Thread: High latency after configuring router.

Hey guys..

I have ULF 1000 combo plan and i recently configured my modem to PPPoE type from Bridge type.

Before i configured i used to get get < 80 pings in Counter-strike 1.6.

And as of now i am gettin >150 pings. Yes i am getting high pings on the same servers in which i used to get nice pings. Please help.

By PPPoE i mean always-on connection. And by bridge i mean i had to dial the connection.

Modem: Huawei MT841.
OS: Win 7.

Thanks in advance.

For some reason PPoE seems to work better with online gaming.

Not sure why.

Always-on mode doesn't really let you switch between different dns servers easily. Also every time you connect there is a chance you will get a bad server with a slightly worse routing.

If you use always-on, you're stuck with 1 server and it's routing.

Thnx rsen for u time.

I finally sorted it out by by reconnecting the connection through the router page.

As you were sayin it is routed through same servers. So may be after reconnecting the connection it gets routed through another servers.

But anyway....am gettin good latencies now, so doesnt matter.

Thanks.

aayush, name servers (DNS) do not route, they only translate domain names into IP numeric addresses. If you have a bad DNS server, it can mean that the initial opening of a web page (for instance) is slow and might even time out.

If DNS is a concern for you, you can take control by specifying (Network properties, tcp/ip) one or more servers to use. You can even use Google's Namebench software to find out the best server for you.

You c an even run your own (Treewalk for Windows, BIND for Linux, etc) on your own machine...

@aayush

By PPPoE i mean always-on connection. And by bridge i mean i had to dial the connection.

I finally sorted it out by by reconnecting the connection through the router page.

Presume now you use "Bridged" "Dialer" connection.
If so,

Para two :
Ensure Firewall is enabled/Antimalware/ anti spyware/antivirus applications are/ active, when you surf/connected to Internet.
Scan computer.

when you surf/connected to Internet.
ALL PORTS ARE OPEN>

2.
Create a System Restore Point NOW.
3.
Backup Registry entries.
4.

Modem: Huawei MT841.
OS: Win 7.

Download Microsoft Anti virus application :Microsoft Security Essentials.

Para three :
if interested:
TEST:
In computer START run Ok
New window
type: tracert www.indiabroadband.net

Test for Both "Always On" and " Dialer"settings mode .

1. Changing DNS servers has little or no effect on online gaming or web browsing. I really don't understand why people repeatedly keep saying they do.
The changes are EXTREMELY MINIMAL.

2. Most problems happen because of high latencies to game servers because of congestion or horrendously bad routing to game servers (which are typically outside India).

3. The routing to servers outside India changes frequently (3-4 times a day, or more). Occasionally you get stuck with an absolute trash route.

4. Reconnecting in bridged dialer mode VERY OFTEN fixes awful routing. It's very very easy to test this: pick a game server; run a staggered traceroute using something like d3tr (or just run tracert multiple times). Now, reconnect and try again. Every time you reconnect you will see a very slightly different route to the game server; especially the servers on the local end, in India.

5. Always on (pppoe) mode is never ever a good idea if you plan on online gaming.


For online gaming the following will let you see obvious network problems:

1) A good ping tool - you can have multiple cmd prompt ping www.game-server.com /t windows running; or use a 3rd party graphical ping tool like colasoft ping tool.

2) A good traceroute tool - d3tr is what I use : 3d Traceroute
This gives a visual representation of the route to you game server showing obvious latency spikes along the way.

If you want to connect to server in the EU or US, a good tunnelling software (battleping/lowerping etc) reduces latency by about 100-200ms.

3) If you get frequent packet loss it could be peak hour congestion, repairs soemwhere at bsnl, or a line problem on your end (bsnl wires are very very low quality and tend to break).


P.S.: anyone else notice disconnects at random times during the day for the past few weeks ? or bad latency at peak hours (5-7pm, 11am-1pm)