Ping got increase a lot after upgraded to 1.01 server patch

[ixyc]

Hi All,

I was running a 1.0 Linux Server with ETPUB 0.65. But it crashed about every two days, then I upgraded it to 1.01 Server patch. It never crashs again. However, a friend of mine who connects from Japan originally have ping about 190, but after the 1.01 patch he gets ping about 270. I also noticed that my ping incrases slightly from 30 to 40 but not as much as him.

Can any body tell me why and how to solve it.Thanks.

p.s. I don’t want to run a 2.60 sever because in my region there are lots of them and many of them are empty all day. I need a 2.55 server for noobs.

[Chipo]

try to ping the server IP and see if its the same like ingame one ( ms-dos -> ping Ip )

[ixyc]

Thanks for the reply,

When I ping my server, my ping is <1 ms. But in game my ping is about 3x depending on the loading of server. Is that normal?

[Sauron_EFG]

Yes, in-game ping isn’t very accurate and usually higher than a “real” ICMP ping (especially with the default ping size).

[Chipo]

Thanks for the reply,

When I ping my server, my ping is <1 ms. But in game my ping is about 3x depending on the loading of server. Is that normal?

if u got <1ms ping that mean the server should be in your local network or the server is hosted in your ISP

Yes, in-game ping isn’t very accurate and usually higher than a “real” ICMP ping (especially with the default ping size).

yes but the ping should be near the real icmp ping ( +/- 5/10 ping ) and it depends on server status and your ISP
like the server is 80-90% of load u got higher ping or if the network is not enoght u got higher ping with conection interupt

anyway its not normal to ping the server for long time and to get 1 ping and to have on it 30-40

However, a friend of mine who connects from Japan originally have ping about 190, but after the 1.01 patch he gets ping about 270. I also noticed that my ping incrases slightly from 30 to 40 but not as much as him

did u change some setting in your game like cl_maxpackets ?

[ixyc]

I host the game by myself in the same xxx.xxx IP adress with my PC. My server is running on a very old machine, PIII 800Mhz, with 100 Mbits network. However, it handles 23 players very well with almost no Yellow in the lagometer.

I didn’t change any setting of server. I just installed the 1.01 server patch. However, I updated a lot Ubuntu 6.06 patches before installed 1.01 server patch. Now, I suspect it is Ubuntu’s pathces that causes the ping incrase. Try to resintall the Ubuntu 6.06 without installing any update now.

[Chipo]

I host the game by myself in the same xxx.xxx IP adress with my PC. My server is running on a very old machine, PIII 800Mhz, with 100 Mbits network. However, it handles 23 players very well with almost no Yellow in the lagometer.

I didn’t change any setting of server. I just installed the 1.01 server patch. However, I updated a lot Ubuntu 6.06 patches before installed 1.01 server patch. Now, I suspect it is Ubuntu’s pathces that causes the ping incrase. Try to resintall the Ubuntu 6.06 without installing any update now.

when u said 100 mbits network u mean the local one right ??? how much is your real i-net network and bandwidth ??

your problem may come from your server 800 mhz are not enoght for 23 players ( ET require like 30-40 mhz per slot ) and how much memory u have on the server too

if u have like super gold rush in roatatiuon that will be hard for the server

lol its normal for your lagometer do not show yellow stuff if u are in local netowrk with your server so no packet lost

cl_maxpackets is client side command - try it with 20 and 100 to see the ping difference