Need Help With My Ping Problem.

GreeGree Join Date: 2003-05-18 Member: 16454Members
in NS General Discussion
<div class="IPBDescription">It jumps from 20 to over 700</div> Obviously a ping that unstable is unplayable. My ISP recently forced me to use the pppoe protocol and since then NS has become unplayable. I need your help to fix the problem. My pings would normally be between 20 and 50. I ask if there is anything I can do to fix this problem other than changing ISP'S.
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  • typical_skeletontypical_skeleton Join Date: 2003-02-24 Member: 13944Members
    Well, I'd try the Tech Support forum first.

    I'm not really familiar with PPPoE, but I'd guess it's time to switch ISPs. =P
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  • Cereal_KillRCereal_KillR Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1837Members
    NS only or all games?
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  • GreeGree Join Date: 2003-05-18 Member: 16454Members
    It seems to be just NS.
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  • DuoGodOfDeathDuoGodOfDeath Join Date: 2002-08-01 Member: 1044Members
    Check your rates? You said you used to have 20-50, what is it now.
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  • GreeGree Join Date: 2003-05-18 Member: 16454Members
    My rates are cl_updaterate 30, cl_cmdrate 50, and rate 2500.
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  • ChimpZealotChimpZealot The Elite Demo Detective Join Date: 2002-11-30 Member: 10315Members, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    Assuming you're using broadband, your rate setting should be 20000.
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  • GreeGree Join Date: 2003-05-18 Member: 16454Members
    I just tried setting my rate that high now it jumps to over 1000. It seems to get worse when someone uses the voice comm though.
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  • J_D_WJ_D_W Join Date: 2003-05-22 Member: 16598Members
    My rates are
    cl_updaterate 18 (GOOD setting people set it as 101 - bad)
    cl_cmdrate 101
    rate 25000
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  • radforChristradforChrist USA Join Date: 2002-11-04 Member: 6871Members, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Subnautica Playtester
    edited June 2005
    May not be related, but I have a rural DSL and sometimes I ran at 60-70, sometimes spiked to 500+ constantly. Rates were no good ot change. Do a speed test outside of NS (http://performance.toast.net) and see if it fluctuates, stays high, or stays low. If you consistenly have high bandwidth in the test, and the rest of your internet apps look good, then it's NS related. Try a complete removal/reinstall of NS and/or Steam, and do not copy your config in, manually re-set it up.

    If your bandwidth is always low, you may not be able to play on it. If it fluctuates (sometimes 200-300 kbps, other times 800+), you may have spyware or other factors. I had cleaned off ALL my spyware/viruses/etc, and still no go. I reformatted everything, and it's all good now.

    Good luck and hope it helps.

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    EDIT: I've also heard that changing your rate to something with zeros at the end (20000), sometimes Steam truncate a 0 and it becomes 2000. Some people recommend typing a rate of 9999 or 19999 to be safe. Not verified, but I do it just in case.
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