Meteor Dive
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2 edits | reply to BroadBandy
Re: Packet Loss, Help Needed plZ !
This a bit of a late reply. Hopefully you're problem is resolved but if not I don't mind taking some initiatives here along with some extra questions (need more info on).
Other than MTU value, tweaks will have little to no impact on packet loss especially with XP's default settings.
Again, 1400 MTU would apply here at the very least on either your NIC card using DrTCP or your DSL Modem/router combo.
If you plan to stick with that USB Modem, the appropriate MTU values will apply the adapter that corresponds to the USB Modem.
Anyway,
Where and how are you determining your packet losses? Are you pinging the servers using command prompt? And how large of a latency are you experiencing as you ping these servers?
Just a reminder that packet loss can be caused by a number of factors. This includes network congestion, overworked routers, high RTT times. Being close to a server means nothing if you're justifying the cause for packet loss. Even if you're a mile away from a game server, if the route along the way to the game server is congested, or equipment on those network is faulty , you'll experience some packet loss. Its usually best to ping your gateway first (with a high ping count) because if you find very high latency on it with high percentage loss, the problem would just be localized on the ISP's network (which you can call AOL and have them file a trouble ticket to repair the problem). If it occurs outside of AOL's network along the path to your to your game server, things get iffy as the problem is outside of your control.
You've mentioned you tried different so that kind rules out possible video errors, but it doesn't hurt to check if you have your video card drivers updated on each machine. |
