High Ping

[humptydumpty]

Hi,

 

I have been using the VA server for online flights but since the last update my ping to the server has gone terribly high.

 

The ping remains at around 500-600 and goes high till 900. Now the funny part is if I select an aircraft the ping drops down like a rock. But till I don't select an aircraft then the server has some issues and I think users have a warp or a lag kinda thing.

 

The other issues which I have noted is DCS stops responding. I have noticed this only during online sessions as I do not fly offline.

 

The following are my system and net details :

 

ISP bandwidth rate 700 KBPS.

 

Currently using a laptop which is of the following config :

 

Toshiba Satellite L755

i5 2430m

1 GB Nvidia GT525m

8 GB DDR3.

DCS 1.5.3

 

Will appreciate any advice / fix for the above problem.

 

Rgds.

Edited March 25, 2016 by humptydumpty

[BIGNEWY]

make sure DCS is added to your firewall, and the ports of your router are open for tcp / udp 10308.

 

Your system is below minimum spec ( 1gb gpu ) so try lowering the settings ingame

 

Minimum system requirements: OS 64-bit Windows 7/8/10; DirectX11; CPU: Core i3; RAM: 8 GB; Free hard disk space: 60 GB; Video: 2 GB RAM card, DirectX11 - compatible; requires internet activation.

 

Recommended system requirements: OS 64-bit Windows 7/8/10; DirectX11; CPU: Core i5+; RAM: 16GB; Hard disk space: 60 GB; Video: NVIDIA GeForce GTX780 / ATI R9 290 DirectX11 or better; Joystick; requires internet activation.

[humptydumpty]

make sure DCS is added to your firewall, and the ports of your router are open for tcp / udp 10308.

 

Your system is below minimum spec ( 1gb gpu ) so try lowering the settings ingame

 

Thanks for the quick reply.

 

Yeah its below the minimum specs and I have the settings to the lows. I get around 20-30 fps but usually to 25.

 

I will check the 10308 port on the router and also the windows firewall.

 

But IMO this some other kinda issue where once I select the aircraft the ping is going down.

[Shahdoh]

Yeah, from the server side perspective, have not seen anything like it. Goes from over 900 ping to a steady 140's once he is in an aircraft on the server.

[humptydumpty]

Yeah, from the server side perspective, have not seen anything like it. Goes from over 900 ping to a steady 140's once he is in an aircraft on the server.

 

Hi Shahdoh,

 

I will try the other servers like the VAT aerobatics / TFP and there is another new server don't remember the name but it starts with a "K" and watch what my ping rates are showing up only on server connect and does it drop without selecting an aircraft.

[humptydumpty]

Well, I tested the other servers and it is behaving in a similar way, so till an aircraft is not selected the ping remains high.

 

Just don't know why it is happening

[humptydumpty]

I have captured a video of my issue using OBS, will be uploading to dropbox later today. Hope someone can shed some light to this problem. It is with most of the servers that I noticed it.

[BIGNEWY]

try to reproduce and then attach your whole logs folder zipped, we will take a look to see if there are any clues in them

[humptydumpty]

try to reproduce and then attach your whole logs folder zipped, we will take a look to see if there are any clues in them

 

Roger NEWY. I will do that later today. I guess the Logs are under Saved Games / DCS .

Edited March 27, 2016 by humptydumpty

[humptydumpty]

Here are the attachments.

 

The video is a 19 MB file. Once you view the video you will see the MP screen and the selected MP Server. There is a big blank screen and then followed by the DCS screens which one can skip , it is due to the local loading. Once inside the server see the ping on connect and then later the ping on aircraft selection.

 

The other file is the Log file.

 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/2vow7lrfna8mqk1/2016-03-27-1620-27.flv?dl=0

 

 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/pi4qlicl4350ks2/Logs.rar?dl=0

 

Thanks for checking