Hi! It's been a while since I've posted, because my internet connection has been keeping me away from competitive TF2. However, I've finally decided to suck it up and ask for help.
My problem is that my ping spikes massively when I'm playing TF2. I can't chat on Mumble, I can't listen to Pandora, I can't really do anything... The game is completely unplayable too, at about 17,000ms ping :( It is so bad that I can't find servers, and I usually end up on locally hosted jump maps wasting my time :/
To try to assess this problem, I tried to ping www.google.com from bash while starting up TF2. The results are below
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=168 ttl=54 time=18.764 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=169 ttl=54 time=18.646 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=170 ttl=54 time=19.847 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=171 ttl=54 time=19.002 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=172 ttl=54 time=18.784 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=173 ttl=54 time=16.744 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=174 ttl=54 time=18.371 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=175 ttl=54 time=18.811 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=176 ttl=54 time=22.124 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=177 ttl=54 time=22.283 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=178 ttl=54 time=27.877 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=179 ttl=54 time=34.200 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=180 ttl=54 time=21.291 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=181 ttl=54 time=26.646 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=182 ttl=54 time=15.523 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=183 ttl=54 time=18.076 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=184 ttl=54 time=17.253 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=185 ttl=54 time=22.546 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=186 ttl=54 time=19.027 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=187 ttl=54 time=16.943 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=188 ttl=54 time=19.106 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=189 ttl=54 time=16.834 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=190 ttl=54 time=19.706 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=191 ttl=54 time=181.311 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=192 ttl=54 time=1359.940 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=193 ttl=54 time=460.690 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=194 ttl=54 time=1413.326 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=195 ttl=54 time=1006.850 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=196 ttl=54 time=214.545 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=197 ttl=54 time=470.225 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=198 ttl=54 time=2432.496 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=199 ttl=54 time=1431.672 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=200 ttl=54 time=3699.894 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=201 ttl=54 time=2699.300 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=202 ttl=54 time=4460.163 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=212 ttl=54 time=7706.518 ms
Request timeout for icmp_seq 223
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=217 ttl=54 time=7263.121 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=222 ttl=54 time=2884.342 ms
Request timeout for icmp_seq 226
Request timeout for icmp_seq 227
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=210 ttl=54 time=18311.421 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=211 ttl=54 time=17310.193 ms
Request timeout for icmp_seq 230
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=214 ttl=54 time=17644.014 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=215 ttl=54 time=16642.881 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=216 ttl=54 time=15642.682 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=219 ttl=54 time=12776.304 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=218 ttl=54 time=13777.694 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=220 ttl=54 time=11776.052 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=221 ttl=54 time=10775.467 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=223 ttl=54 time=9654.887 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=224 ttl=54 time=8654.119 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=225 ttl=54 time=7653.012 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=226 ttl=54 time=6652.114 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=227 ttl=54 time=8012.560 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=228 ttl=54 time=7619.457 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=229 ttl=54 time=6618.807 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=230 ttl=54 time=5927.092 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=231 ttl=54 time=5437.748 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=232 ttl=54 time=5571.848 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=233 ttl=54 time=8658.168 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=234 ttl=54 time=9067.267 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=235 ttl=54 time=9093.778 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=236 ttl=54 time=8423.535 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=237 ttl=54 time=8441.869 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=238 ttl=54 time=7863.098 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=239 ttl=54 time=7022.405 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=240 ttl=54 time=6259.225 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=242 ttl=54 time=4463.809 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=243 ttl=54 time=3570.109 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=244 ttl=54 time=3015.649 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=245 ttl=54 time=2688.634 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=246 ttl=54 time=1687.245 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=247 ttl=54 time=842.137 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=248 ttl=54 time=40.279 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=249 ttl=54 time=16.719 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=250 ttl=54 time=20.767 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=251 ttl=54 time=17.373 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=252 ttl=54 time=19.121 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=253 ttl=54 time=21.609 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=254 ttl=54 time=20.392 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=255 ttl=54 time=29.963 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=256 ttl=54 time=18.232 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=257 ttl=54 time=24.922 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=258 ttl=54 time=18.954 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=259 ttl=54 time=36.115 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=260 ttl=54 time=18.594 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=261 ttl=54 time=23.131 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=262 ttl=54 time=19.935 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=263 ttl=54 time=17.234 ms
I started TF2 at icmp_seq 190 and closed it at 247. I didn't even get in-game - this was just the starting menu screen.
Can someone please help me diagnose what the problem is? My network never seems to complain unless I'm playing TF2 (although I haven't tested this hypothesis that rigorously).
I'm on Windows 7, if that matters.
Please, please, please help. I really want to start playing competitively again, but it has just been too hard with this high ping.
Hi! It's been a while since I've posted, because my internet connection has been keeping me away from competitive TF2. However, I've finally decided to suck it up and ask for help.
My problem is that my ping spikes massively when I'm playing TF2. I can't chat on Mumble, I can't listen to Pandora, I can't really do anything... The game is completely unplayable too, at about 17,000ms ping :( It is so bad that I can't find servers, and I usually end up on locally hosted jump maps wasting my time :/
To try to assess this problem, I tried to ping www.google.com from bash while starting up TF2. The results are below
[code]64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=168 ttl=54 time=18.764 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=169 ttl=54 time=18.646 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=170 ttl=54 time=19.847 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=171 ttl=54 time=19.002 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=172 ttl=54 time=18.784 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=173 ttl=54 time=16.744 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=174 ttl=54 time=18.371 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=175 ttl=54 time=18.811 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=176 ttl=54 time=22.124 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=177 ttl=54 time=22.283 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=178 ttl=54 time=27.877 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=179 ttl=54 time=34.200 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=180 ttl=54 time=21.291 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=181 ttl=54 time=26.646 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=182 ttl=54 time=15.523 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=183 ttl=54 time=18.076 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=184 ttl=54 time=17.253 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=185 ttl=54 time=22.546 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=186 ttl=54 time=19.027 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=187 ttl=54 time=16.943 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=188 ttl=54 time=19.106 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=189 ttl=54 time=16.834 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=190 ttl=54 time=19.706 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=191 ttl=54 time=181.311 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=192 ttl=54 time=1359.940 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=193 ttl=54 time=460.690 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=194 ttl=54 time=1413.326 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=195 ttl=54 time=1006.850 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=196 ttl=54 time=214.545 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=197 ttl=54 time=470.225 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=198 ttl=54 time=2432.496 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=199 ttl=54 time=1431.672 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=200 ttl=54 time=3699.894 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=201 ttl=54 time=2699.300 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=202 ttl=54 time=4460.163 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=212 ttl=54 time=7706.518 ms
Request timeout for icmp_seq 223
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=217 ttl=54 time=7263.121 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=222 ttl=54 time=2884.342 ms
Request timeout for icmp_seq 226
Request timeout for icmp_seq 227
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=210 ttl=54 time=18311.421 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=211 ttl=54 time=17310.193 ms
Request timeout for icmp_seq 230
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=214 ttl=54 time=17644.014 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=215 ttl=54 time=16642.881 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=216 ttl=54 time=15642.682 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=219 ttl=54 time=12776.304 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=218 ttl=54 time=13777.694 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=220 ttl=54 time=11776.052 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=221 ttl=54 time=10775.467 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=223 ttl=54 time=9654.887 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=224 ttl=54 time=8654.119 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=225 ttl=54 time=7653.012 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=226 ttl=54 time=6652.114 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=227 ttl=54 time=8012.560 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=228 ttl=54 time=7619.457 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=229 ttl=54 time=6618.807 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=230 ttl=54 time=5927.092 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=231 ttl=54 time=5437.748 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=232 ttl=54 time=5571.848 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=233 ttl=54 time=8658.168 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=234 ttl=54 time=9067.267 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=235 ttl=54 time=9093.778 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=236 ttl=54 time=8423.535 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=237 ttl=54 time=8441.869 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=238 ttl=54 time=7863.098 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=239 ttl=54 time=7022.405 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=240 ttl=54 time=6259.225 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=242 ttl=54 time=4463.809 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=243 ttl=54 time=3570.109 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=244 ttl=54 time=3015.649 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=245 ttl=54 time=2688.634 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=246 ttl=54 time=1687.245 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=247 ttl=54 time=842.137 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=248 ttl=54 time=40.279 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=249 ttl=54 time=16.719 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=250 ttl=54 time=20.767 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=251 ttl=54 time=17.373 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=252 ttl=54 time=19.121 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=253 ttl=54 time=21.609 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=254 ttl=54 time=20.392 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=255 ttl=54 time=29.963 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=256 ttl=54 time=18.232 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=257 ttl=54 time=24.922 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=258 ttl=54 time=18.954 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=259 ttl=54 time=36.115 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=260 ttl=54 time=18.594 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=261 ttl=54 time=23.131 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=262 ttl=54 time=19.935 ms
64 bytes from 74.125.239.114: icmp_seq=263 ttl=54 time=17.234 ms[/code]
I started TF2 at icmp_seq 190 and closed it at 247. I didn't even get in-game - this was just the starting menu screen.
Can someone please help me diagnose what the problem is? My network never seems to complain unless I'm playing TF2 (although I haven't tested this hypothesis that rigorously).
I'm on Windows 7, if that matters.
Please, please, please help. I really want to start playing competitively again, but it has just been too hard with this high ping.
are you hitting the "server" tab? If so, go to internet servers and stop the refresh.
are you hitting the "server" tab? If so, go to internet servers and stop the refresh.
What are your speed test results while just sitting idle, no TF2 or anything open?
http://www.speedtest.net/
What are your speed test results while just sitting idle, no TF2 or anything open?
http://www.speedtest.net/
Your motherboard/network card model could be helpful to know here. If you have a "Killer NIC" in your system, it is very possibly the culprit. Are these pings while mumble is open?
Your motherboard/network card model could be helpful to know here. If you have a "Killer NIC" in your system, it is very possibly the culprit. Are these pings while mumble is open?