[cod] Ping issue

todd at simops.com todd at simops.com
Sun Feb 6 16:31:13 EST 2005


Well that in itself is a thing to note.
Also setting your FPS to more then 20 is crazy.
CoD/UO are based on the QIII engine..yes?
QIII engine is a 20 mghz engine...yes?
So......20 fps max or you will have issues...right?
Class out.

TLP
----- Original Message -----
From: "BludGeonT[EUG]" <bludgeont at gmail.com>
To: <cod at icculus.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 4:04 PM
Subject: Re: [cod] Ping issue


> Sorry I didnt include this in the last email, but this is an example
> of using tracert:
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\BludGeonT>tracert 62.141.63.159
>
> Tracing route to ns2.km10452.keymachine.de [62.141.63.159]
> over a maximum of 30 hops:
>
>   1     1 ms    <1 ms    <1 ms  192.168.0.1
>   2    12 ms    12 ms    13 ms  ip68-96-72-1.oc.oc.cox.net [68.96.72.1]
>   3    16 ms    11 ms    13 ms  ip68-4-14-137.oc.oc.cox.net [68.4.14.137]
>   4    15 ms    11 ms    14 ms  68.4.15.242
>   5    11 ms    10 ms    11 ms  rsmtdsrc01-gew0303.rd.oc.cox.net
[68.4.15.237]
>   6    13 ms    10 ms     9 ms  rsmtbbrc01-pos0101.rd.oc.cox.net
[68.1.0.184]
>   7    18 ms    12 ms    14 ms  rsmtbbrc02-pos0100.rd.oc.cox.net
[68.1.0.183]
>   8    19 ms    11 ms    13 ms  langbbrc01-pos0100.r2.la.cox.net
[68.1.0.191]
>   9    13 ms    12 ms    14 ms  pop1-las-P4-0.atdn.net [66.185.133.205]
>  10    15 ms    11 ms    15 ms  bb2-las-P0-0.atdn.net [66.185.137.130]
>  11   184 ms    58 ms    18 ms  bb2-sjg-P7-0.atdn.net [66.185.152.23]
>  12    21 ms    24 ms    19 ms  bb1-sjg-P2-0.atdn.net [66.185.153.26]
>  13    83 ms    81 ms    81 ms  bb1-ash-P14-0.atdn.net [66.185.153.58]
>  14    92 ms    89 ms    88 ms  pop1-ash-P0-0.atdn.net [66.185.139.193]
>  15    87 ms    83 ms    82 ms  LambdaNet.atdn.net [66.185.138.242]
>  16   158 ms   156 ms   156 ms  LON-2-pos210.uk.lambdanet.net
[81.209.156.29]
>  17   187 ms   173 ms   178 ms  FRA-2-pos700-0.de.lambdanet.net
[82.197.136.22]
>
>  18   173 ms   174 ms   175 ms  FRA-4-eth120.de.lambdanet.net
[217.71.105.62]
>  19   176 ms   177 ms   174 ms  NUE-1-eth120.de.lambdanet.net
[217.71.105.150]
>  20   216 ms   184 ms   182 ms  KW-ERF.de.lambdanet.net [217.71.104.22]
>  21   183 ms   183 ms   181 ms  ns2.km10452.keymachine.de [62.141.63.159]
>
> Trace complete.
>
> You can see in hop 16, I jump from 90 ping to 160 or so,  a
> significant jump, but that is from gong overseas.  Try to find a jump
> like this from your friends' tracert and it should point to where a
> potential problem might be, and if the problem resides in the domains
> that your ISP run, there is a possibility you would be able to call
> your ISP and report or inquire about problems.  (Good luck though)
>
> But anyway good luck, and if you dont understand this, have them
> tracert to your server and paste their results here.
>
> Bludge
>
>
> On Sun, 6 Feb 2005 13:00:40 -0800, BludGeonT[EUG] <bludgeont at gmail.com>
wrote:
> > setting sv_fps is going to make your system work even harder.  Have
> > the two or three guys that are in your server with high pings to use
> > "traceroute" if on linux, or from Windows, get to a command dos prompt
> > and type
> >
> > tracert 62.141.63.159
> >
> > Watch for normal pings, and then a few to jump really high.  Most
> > likely, it appears that your server and your connection are fine.  If
> > EVERYONE was having high ping problems, then I would think it was a
> > configuration issue, but being that two or three guys are having
> > issues, Im thinking one, its either on their end, or two, the routing
> > from where they are to the server is screwed.   Meaning (and you will
> > see exactly where when you use tracert) you will see the part of the
> > connection that goes bad by the sudden high ping jumps in the tracert
> > output.
> >
> > The two people that have high pings in your server, it seems their
> > ping is very alike if not mostly equal most of the time in the 300's.
> > Are they coming from the same IP, or are they sharing their Internet
> > connection to your server?  Are they using broadband?  You mentioned
> > that their pings were fine in other servers, so I recommend this:
> >
> > Have them both do tracert to your servers' IP address:
> >
> > tracert 62.141.63.159
> >
> > Then, have them tracert to a server that they get better pings on and
> > then you can compare them.
> >
> > Unfortunately, if they dont have anything misconfigured on their side
> > (the guys of yours that have high pings), then its most likely
> > routing, which you probably dont have control over, rather its a
> > conglamoration of several ISPs.
> >
> > What you can do is wait a week or so and try again, routing is always
> > (usually) changing between routers on the Internet, so in a short
> > period of time, things might correct themselves.
> >
> > I had this happen long ago, I used to ping 20 to a server, and all of
> > a sudden its locked at 150.  I could do nothing about it, then one
> > day, I had a 20 ping again after several weeks.
> >
> > Routing issues suck, but at least they give you some idea on what
> > might be going wrong.   You might be able to drop their ping down a
> > little with having them adjust their rate, or you might adjust the
> > sv_maxrate on the server to be like 10000 and then test things out,
> > but thats really all.
> >
> > I run a 40 player TDM COD:UO server, and its packed 24/7  - I had to
> > lower the sv_fps to be 16, otherwise the game chunks and lags, which
> > this probabably isnt relevant to your server, just commenting on
> > someone changing it to 25.
> >
> > Best of luck,
> >
> > BludGeonT[EUG]
> > EarthLink Ultimate Gaming
> > 40 Player TDM on ELNK Backbone 209.179.23.37:28960
> >
> >
> > On Sun, 6 Feb 2005 20:28:45 +0000 (GMT), Richard Harrison
> > <richardnharrison at btinternet.com> wrote:
> > > I find anything over 18 players and pings go high on my 2 coduo
servers
> > >
> > > "J.Miribel" <admin at nitroserv.com> wrote:
> > > I've had a ping issue on coduo, dunno it'll help but my mistake was to
set
> > > sv_fps to 25 instead of 20 ..
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Edwin Terlouw"
> > > To:
> > > Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 9:08 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [cod] Ping issue
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > Thx for the reaction,
> > > >
> > > > Here is some information of my server:
> > > >
> > > > The server is dedicated, and running in a datacenter in Germany with
9GB
> > > > connection in total. I have a dedicated 100Mbps connection for my
server.
> > > > So
> > > > that should not be a problem
> > > >
> > > > The pings are high also when the server is not full, only it hits a
few
> > > > people over and over again (always same people have high ping around
300)
> > > > Thaths the strange issue on it. I have some screens, look at the
> > > > attachements
> > > >
> > > > The IP of the server is 62.141.63.159 running on port 28960.
> > > > Same IP only in name is match3.coda-clan.org
> > > >
> > > > I hope you guys now something because iam out of my options (re
installed
> > > > cod, even the whole server)
> > > >
> > > > Thx again in advance for your help
> > > >
> > > > Edwin
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "BludGeonT[EUG]"
> > > > To:
> > > > Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 8:57 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [cod] Ping issue
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >> Its called bandwidth limitations in most cases. What kind of pipe
is
> > > >> your server running on. If youre running it from home on your own
> > > >> Internet connection, then there is your problem, and the solution
> > > >> should be easy. Co-locate your server someplace where there is
> > > >> sufficient bandwidth.
> > > >>
> > > >> Are the pings that high with only just a few people in it? or when
> > > >> its full? Is it a dedicated server, or are you playing on the same
> > > >> machine that youre hosting from. What is the IP the server is
running
> > > >> on? Perhaps we could put some traceroutes to your IP in here or
> > > >> something.
> > > >>
> > > >> Ya need to share a little more information before we can help, good
luck
> > > >>
> > > >> BludGeonT[EUG]
> > > >> EarthLink Ultimate Gaming
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 22:31:19 +0100, Edwin Terlouw
> > > >> wrote:
> > > >>> Hi,
> > > >>>
> > > >>> I have a P4 3,2 Ghz server with 2GB ram running a 24 private
server for
> > > >>> CoD
> > > >>> UO
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Each time we some guys have a ping of 300 or higher, and the same
guys
> > > >>> doesnt have that in other servers. Is this an error or something,
what
> > > >>> can i
> > > >>> do about it
> > > >>>
> > > >>> thx in advance,
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Edwin
> > > >>
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>




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