ping mysteries

[id10x]

ok now i understand that the ping depend on ure location and the target server
location and its all about the distance between them ...

but why in my case it works like an elevator up and down ???

in the game i play bf2 i live in the middle east and the server is in east Europe
it gose like 90 ms then 150 ms then 300 ms then 400 ms its just crazy
i get kicked from the server ...

i get back after a while and its 80 ms ..

now i know why i could have high ping or low ping at a specific server .. its the distance
like i said but why do i get this up and down thing

[glc]

Congestion somewhere between you and the server, and most likely totally out of your control. The worldwide infrastructure is not always big enough to keep up with demand. It may be at your ISP, or at any one of the routing points between you and the server.

[id10x]

could bad wires cause this to happen?

[flanzig1]

As glc says, it's more likely an issue of congestion and/or the quailty of the gear at each hop.
Could do a " tracert" from a cmd line. That would give a transmission time for each hop to the game server. then you will be able to see if long times are at your end or someplace in between.

[mbossman2]

Originally Posted by id10x could bad wires cause this to happen?

yes but so could too much traffic (too much traffic is more than likely the issue).

[id10x]

well here is a tracert

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>tracert 88.212.10.149

Tracing route to 88.212.10.149 over a maximum of 30 hops

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.1.1
2 266 ms 277 ms * 62.135.92.1
3 215 ms 203 ms 234 ms 172.18.1.181
4 221 ms 203 ms 210 ms 172.20.1.234
5 254 ms 334 ms 321 ms so-4-0-1.edge1.paris1.level3.net [212.73.206.21]

6 372 ms 361 ms 374 ms ae-31-51.ebr1.paris1.level3.net [4.68.109.30]
7 419 ms 489 ms 489 ms gts-datanet-telecom-ltd.tengigabitethernet2-2.ar
2.vie1.gblx.net [64.212.70.166]
8 443 ms 463 ms 412 ms teng-1-4.skbra2.gtsce.net [195.39.208.146]
9 372 ms 371 ms 413 ms teng1-2.skbra.gtsce.net [62.168.110.201]
10 452 ms 486 ms 467 ms a2.energotel.ba.cust.gts.sk [62.168.110.138]
11 456 ms 376 ms 440 ms a2.energotel.ba.cust.gts.sk [62.168.110.138]
12 486 ms 464 ms 474 ms 212.113.16.110
13 468 ms 564 ms 530 ms 88.212.10.149

Trace complete.

see haw it gose up and down?

what if i changed my old zte router for something new and expensive
dose it have any effect ?

[glc]

If 62.135.92.1 is your ISP's gateway, the conditions between you and it are pretty lousy.

[id10x]

Originally Posted by glc If 62.135.92.1 is your ISP's gateway, the conditions between you and it are pretty lousy.

yes on my router it says Default Gateway 62.135.92.1

and i got many connection timed out in that part with other tracert look


C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>tracert 88.212.10.149

Tracing route to 88.212.10.149 over a maximum of 30 hops

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.1.1
2 * * * Request timed out. <=======
3 15 ms 13 ms 14 ms 172.18.1.185
4 24 ms 23 ms 17 ms 172.20.1.234
5 223 ms 217 ms 218 ms 64.214.151.81
6 164 ms 161 ms 160 ms te1-1-10g.ar2.vie1.gblx.net [67.16.130.49]
7 148 ms 235 ms 234 ms gts-datanet-telecom-ltd.tengigabitethernet2-2.ar
2.vie1.gblx.net [64.212.70.166]
8 163 ms 162 ms * teng-1-4.skbra2.gtsce.net [195.39.208.146]
9 164 ms 163 ms 161 ms teng1-2.skbra.gtsce.net [62.168.110.201]
10 249 ms 107 ms 107 ms teng1-4.skbra.gtsce.net [195.39.208.86]
11 200 ms 265 ms 236 ms 82.114.119.217.in-addr.arpa [217.119.114.82]
12 169 ms 241 ms 186 ms 82.114.119.217.in-addr.arpa [217.119.114.82]
13 246 ms 201 ms 244 ms 88.212.10.149

Trace complete.


so what dose that means please ? my home wires ?? a bad router? the local phone
central ? what do i make of it ? because also am suffering with the speed thanks

[glc]

It can be anything between your router and your ISP's central server.

However, that second tracert shows a problem between 172.20.1.234 and 64.214.151.81. No idea where either of those are located as there is no DNS record.

When the choke point moves around like that, it's generally due to excess traffic and insufficient capacity. Again, not too much you can do about that. The infrastructure has not kept up with demand in your area of the world.

[id10x]

ok thanks for help