireless g wrk54g router, but this pc is connected with a wire -when idle, my modem and router dont blink at all. but when gaming, the lights go INSANE -my download speeds are good, but my ping in games is horrible -i dont run any firewalls (still dont have any viruses or spyware) -my network is unprotected right now (still terrible pings when i protect it) -running windows 2000 service pack 4 ive been asking around in other forums and they claimed that the reason why my modem was blinking so much was because of "packet loss" or something. can someone help me here? thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbrainerd Posted February 17, 2005 CID Share Posted February 17, 2005 First you can go here then post again. https://testmy.net/topic-2097 go to your command prompt type tracert testmy.net then copy and paste your results. after you do that Van will probably see what e can do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanBuren Posted February 17, 2005 CID Share Posted February 17, 2005 hey elitebear and welcome to the forum yea follow those steps, also try to bypass your router, and connect direct via ethernet to your modem VanBuren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elitebear Posted February 17, 2005 Author CID Share Posted February 17, 2005 hmmm....odd stuff going on. :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 3046 Kbps about 3 Mbps (tested with 2992 KB) Download Speed is:: 372 KB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Test Time:: Thu Feb 17 2005 16:06:03 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 54X faster than 56K 1MB download in 2.75 sec Diagnosis: 90% + Okay : running at 96.39 % of your hosts average (rcn.com) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/id-9I70N58AF im not sure how to bypass my routerr. what exactly does that mean? sorry im a newb what exactly is an NIC duplex mode and how do i change it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanBuren Posted February 17, 2005 CID Share Posted February 17, 2005 on your PC you have a network card, from that there is a wire that goes to your router, unplug that wire from router and put it in your modem instead. Now you have bypassed your router try with that first, later i will help with duplex mode VanBuren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elitebear Posted February 17, 2005 Author CID Share Posted February 17, 2005 alright. i just tried it and the internet doesnt work when ii follow those instructions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elitebear Posted February 17, 2005 Author CID Share Posted February 17, 2005 i found out what my problem is. im running on a one way internet connection so im sending information at the speed of a 56k or something weird like that. my area will hopefully be upgraded soon =( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmarkmyers Posted February 17, 2005 CID Share Posted February 17, 2005 Wow, that is a terrible, only 56K upload? But I am about in the same boat, although my upload speed is a whopping twice that. I get a bit better performance on my Xbox when I unplug my DSL cable from my router and go directly to my game console, but there is still definitly room for improvement. Good luck to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elitebear Posted February 17, 2005 Author CID Share Posted February 17, 2005 yeah its pretty unfortunate. i cant play in every single server with decent ping in cs source, but there are always at least a couple that will give me about 100 ping. im a little skeptical about the area upgrade that the technician i was talking to, was speaking about. he seemed a bit hesitant about saying what he did...maybe he lied to me. well ill just hope that he was telling the truth and the upgrade will come soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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