Weird Network Problem

Discussion in 'Tech Talk' started by Torvahl, Jan 29, 2011.

  1. Torvahl
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    Ok, so I'm stumped.

    Raiven and I moved into a new house. I was here first, and played for months on my internet connection, my computer, my laptop, my xbox, she got here, and i hooked her up to the router. Suddenly when she's plugged in and i'm plugged in, we both lag like crazy in our games, 2k pings. unplug her computer and mine goes back to 100 or less.

    Its not the router, it behaves the same way with my backup. The cable provider swears its not them, we have plenty of bandwidth they say cuz its a commercial grade line. I'm stumped.

    Please let me know if there's anything i should try or retry.

    -=Torv
     
  2. EniGmA1987
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    A download or auto update isnt going on in the background?

    Could be an IP address conflict, although if that is the case it usually has a pop up bubble saying so.
     
  3. Aral
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    mhm.... at a guess, i would suspect her computer isnt playing nice with your network, follow these steps, to see exactly where the problem is.

    1 unplug her computer, play on yours, check for lag on yours. if there is no lag move on.
    2 turn her computer off and plug it in, check for lag. if there is no lag move on.
    3 turn her computer on, open cmd, type ipconfig /release, check for lag. if there is no lag move on.
    4 type ipconfig /renew, check for lag. if there is no lag move on.
    5 play a game on her computer, if there is no lag then what are you bothering us for?

    1 confirms that the network is functioning properly without her computer
    2 confirms that your router isnt spazzing out just because that port is in use... i know what you said about it still happening with the backup... but you never know... the cable might be grounding out too, which can cause weird problems.
    3 confirms that her computer and router are playing nice locally, with its non IP protocols
    4 confirms that the computer and router are playing nice with DHCP and internet, with its IP protocols. incidentally, if the IP addy was borked, this might fix it.
    5 if you get this far the issue is probably whatever game you are playing.

    not a solution, but should help you narrow down the problem to something more concrete. you might also consider installing a packet sniffer, like Wireshark, which is free, to see if anything is getting spammed across the network.
     
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  4. Vandiego
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    Does she have carbonite on her pc?