You're welcome - That's great news Justin!
Cheers!
Jimmy.
| Thanks Jimmy
| My Ping went from 9.6 Seconds to 6.1 Seconds
| Speed for my Cable is now 1.6 Mb/s insted of 856Kb/s
| and I did do all the other things already and I locked my IP and DNS and my
| Dlink Router was Fermware updated recently...... the TCPIP optimiser was the
| Big help.. and Caused the Jump in Proformence.....
| Thanks Ever so much!!!!!!!!!!!!
| "Jimmy S." <Private> wrote in message
| | > Hi "Justin AKA (Doggard)"
| >
| > I don't want to overwhelm you with information, nor do I want to make you
| > wait for more suggestions if my first instincts are incorrect. For this
| reason,
| > here's a fairly complete checklist of solutions, which should solve the
| problem.
| >
| > Remember, if there is a step that you feel unsure about, we are here to
| help
| > you. Just post your questions and we'll do our very best to help you
| further.
| >
| > With that said, here's the checklist of troubleshooting steps for you!
|
| >
| >
| > HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR CONNECTION:
| >
| > 1. Run this SPEED TEST:
http://bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/
| >
| > 2. Download the TCP Optimizer Utility:
|
http://www.speedguide.net/files/TCPOptimizer.exe
| >
| > 3. Double click the program to start it:
| >
| > 4. Select the type of connection you're using: DSL, Dialup, DSL (PPPoE),
| > or Cable, then click "Optimal settings", click Apply changes, and
| click Exit.
| >
| > 5. Reboot and run the SPEED TEST again. Notice any improvement? If not,
| > then the Internet "highway" that you're using may be under heavy
| traffic or
| > construction. I have a webpage you can use to examine that
| possibility:
| >
http://www3.sympatico.ca/nibblesnbits/TraceRoute.html
| >
| >
| > ADDITIONAL CONNECTIVITY TIPS:
| >
| > 1. Extra items in your Networking Properties Components list may confuse
| and
| > delay your system while it's connecting as it has to choose which
| component to
| > transfer the data through. Solution: Remove unnecessary network
| Components.
| > If you don't use dial up, replace "Dial Up Adapter" with "Network
| Adapter" in:
| > these instructions:
|
http://www.oregoncoast.com/configuration/ConfigNetwork.htm
| > * If you don't use a Dialup Modem, delete it. In 99% of cases VPN
| components
| > aren't used, so you can safely delete those as well.
| >
| > 2. Advanced Users should Reinstall ICS and Networking Components:
| >
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q263276 Or..
| > another advice would be to simply unplug the computer, remove the card
| > you connect to the internet with, and then restart the computer to
| verify that there
| > is no longer anything installed in the Control Panel / Networking
| section.
| > Once done power off, unplug, reinstall the card, and create a new
| connection.
| >
| > 3. Lag/Latency can be caused by your Modem or Network Cards and by other
| > programs running on your system. Firewalls and even AntiVirus
| programs have
| > been know to slow a connection down. You can disable startup programs
| using the
| > method explained at:
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.htm.
| >
| > 4. Scan for Adware/Spyware/Trojans with Spybot from:
|
http://security.kolla.de
| > And then run an Online Virus Scan:
http://housecall.antivirus.com/
| >
| > 5. If you use a Router, or similar networking/internet sharing device,
| check for
| > firmware updates. There's been a lot of improvements with the release
| of DX 9.0b
| > which you should download and install from:
www.microsoft.com/directx
| >
| >
| > IF DISCONNECTED WHILE PLAYING:
| >
| > 1. Disconnects can be caused by your Modem or Network Cards and by other
| > programs running on your system. See above for help disabling those
| programs.
| >
| > 2. Another reason for disconnects could be an external router or modem
| that has
| > overheated. Try unplugging it for awhile, and contact your ISP to see
| if they have
| > a newer model if the problem keeps recurring.
| >
| > 3. Check for IRQ sharing: Click START / Run / type: msinfo32 / ENTER
| > Expand + Hardware Resources / Click on IRQ and notice if the sound
| card, video
| > card(s), and modem/network cards share the same IRQ. If they do,
| move them into
| > different slots, to prevent bottlenecks caused by too much traffic on
| the same IRQ.
| >
| > 4. Further to step 3., Make certain that your Network adapter or Internal
| Modem
| > is not in the slot directly beside the graphics card, as those two
| must be separate.
| >
| >
| > ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
| >
| > More information on the topic of online gaming connections is available
| at:
| >
| >
http://NibblesNbitsConnect.tk my site and the reference for this reply to
| you includes
| > Ports listings, Router configuration settings, ICS, DSL, Cable and
| Networking help.
| >
| > Dialup Tips:
http://www.56k.com/trouble/#disconn
| > Zone.com Dialup Tips:
|
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q228564
| >
| > Hope that's been of help, please let me know how it went.
| >
| > --
| > Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
| > Jimmy S.
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
| >
| > Game FAQs:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
| > Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite:
http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call /
| Contact
| > MS Support at:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=sz;en-us;top
| > My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any
| rights.
| > _________________________________________________________
| >
| | > | Ok I install Serious Sam on my system.
| > | Install the 1.5 ( I think it is ) Update and some Cool Sam in a Santa
| Sute Skins......
| > | I always have Bad proformance and Bad Ping with SS.....
| > | Eny Clue as to why? this is only online by the way Serious Sam is Awsome
| in Single player Mode.
| > | Quake 3 Arena Runns good with my system so dose Elite Force and EF II
| and all my other Games that Use the Quake 3 Rendering
| > Engine...... even Rune Gold Runns Better then SS...... on line .... is
| this because of there being no Dedicated online server for
| > Serious Sam?
| > | or was Multyplayer version of Serious Sam just an after thought Like Tom
| Clancy's Ghost Recon?
| > | or Grand Theft Auto 3
| > | Still Like Sam's Dyalog
| > | things like
| > | "Who wants to Play Hot Potato!!!"
| > | "OOO he's going to feel that in the morning"
| > | Ok the Game is perminantly Toung in Cheek like Deer Avenger 2.
| > | Email me with Questions Ideas Comments
| > | SmartAsses need not bother.
| >
| >
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