Author Topic: I'm a Warping Bastard (Read 665 times)

Kidd · « **on:** August 04, 2007, 05:06:57 PM »

First off, i'm pretty sure I have a good computer and internet connection. I feel that i just have to change settings here and there or there might be some kindof work around or some sort of interference with something on my computer and AH.

The problem is that I'm warping: I've messed with a ton of the video settings on AH from highest detail to lowest detail/highest performance. There is no change in any of this.

Have also turned off windows firewall, Norton

Any background process that I know I have started.
(Vista has really increased the background process and I honestly don't know what is what) I have already gotten rid of all their stupid parental things where it asks you ever 5 seconds, "ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO DO THAT?"

Vista
2.0Ghz T7000
2gb Ram
256MB Nvidia GEForce 8600M GT Driver 7.15.11.143
Cable/Wireless. Never any connectivity problems. D/Ls at a constant 500-700kb/s. My connection has always been very very smooth.

Frame Rate is constant 50+
The rest of that info shows me its using only 1gb memory and very little of my vid card, etc.

Any advice? Thx.
Kidd

Kidd · « **Reply #1 on:** August 04, 2007, 05:23:50 PM »

One thing to note: I did switch off my wireless and went directly into the modem with my ethernet cable and there was no difference.

bj229r · « **Reply #2 on:** August 04, 2007, 05:58:42 PM »

Did you already try a "tracert 206.16.60.39" ?

Kidd · « **Reply #3 on:** August 04, 2007, 06:04:37 PM »

What is the process for this and what I'm looking for?

Kidd · « **Reply #4 on:** August 04, 2007, 06:06:13 PM »

I have just performed this. How do i interpret the data?

Kidd · « **Reply #5 on:** August 04, 2007, 06:08:44 PM »

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6000]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Windows\system32>tracert 206.16.60.39

Tracing route to 206.16.60.39 over a maximum of 30 hops

1 1 ms 1 ms 1 ms 192.168.1.1
2 11 ms 10 ms 8 ms 73.141.93.1
3 12 ms * 9 ms ge-3-2-ur01.sterling.va.richmond.comcast.net [68
.86.124.29]
4 8 ms 9 ms 13 ms te-1-1-ur02.sterling.va.richmond.comcast.net [68
.86.172.242]
5 12 ms 15 ms * 68.86.172.246
6 14 ms 14 ms 15 ms po-50-ar01.staplesmllrd.va.richmond.comcast.net
[68.86.172.162]
7 20 ms 17 ms 16 ms 12.86.111.9
8 56 ms 55 ms 53 ms tbr1.wswdc.ip.att.net [12.122.113.18]
9 47 ms 49 ms 48 ms tbr1.sl9mo.ip.att.net [12.122.10.30]
10 48 ms 49 ms 46 ms tbr2.dlstx.ip.att.net [12.122.10.90]
11 52 ms 56 ms 50 ms br2.dlstx.ip.att.net [12.123.16.213]
12 49 ms 48 ms 47 ms mdf1-gsr12-1-pos-6-0.dal1.attens.net [12.122.255
.78]
13 57 ms 51 ms 52 ms mdf1-bi8k-1-eth-1-2.dal1.attens.net [63.241.192.
202]
14 52 ms 50 ms 51 ms 206.16.60.39

Trace complete.

C:\Windows\system32>tracert 206.16.60.39

Tracing route to 206.16.60.39 over a maximum of 30 hops

1 1 ms 1 ms 1 ms 192.168.1.1
2 9 ms 8 ms 10 ms 73.141.93.1
3 11 ms * 9 ms ge-3-2-ur01.sterling.va.richmond.comcast.net [68
.86.124.29]
4 9 ms 10 ms * te-1-1-ur02.sterling.va.richmond.comcast.net [68
.86.172.242]
5 11 ms 12 ms * 68.86.172.246
6 14 ms 14 ms 14 ms po-50-ar01.staplesmllrd.va.richmond.comcast.net
[68.86.172.162]
7 19 ms 17 ms 17 ms 12.86.111.9
8 55 ms 54 ms 55 ms tbr1.wswdc.ip.att.net [12.122.113.18]
9 66 ms 48 ms 47 ms tbr1.sl9mo.ip.att.net [12.122.10.30]
10 47 ms 48 ms 48 ms tbr2.dlstx.ip.att.net [12.122.10.90]
11 56 ms 48 ms 50 ms br2.dlstx.ip.att.net [12.123.16.213]
12 49 ms 48 ms 47 ms mdf1-gsr12-1-pos-6-0.dal1.attens.net [12.122.255
.78]
13 49 ms 51 ms 51 ms mdf1-bi8k-1-eth-1-2.dal1.attens.net [63.241.192.
202]
14 51 ms 51 ms 51 ms 206.16.60.39

Trace complete.

C:\Windows\system32>

fuzeman · « **Reply #6 on:** August 04, 2007, 06:45:04 PM »

I see the dreaded Comcast in your route.

http://forums.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=209435&highlight=comcast

bj229r · « **Reply #7 on:** August 04, 2007, 07:36:29 PM »

is the jump from step 7 to step 8 significant? Being dialup, I wouldn't know:furious

Kidd · « **Reply #8 on:** August 04, 2007, 07:46:26 PM »

fuzeman. How am i supposed to interpret the data from pingplotter. What data is significant for you.

Kami · « **Reply #9 on:** August 04, 2007, 08:20:23 PM »

Not sure if this applies to you, however it worked perfect for my buddy. He was so warpy even his own team complained about it. He had a great computer, good connection, but his variance on his network status was horrible. Tried graphics, cutting processes, nothing worked. I remembered reading about Power settings in here and this did the trick.

Go to:
Control Panel
-Power Settings
If its on "Energy Star" change it to "Home/Office Desktop"

Cured it right there.
Good luck and I hope this is what plagues you.

Kidd · « **Reply #10 on:** August 04, 2007, 09:12:53 PM »

Hey i tried that. In vista its a bit different but i did whatever i could for "Fastest Performance". Didnt work. I'm now going through all the background processes one at a time to see what i can cut and what I can't.

Kidd · « **Reply #11 on:** August 04, 2007, 09:52:56 PM »

Finished turning off every process i could, but it was not changed. I assume this is internet let related and i guess comcast. I couldnt really tell what i was supposed to be looking for with that pingplotter thing. If you could let me know, i can get you the results and you can let me know if i'm doomed or not.

REP0MAN · « **Reply #12 on:** August 04, 2007, 10:19:33 PM »

Quote

Originally posted by bj229r
is the jump from step 7 to step 8 significant? Being dialup, I wouldn't know:furious

I wouldn't think so. It looks like the entry to the ATT backbone. The Traceroute looks okay to me. I would try ping plotter to see what kind of packet loss you are experiencing on the Comcast network.

fuzeman · « **Reply #13 on:** August 04, 2007, 10:25:01 PM »

Quote

Originally posted by Kidd
fuzeman. How am i supposed to interpret the data from pingplotter. What data is significant for you.

I believe anytime you see one of those asterisks it's a ping that timed out, in other words it was lost. Lost packet = warp usually.
All *s seem to be within Comcast.

Kidd · « **Reply #14 on:** August 05, 2007, 02:02:55 PM »

Ok, i did the pingplotter thing, but still don't know what i'm looking for. Occasionaly it will say "packet loss 10%" or something like that and it will go away.

Then a minute later or so it will say it again for something else.

I'm warping around way more than that when i actually play vs. how many instances this pingplotter says I should be warping.