[cod] Cod4 Pings unusually high

[compudaze]

On your client have you tried setting cl_maxpackets to 100? Lowered my ping
on my server from 60 to 28.


On Feb 11, 2008 3:22 AM, Matthew Driscoll <retaks at gmail.com> wrote:

> Well, i guess it's not just me. I'm positive its the game because I
> triple checked ports, made sure SElinux is disabled, etc. I've tweaked
> my server config settings like max_rate and such and still nothing
> helps. I've tried different ports other than the standard 28960 and that
> did nothing. My Tf2 server runs a steady 53ms whereas my Cod4 on the
> same box is pinging 88ms average in game, not via a server browser. So
> yeah its about 30ms difference; about the same as you're getting. It's
> gotta be something in the game. Maybe something with 64bit? My server is
> dual core operton 1210, 2gb ram, centos.
>
> Naif Ahmed wrote:
> > I am experiencing the exact same issue. Running my server on dual
> > xeons quad core, 8gigs of ram and 10Mbps Up/Down. Other servers are 30
> > less in terms of ping at least.
> >
> > When I play from home, I get 80-120 ping, other games 18-30.
> >
> > Debian Etch 2.6.22
> >
> > I hope this can be fixed soon :(
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Geoff Goas wrote:
> >> cod4 servers ping about 20ms higher than previous titles
> >>
> >> On Feb 9, 2008 7:21 PM, Jon Adams <dooku at ner-clan.net
> >> <mailto:dooku at ner-clan.net>> wrote:
> >>
> >>     I had heard of a ping-bug on some servers, relating to the way in
> >>     which the server deals with pings - it's possible you are pinging
> >>     well - but the game is telling you otherwise. I had thought it had
> >>     been fixed, but you never know! perhaps it's worth some restarts,
> >>     clearing out logs etc - also try throughout the day, see if there
> >>     is a pattern? Ping is a strange thing indeed, and people tend to
> >>     get there numbers jumbled - so I suppose what I'm saying is to
> >>     really scrutinise your ping over a few days/weeks and report back
> >>     if there still is an issue. You might find that you play COD4 at
> >>     9pm and then switch to TF2 later on, when you're ISP is less
> >>     likely to throttle back bandwidth.
> >>
> >>
> >>     On 10/02/2008, *Matthew Driscoll* <retaks at gmail.com
> >>     <mailto:retaks at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >>
> >>         Hi. I'm running cod4 and a Team fortress 2 server on a dual
> >>         operton with
> >>         2 gigs of ram and my cod4 server is 40ms higher than that of
> >>         my tf2
> >>         server on the same box. That's all I'm running and its a fresh
> >>         install
> >>         of centos on a dedicated server. I think I have all the ports
> >> open
> >>         right. From xfire, I see that both the pings are similar at
> >>         about 60.
> >>         However, when I'm in the cod4 server my ping is average at
> >>         90-93 and in
> >>         Tf2 my ping is 50-55 average. Anyone know what may be the
> >> problem?
> >>
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