- May 30, 2015
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I'm having network issues while playing Team Fortress 2. My computer runs it just fine, but it's mainly the ping. It will jump to 300-600 for about 5-10 minutes, then it'll drop down to 20-50, which is the usual amount when I'm not having issues. I've connected my computer to a wifi range extender with an ethernet cable, and it still has these issues. I've also tried moving the computer and connecting it to the main router; the issue still stands, so I know it's not the router. Looking through other threads, I've done the following:
1. Typed tracert www.google.com into CMD, here are the results: http://prntscr.com/bjua9x
2. Typed ping www.google.com -t into CMD, here are the results: http://prntscr.com/bjuaxn
The ping will stay low, but then jump to 30 for a second and come back down. Eventually, it'll ramp up to somewhere between 150-300, fluctuate, then come back down.
3. Pinged my router in CMD, here are the results: http://prntscr.com/bjudi3
Similar to pinging Google, it will jump up every now and then, but around 50-100 ping, not sure if that matters.
4. I saw on another Tom's Hardware thread to disable DNS relay in the router configuration area, but I've had no luck finding it. I use Verizon as my ISP. If someone has the same ISP and can find the DNS relay option, that'd be great.
5. Tried another computer, same results as my main computer.
6. Shut down all programs other than TF2, I used NetBalancer to scan my computer for anything that's downloading/uploading stuff, nothing else is using the bandwidth. I figured out that my NVIDIA GeForce Experience program was automatically downloading updates behind my back so I disabled it, but the issue is still there, just less than before.
7. No one in my house torrents, already ask them all if they're downloading something when the ping spikes happen, and they aren't.
8. Used pingtest.net, the packet loss fails to test for some reason and it says I don't have Java or something but I do. Anyway here are the resuts:
Ping: 27 ms
Jitter: 2 ms
Grade: B*
9. Computer specs: http://prntscr.com/bjudus
I would post the network subsection of Speccy but I don't know if it's safe to do so, since there's a lot of information there.
This happens in other games too, like Black Ops 2, Dirty Bomb, etc. My internet browsing is usually find but I do notice it's a little slower at the same time my game's ping fluctuates.
Other devices like phones shouldn't be affecting this, I can't think up of a reason why my ping would be spiking. It's very strange. It's been happening for almost a year now, but it's recently gotten worse. If anyone could help me I would really appreciate it. Please let me know if there is any information that is needed from me.
Thank you for your time! I know this is a long post but I would really like to solve this problem.
1. Typed tracert www.google.com into CMD, here are the results: http://prntscr.com/bjua9x
2. Typed ping www.google.com -t into CMD, here are the results: http://prntscr.com/bjuaxn
The ping will stay low, but then jump to 30 for a second and come back down. Eventually, it'll ramp up to somewhere between 150-300, fluctuate, then come back down.
3. Pinged my router in CMD, here are the results: http://prntscr.com/bjudi3
Similar to pinging Google, it will jump up every now and then, but around 50-100 ping, not sure if that matters.
4. I saw on another Tom's Hardware thread to disable DNS relay in the router configuration area, but I've had no luck finding it. I use Verizon as my ISP. If someone has the same ISP and can find the DNS relay option, that'd be great.
5. Tried another computer, same results as my main computer.
6. Shut down all programs other than TF2, I used NetBalancer to scan my computer for anything that's downloading/uploading stuff, nothing else is using the bandwidth. I figured out that my NVIDIA GeForce Experience program was automatically downloading updates behind my back so I disabled it, but the issue is still there, just less than before.
7. No one in my house torrents, already ask them all if they're downloading something when the ping spikes happen, and they aren't.
8. Used pingtest.net, the packet loss fails to test for some reason and it says I don't have Java or something but I do. Anyway here are the resuts:
Ping: 27 ms
Jitter: 2 ms
Grade: B*
9. Computer specs: http://prntscr.com/bjudus
I would post the network subsection of Speccy but I don't know if it's safe to do so, since there's a lot of information there.
This happens in other games too, like Black Ops 2, Dirty Bomb, etc. My internet browsing is usually find but I do notice it's a little slower at the same time my game's ping fluctuates.
Other devices like phones shouldn't be affecting this, I can't think up of a reason why my ping would be spiking. It's very strange. It's been happening for almost a year now, but it's recently gotten worse. If anyone could help me I would really appreciate it. Please let me know if there is any information that is needed from me.
Thank you for your time! I know this is a long post but I would really like to solve this problem.
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