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Argonath RPG Community => Hardware/Software support => Resolved issues => Topic started by: Wayne on July 25, 2011, 07:11:05 am

Title: High ping: Solution?
Post by: Wayne on July 25, 2011, 07:11:05 am: Hi i have a 10MB internet and i'm suffering by a high ping.

I live in brazil, i know that's far, but i was getting 80ms ping on a canadian server.
BTW, i know i can lower the ping, but i just wanna find out how :X
I do not have anything downloading, but, when i play SA-Mp my ping is always above 230.

Any ideas? any tricks?
Title: Re: High ping: Solution?
Post by: stormeus on July 25, 2011, 07:16:08 am: I suppose if you have a router that supports it, you could change the QoS (Quality of Service) so SAMP packets take precedence over anything else.
Title: Re: High ping: Solution?
Post by: Wayne on July 25, 2011, 07:18:43 am: Yes, my router suports QoS... but, how do i change?
Title: Re: High ping: Solution?
Post by: stormeus on July 25, 2011, 07:23:55 am: Helpful for Netgear routers:
http://support.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/66/~/how-to-enable-quality-of-service-(qos)%3F (http://support.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/66/~/how-to-enable-quality-of-service-(qos)%3F)

If you don't use a Netgear router, log into your router's control panel (usually at 192.168.1.1 (http://192.168.1.1), 192.168.0.1 (http://192.168.0.1) or 192.168.2.1 (http://192.168.2.1)). Find the area for Quality of Service, and set it so that either packets to/from 178.63.52.144 are highest, or packets to/from port 7777 are highest.
Title: Re: High ping: Solution?
Post by: Wayne on July 25, 2011, 07:29:23 am: I have a netgear route indeed, but, it doesnt has this option.

Instead it has an option called: IP QoS
(http://i53.tinypic.com/e04p5w.jpg)
Post Merge: July 25, 2011, 07:31:47 am
Found something interessing also.
(http://i52.tinypic.com/2e1615i.jpg)

After rebooting my router, my ping got reduced from 250 to 200
Title: Re: High ping: Solution?
Post by: stormeus on July 25, 2011, 07:38:22 am: Destination IP: 178.63.52.144
Destination Ports: 7777-7777 for SAMP only
Traffic Priority: As high as it can go
Name it something like Argo SAMP.

Also, according to this (http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/929944), those two failures really aren't relevant.
Title: Re: High ping: Solution?
Post by: Wayne on July 25, 2011, 07:46:09 am: Tried it, no changes.

Seems like rebooting the router was the best option so far.
Title: Re: High ping: Solution?
Post by: 9r2e5i3k on July 25, 2011, 12:15:27 pm: Brazil to Canada is a shorter distance than Brazil to Europe. It's impossible to significantly improve your ping without you moving closer to the server I'd say...
Title: Re: High ping: Solution?
Post by: Max. on July 25, 2011, 04:16:40 pm: Ive said this in soo many threads, the only ways to increase your ping (unless some program is slowing it) is to:
1 Move closer to your local exchage
2 Move closer to your ISP
3 Move closer the the Server
Title: Re: High ping: Solution?
Post by: Wayne on July 25, 2011, 04:43:56 pm: My ISP server response is 6ms, which means i'm damn close of it.

I live in a big city, so, yes, i'm pretty close of stuff here.

uh-oh, i can't buy fly tickets to europe ):
Title: Re: High ping: Solution?
Post by: 9r2e5i3k on July 25, 2011, 04:49:29 pm: Quote from: Wayne on July 25, 2011, 04:43:56 pm
uh-oh, i can't buy fly tickets to europe ):
Swim on a raft :fly:
Title: Re: High ping: Solution?
Post by: Wayne on July 25, 2011, 06:38:03 pm: Quote from: 9r2e5i3k on July 25, 2011, 04:49:29 pm
Swim on a raft :fly:
nice idea
I've just built one, is it enough to reach europe?
(http://images.travelpod.com/users/joelmunoz1968/1.1244438280.raft-washed-ashore-barra-de-la-cruz.jpg)

BTW, back on topic, does anyone has any more tip?
Title: Re: High ping: Solution?
Post by: Antonio. on July 26, 2011, 01:16:09 pm: 230 ping is fine to play SA:MP on. Less people will be able to kill you. :D