High ping, help
In the past few days my ping has been unusually high, like 400-500 </3. I can't play online games ( mostly league of legends) without experiencing massive amounts of lags, my normal ping is around 40- 50 I'm using wireless connection (it shouldn't be any difference cause im using wired connection on my ps3 and the ping is the same). I have tried to reboot my laptop and router, but nothing helps . While playing it somtimes randomly drops to like 50-100 for a few secs but then goes back to 500. I'm sure that im not running any programs in the background or anyone using the same wi-fi is running programs like utorrent( which is really powerhungry). Any replies are helpfull.
Thanks in advance!
January 10, 2013
6 Comments • Newest first
@BobR: Thanks alot for the replie! When i tested my connection no packages were lost (if that's what you mean). There's no slowdown while browsing the internet just when playing onlien games and I think my family members haven't noticed any slowdowns. It may be the the first reasons you named in your previous replie. Right now my ping is as it use to be. Thanks alot for the replies! I mean it, it really helped
[quote=RedAbyss]Thanks! I'm gonna pay attention to this next time it happens. Do you think there could possibly be another reason?[/quote]
It could be a problem with your ISP, but in that case everyone in the house would be noticing slowdowns also.
That's something else to check with the other people who use the Internet in your house about. See if anyone else is having similar problems, and if they are it could mean the ISP has some kind of trouble with your line. If that's the case, give your ISP a call and have them test your line remotely (they can do that without having to come to your house) and see if there's any problem with the cables going to your house.
[quote=Bobr]I'm only sharing this connection with my family members and i guess my wifi password is protected.[/quote]
Thanks! I'm gonna pay attention to this next time it happens. Do you think there could possibly be another reason?
[quote=RedAbyss]I'm only sharing this connection with my family members and i guess my wifi password is protected.[/quote]
When you're experiencing the high ping, take a walk around your house and see what everyone else is doing on the Internet.
If anyone is downloading videos, YouTube, Netflix, watching TV or torrenting large files, they'll be eating up a huge portion of the bandwidth available.
[quote=xthanhx7]Are you sharing your connection with others? Is your wifi password protected?[/quote]
I'm only sharing this connection with my family members and i guess my wifi password is protected.
Are you sharing your connection with others? Is your wifi password protected?