42 Disco's this month

[Getback]

Seriously try the dslreports link.  They help people that have been through this exact nightmare all the time.

I did Tigger.

I told them "You realize it's easier to switch ISPs than to deal with AT&T!"

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May have a dumb question but can those IP addresses dropping packets be my router?

[Skuzzy]

No.  Each line in a Ping Plot represents another router or switch.

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Connection isn't the problem. Was finally able to get a hold of someone about the issue and what he said made sense to me.

I was looking at my Memory usage at desktop and I'm using 38% at desktop. I think there lies the issue. Not sure what's causing it though. The CPU is using 5%. For memory that is 38% of 3.25 gigs of recognized memory. That would explain the jitter movements in play during hvy traffic.

[Skuzzy]

Frame stutters are not associated with network activity.  Yes, that is separate, but the packet loss you see on hop #4 will/can cause discos to occur.

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Frame stutters are not associated with network activity.  Yes, that is separate, but the packet loss you see on hop #4 will/can cause discos to occur.

If I run a ping from the command prompt there are no packet losses. The guy I spoke to said that some servers don't allow traces because it would double activity and therefore require a larger server. So when you run a trace it shows packet losses. Which makes sense to me (from what little I know). That reason being is if I had a 100% packet loss then why would it continue the trace through the hops. Which it does.

As far as the stuttering goes I'm not sure. I deleted my AV last night to see what affect that has. I've yet to test it.

[Skuzzy]

100% packet loss usually means the router does not honor the ICMP ECHO packet.  But anything less than 100% means the router does honor the packet and IS experiencing packet loss.

You are dealing with two separate issues here.

[flatiron1]

Charter Cable is coming out today for 3rd time this month. They say this time they will install  a signal booster.

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After deleting the AV it seems good so far. That was after 2 to 3 hours of flying. No jerkiness and no disco.

I may want to add that I downloaded the hires package and auto-tuned my VC. I had 1024 resolution but had never loaded the Hires package. In fact I wasn't sure what resolution I was running.

[Skuzzy]

Most anti-virus programs wreak havoc with the game.

[flatiron1]

OK this guy checked my connection at the pole and found water  and corrosion. Funny thing is I suggested the other two techs check that but they didn't.

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It's still a bit jittery in heavy traffic. Is there a program to close services or processes for W7?