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BitterBeerFace
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Borg, you should trying running a long-term ping when you're on the interweb. At a command prompt, type:
ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (some IP address... or something like google.com) -t
so: ping google.com -t
That'll just keep pinging the site until you hit control-C to cancel it.
If there's a ton of "request timed out" style messages, then my bet is that it's just a crappy line.
What speeds can you get a sustained download at? If you have a 56K modem, and can only download at say... 3.8 KB/sec, then you have a crappy line...
Go to www.dslreports.com and run some speed tests... from their main page, go to "our tools" on the left, and then "speed tests"... pick one of the servers, and run it... again, if you have a 56K modem, and they show up saying like 41kbps speed, then it's a shitty line.
Test a whole bunch of things, over the better part of a day, at different times... if they all give you packet loss, time outs, and slow speeds, then it's most likely the line to your pad that's the problem.
If it does turn out to be a poopie phone line, then you might be able to gripe to the phone company about it, but I repeat, *might*... |
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Vulcan
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| Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 7:08 pm Post subject: |
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Ran ping for about 5 minutes and here is the final result.
| Quote: | Packets: Sent = 262, Received = 262, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 206ms, Maximum = 522ms, Average = 230ms
Control-C
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Bright Red Nipples
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| Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Borg wrote: | Ran ping for about 5 minutes and here is the final result.
| Quote: | Packets: Sent = 262, Received = 262, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 206ms, Maximum = 522ms, Average = 230ms
Control-C
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Packet loss?? I don't see any sir.
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Vulcan
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| Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Bright Red Nipples wrote: | | Borg wrote: | Ran ping for about 5 minutes and here is the final result.
| Quote: | Packets: Sent = 262, Received = 262, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 206ms, Maximum = 522ms, Average = 230ms
Control-C
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Packet loss?? I don't see any sir. |
I know that is the odd thing. I get the packet loss when playing games and they run through a different protocol than the ping utility does, so I am wondering if something lies there.
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Vulcan
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| Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2003 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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I still haven't noticed anything different from usual.
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Bright Red Nipples
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| Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2003 10:23 pm Post subject: |
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It's probably a bad node somewhere in between. I know I have problems with TV1 from time to time. Actually TV4 has the same problems for me. I did a trace route and found a couple bad nodes on the way to the servers so hopefully someone somewhere is working on the problem.
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Vulcan
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| Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2003 11:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Bright Red Nipples wrote: | | It's probably a bad node somewhere in between. I know I have problems with TV1 from time to time. Actually TV4 has the same problems for me. I did a trace route and found a couple bad nodes on the way to the servers so hopefully someone somewhere is working on the problem. |
That is one thing that I have considered. But if it was just a bad node, there would be some servers taht would be good. I get this problem on all servers. Also a tracert doesn't show any problems along the way.
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| Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2003 8:16 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | I know that is the odd thing. I get the packet loss when playing games and they run through a different protocol than the ping utility does, so I am wondering if something lies there. |
Have you checked what video mode are you using? i kno when i use 3dfx i get some choke, but when i use software i get no choke, maybe check yor Video settings? |
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Vulcan
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| Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2003 10:15 am Post subject: |
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| Osiris wrote: | | Quote: | | I know that is the odd thing. I get the packet loss when playing games and they run through a different protocol than the ping utility does, so I am wondering if something lies there. |
Have you checked what video mode are you using? i kno when i use 3dfx i get some choke, but when i use software i get no choke, maybe check yor Video settings? |
I am using opengl which in the past caused nothing to occurr and I haven't done anything to my video to cause it to change.
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I found out that the connection works during the day and it doesn't seem to work correctly after about 5 or 6 PM. I would guess that it might be an ISP issue, but would appreciate other input from people.
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