Firewall or something

[itchy_trigger 0]

First of all I don't know anything about Firewalls or Proxy

I got DSL about a month ago. When I open GameSpy It tells me that it detected that I have a different internal and external IP address and that this might have been cause by a firewall.

I don't have any firewalls Installed.

I get good Download speeds but my ping on Internet games is kinda bad 150 and up on most games and 250 and up on Flashpoint.

Could a firewall be causing me to get bad pings?

If so what can I do?

[ralphwiggum 6]

eh, don't worry about it..it doesn't effect much.

i think the reason why you get that from gamespy is because you have router/hub that you are connecting from other rooms. don't worry. i never had problems with my router(then again, i don't use gayspy.)

firewalls do effect performance, but not much.

my DSL line is supposed to be 125 down and 750 up or something like that. and i have no problems playing OFP. I share the DSL line with my another sibling.

[Rob 1]

I got DSL too but my games run really smoothly especially on MOH games... Where as i used to have a ISDN line Gamespy would show quite a lot of red servers which indicated bad speeds. Now it doesn't go under yellow and 3/4 of them are in the green area which is cool.

Because most DSL lines, including our old ISDN are external they tend to come with a bit of a firewall already installed with the program... I still get the Proxy Firewall deteced warning on GS, so no worries. I dont understand why your games would run so slow though...

[Harnu 0]

Best hint for gamespy is don't use it

[Rob 1]

Yeah GS has been getting worse and worse over the course of the new updates like Morpheus.. The new the update the worse it ran for some reason.

Then along came Kazaa

[eh remraf 0]

If you have a router or are on a network that could be the cause. As for poor pings, I'd do a tracert and look at all the hops. If you have packet loss right away I would call your ISP and see what they can do about it. Another thing, since your on DSL how far away do you live from your local CO?

To do a tracert open up a dos-prompt/command prompt (Depending on which windows os you use) and type

tracert www.a-name-of-a-website-here.com

[Rob 1]

Also Microsofts website apparently includes an internet speed tester where you can see the real speed of your line. I haven't been there yet but my dad tried it yesturday and said our DSL line topped at 1.1GB which is really good

[Rob 1]

And yes depending on the network would depend on speeds too... We have 5 computers and two laptops in my house all linked up to the internet through about 3 hubs. And downstairs is no where near as fast as upstairs because the server is up here. The more hubs the less your chances of playing good games fast. Also it helps to buy 1000m hubs. ours is a 100 and we dont have any money atm to buy one but they are going to tripple your chances of fast gameplay.

[eh remraf 0]

For all your broadband needs go to http://www.dslreports.com

As for 1.1gb, that is impossible. I doubt your CO even has a connection like that. That would require fiber. OC172 on up. What would be more plausible would be 1.1MBps which would be 134.3KB per second. Depending on what you have either ADSL or SDSL I would think that was a false report if you have ADSL.

As for me, I have a cable connection that runs at a constant 2.5MBps down and 368KBps up. However, my pings average in the 70-80ms west of Ohio. Anything east of the Ohio it averages around 40ms. This is due that all Road Runner connection is routed through the AOL backbone in virginia and new york. Thusly, if I want to go to a west ping, I'll have to travel trhough the backbone in virginia, then to new york, then to the west nodes. Thusly, it hampers ping times when going west.

[Rob 1]

That was my BW sorry.... our lowest is around 120K

[eh remraf 0]

Also, do you mean a 1GB hub? If so, it would only increase the speed of the network. Not the internet connection. For most people 10/100 Tbase connections are just fine for home use. If you think about it, a 1GB network would be a waste of money. What are you going to use it for? Transfering large amounts of data at all times through multiple computers? I doubt it. The 1GBps networks should be left for IT, telcos, and other companies that require a large pipeline for their data to travel.

[Badgerboy 0]

Do remember that Win Xp comes with a firewall option which does upset some programs. www.zonealarm.com provides a great firewall with no ill effects, for free!

It really is worth it. log on to GRC. They have PC a great security tester. Click 'Test my Shields', and see how secure you PC really is!

[Rob 1]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (eh remraf @ Aug. 25 2002,00:04)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Also, do you mean a 1GB hub? If so, it would only increase the speed of the network. Not the internet connection. For most people 10/100 Tbase connections are just fine for home use. If you think about it, a 1GB network would be a waste of money. What are you going to use it for? Transfering large amounts of data at all times through multiple computers? I doubt it. The 1GBps networks should be left for IT, telcos, and other companies that require a large pipeline for their data to travel.<span id='postcolor'>

Well our house hold is constantly transfereing files and for that amount of hubs going into a 4th for the net connection its going to let heck of a lot more memory through.

[eh remraf 0]

I run a 10/100T 24 port hub. Currently there are at sometimes up to 16 computers and 2 laptops connected to it. At no time can I use up all the available bandwidth provided with such a setup. I regurally am sending OS patches, linux iso's, printing commands, transfering e-mail back and forth. I'm telling you, you don't need a 1gb network unless it's crucial. And no, not all of the computers are mine. I run a small business fixing, and building computers.

[Rob 1]

sounds pretty cool.... Its funny though... My computers downstairs are instantly linked with one of the laptops hubs upstairs and it takes longer transfereing that way than it does to go through that hub plus through another into my room... Its pathetically wierd. And the laptop is in the 100m port

[eh remraf 0]

I would try reducing the amount of hubs you are using. I would invest in a 12 port hub and roll everything into one. By having more hubs, you are increasing the amount of hops required to get to it's destination. From the computer to the hub, the lenght should be no longer than 100 meters. Even then, I wouldn't recommend anything over 100 feet (33m) without fear of packet loss. When linking hubs, unless you have a very expensive set with a large signal booster in it's uplink port, I would not suggest linking 2 hubs together that are farther than 16 and a half feet (5m) I think the multiple hubs may be causing the slow speeds. That, or you may not be linking the hubs currectly. Make sure you link hubs by their designated port for such. In most hubs, it would be considered the uplink port.

[Rob 1]

the thing is, is that we have two computers in everybedroom and atm we are only renting so we can't start sticking lan cable to the sides of the walls. Plus having one wire from one room into another is much easier than worrying about triping over 7 lan cables