High Packet Loss Problem

WorldRevival

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Jun 8, 2014
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Lately this past month or two i've been experiencing increasingly terrible lag on Warcraft III The Frozen Throne. Every time I join a game and get about 5 minutes in, it will bring up the "Waiting for Host" box. Which also means that i'm lagging. This got so bad i just quit the game all together but now im asking for some help to find out my problem. I didn't know what information to provide so i have my ping test and speed test results below. Thanks for any help.
Isp: Mediacom
Connection Type: Wireless with a Linksys Wireless-G PCI Adapter
I also have not tried a wired connection but i will soon.

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Sounds like you've done your due diligence. The only other thing that I can advise is this;

There are two additional signal stats which can't be read at the modem level. They can only be read from their end by them polling the CMTS (Cable Modem Termination System) at the local headend facility.

They are the 'Upstream Receive Power Level' and the 'Upstream uSNR' (upstream Signal To Noise Ratio). Both of these are as equally important in diagnosing connectivity issues as are the modem's stats.

You can call in and ask what these figures are. The Upstream Receive Power Level should fall within the range of -10dB to +10dB with 0dB being in the middle and perfect.

The Upstream SNR should be least 30dB, and the higher it is the better...

Terrensa

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May 29, 2014
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Sounds like you've done your due diligence. The only other thing that I can advise is this;

There are two additional signal stats which can't be read at the modem level. They can only be read from their end by them polling the CMTS (Cable Modem Termination System) at the local headend facility.

They are the 'Upstream Receive Power Level' and the 'Upstream uSNR' (upstream Signal To Noise Ratio). Both of these are as equally important in diagnosing connectivity issues as are the modem's stats.

You can call in and ask what these figures are. The Upstream Receive Power Level should fall within the range of -10dB to +10dB with 0dB being in the middle and perfect.

The Upstream SNR should be least 30dB, and the higher it is the better. You could have an intermitttent noise ingress issue in the upstream channels.
 
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