Hey all i have been playing on this server for close to a year now always with a relativly low ping and since about two weeks ago ive benn getting a high ping 250 - 290 dont know why cant figure it out it is not all the time but it is most of the time and it is not high on some other servers when i try and diagnose problem has anyone seen the part in zoolander where ben and owen try and get a email or something off there computer that fits my technical troubleshooting any suggestion greatly appreciated

do you have any updates scheduled at the times you are having problems?

are you loading the game through a forums or just EA?

it could be many things like a shared router o rwireless conection?

or just ask Fib,he may know the answer to your probs.

the chances of a shared router or wireless of causeing high ping is fairly low , sounds like there was a program running in the back ground

Ya I thought that maybe something was running in background but when I log off game and check in the processes there doesnt seem to be anything going on?

logged in this morning and ping was down around 50 where it usually is. Dont understand to tell you the truth i dont even know what ping is exactly but i know you dont want a high ping. How do I see whats running the way i know is just to check the task manager and see if there is nothing there then nothing is running RIGHT????

it very well might be some thing with your service provider as well

Ping is a measurement of how long it takes to send a single from your computer to the server and back again.
It is measured in milliseconds [one millionth of a second].
The further away you are the longer it takes.
Any number of problems along the way can slow down your ping.
An abnormally high ping problem is usually your Internet service provider.

well this really seems strange the high ping appears to only happen at tfc server i can go on tfc and ping is 300 goto any numerous other serversnand ping is normal 50-100 so what the heck was on briefly this morning at tfc and ping was low went on this evening and ping at 350 try other servers ping is normal WHAT IN THE WORLD

Could be a problem in the route from your place to our server.
Do you know how to make a traceroute ?
This way, we could check if the problem is in some of the points between you and the server.

I will assume you dont know how.
Do this.
In windows click start, then run
Write cmd and press enter

Then write tracert 72.51.44.153 and press enter

What I need to know is the result of that.

you assumed correct ok i have done trace but i dont know how to grab info and get it to you it is not giving me a copy option when i right click on it

Click on the left upper corner where the c: black square is.
A menu of options will appear.
click edit and then mark.
Then with your mouse keep the left mouse pressed and select all the area you want to copy.
press enter to copy or use the menu again to copy.
Then paste the result.

C:\Documents and Settings\Admin>tracert 72.51.44.153

Tracing route to 72.51.44.153 over a maximum of 30 hops

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms mygateway1.Motorola [192.168.15.1]
2 1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.0.1
3 18 ms 20 ms 18 ms 10.100.64.1
4 19 ms 17 ms 14 ms static-76-14-192-1.or.wavecable.com [76.14.192.1]
5 18 ms 18 ms 15 ms static-24-113-126-193.wavecable.com [24.113.126.193]
6 286 ms 289 ms 299 ms wavebroadband-gw.g11-0.oly-cor0.noanet.net [64.146.232.253]
7 298 ms 319 ms 323 ms srp2-0.wtn-cor1.noanet.net [66.119.192.21]
8 294 ms 292 ms 285 ms g2-9.wtn-csw1.noanet.net [64.184.178.22]
9 286 ms 292 ms 296 ms GIG2-0.sea-dis-2.peer1.net [206.81.80.38]
10 297 ms 306 ms * oc48.so-2-1-0.sea-coloc-dis-1.peer1.net [216.187.89.190]
11 324 ms 317 ms 302 ms 10ge.ten1-2.sj-mkp16-dis-1.peer1.net [216.187.88.202]
12 336 ms 329 ms 321 ms 10ge.ten1-2.sj-mkp2-dis-1.peer1.net [216.187.88.134]
13 324 ms 326 ms 340 ms 10ge-ten1-3.la-600w-cor-1.peer1.net [216.187.88.130]
14 328 ms 329 ms 333 ms 216.187.88.58
15 317 ms 312 ms 318 ms 72.51.44.153

C:\Documents and Settings\Admin>copy What do ya yhink