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Lag with online games, ping tests at 3:30pm and 8:35pm central Missouri
Hi, i'm an online gamer that has purchased at&t uverse. I have a 6meg connection that at certain times is very laggy. I talked to one of the server owners and he suggested I run a tracert from my cmd prompt to his server to check for lag. He mentioned it was client side and I should ask my isp for help so here's the tracerts, times and any advice how to stabilize this would be appreciated. ip is 192. 168.1.254
[1st tracert @3:25pm central]
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601] Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\Gaming>tracert 75.102.41.52
Tracing route to ash.xfactorservers.com [] over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 1 ms 1 ms 1 ms dsldevice.att.net []
2 18 ms 12 ms 11 ms 108-213-44-3.lightspeed.stlsmo.sbcglobal.net [108.213.44.3]
3 20 ms 12 ms * 71.144.225.38
4 * * * Request timed out.
5 * * * Request timed out.
6 15 ms 13 ms 11 ms 12.83.40.5
7 32 ms 45 ms 32 ms dlstx02jt.ip.att.net [12.122.214.249]
8 33 ms 32 ms 33 ms 144.232.7.41
9 35 ms 35 ms 35 ms 144.232.11.181
10 43 ms 42 ms 42 ms 144.232.11.224
11 42 ms 42 ms 42 ms sl-crs1-atl-0-3-0-0.sprintlink.net [144.232.4.44 ]
12 48 ms 47 ms 47 ms 144.232.5.209
13 48 ms 48 ms 48 ms 144.232.10.44
14 49 ms 48 ms 48 ms sl-st30-ash-0-1-0-0.sprintlink.net [144.232.19.228]
15 53 ms 49 ms 48 ms sl-nlaye-428976-0.sprintlink.net [144.228.205.94]
16 48 ms 48 ms 48 ms ae4-30g.cr1.iad1.us.nlayer.net [69.31.31.181]
17 99 ms 48 ms 48 ms as23352.xe-1-3-0-101.cr1.iad1.us.nlayer.net [69.31.30.21]
18 59 ms 74 ms 49 ms 50.ae0.cr2.iad1.us.scnet.net [64.202.119.69]
19 48 ms 48 ms 48 ms as36352.ge-1-1-5.cr2.iad1.us.scnet.net [75.102.4 3.122]
20 48 ms 48 ms 48 ms ash.xfactorservers.com [75.102.41.52]
[2nd tracert @ 3:27pm central]
C:\Users\Gaming>tracert 75.102.41.52
Tracing route to ash.xfactorservers.com [] over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms dsldevice.att.net []
2 12 ms 14 ms 11 ms 108-213-44-3.lightspeed.stlsmo.sbcglobal.net [108.213.44.3]
3 * * * Request timed out.
4 * * * Request timed out.
5 * * * Request timed out.
6 14 ms 11 ms 12 ms 12.83.40.5
7 31 ms 33 ms 31 ms dlstx02jt.ip.att.net [12.122.214.249]
8 33 ms 32 ms 33 ms 144.232.7.41
9 36 ms 35 ms 35 ms 144.232.11.181
10 42 ms 42 ms 42 ms 144.232.11.224
11 42 ms 42 ms 41 ms sl-crs1-atl-0-3-0-0.sprintlink.net [144.232.4.44]
12 47 ms 47 ms 47 ms 144.232.5.209
13 49 ms 48 ms 48 ms 144.232.10.44
14 49 ms 49 ms 48 ms sl-st30-ash-0-1-0-0.sprintlink.net [144.232.19.2 28]
15 51 ms 49 ms 49 ms sl-nlaye-428976-0.sprintlink.net [144.228.205.94 ]
16 47 ms 48 ms 47 ms ae4-30g.cr1.iad1.us.nlayer.net [69.31.31.181]
17 48 ms 48 ms 47 ms as23352.xe-1-3-0-101.cr1.iad1.us.nlayer.net [69.31.30.21]
18 48 ms 48 ms 48 ms 50.ae0.cr2.iad1.us.scnet.net [64.202.119.69]
19 48 ms 48 ms 48 ms as36352.ge-1-1-5.cr2.iad1.us.scnet.net [75.102.43.122]
20 48 ms 48 ms 48 ms ash.xfactorservers.com [75.102.41.52]
Trace complete.
[3rd tracert 3:30pm central]
C:\Users\Gaming>tracert 75.102.41.52
Tracing route to ash.xfactorservers.com [] over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms dsldevice.att.net []
2 15 ms 12 ms 11 ms 108-213-44-3.lightspeed.stlsmo.sbcglobal.net [18.213.44.3]
3 14 ms 31 ms 12 ms 71.144.225.38
4 * * * Request timed out.
5 * * * Request timed out.
6 12 ms 15 ms 11 ms 12.83.40.5
7 31 ms 31 ms 32 ms dlstx02jt.ip.att.net [12.122.214.249]
8 32 ms 33 ms 32 ms 144.232.7.41
9 35 ms 35 ms 36 ms 144.232.11.181
10 43 ms 42 ms 43 ms 144.232.11.224
11 42 ms 42 ms 42 ms sl-crs1-atl-0-3-0-0.sprintlink.net [144.232.4.4]
12 47 ms 47 ms 47 ms 144.232.5.209
13 48 ms 48 ms 48 ms 144.232.10.44
14 49 ms 48 ms 48 ms sl-st30-ash-0-1-0-0.sprintlink.net [144.232.19.228]
15 50 ms 56 ms 52 ms sl-nlaye-428976-0.sprintlink.net [144.228.205.9]
16 48 ms 48 ms 48 ms ae4-30g.cr1.iad1.us.nlayer.net [69.31.31.181]
17 97 ms 48 ms 48 ms as23352.xe-1-3-0-101.cr1.iad1.us.nlayer.net [69.31.30.21]
18 57 ms 47 ms 48 ms 50.ae0.cr2.iad1.us.scnet.net [64.202.119.69]
19 48 ms 48 ms 48 ms as36352.ge-1-1-5.cr2.iad1.us.scnet.net [75.102.4 3.122]
20 48 ms 48 ms 48 ms ash.xfactorservers.com [75.102.41.52]
Trace complete.
Now my connection goes to poop at 5pm central to 11pm and these are just a few tracerts from around 8:30 pm central time..
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601] Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\Gaming>tracert 75.102.41.52
Tracing route to ash.xfactorservers.com [75.102.41.52] over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 1 ms 1 ms 4 ms dsldevice.att.net []
2 12 ms 11 ms 11 ms 108-213-44-3.lightspeed.stlsmo.sbcglo8.213.44.3]
3 14 ms 12 ms * 71.144.225.38
4 * * * Request timed out.
5 * * * Request timed out.
6 13 ms 11 ms 15 ms 12.83.40.5
7 32 ms 32 ms 32 ms dlstx02jt.ip.att.net [12.122.214.249]
8 33 ms 32 ms 32 ms 144.232.7.41
9 36 ms 35 ms 35 ms 144.232.11.181
10 43 ms 43 ms 43 ms 144.232.11.224
11 41 ms 42 ms 42 ms sl-crs1-atl-0-3-0-0.sprintlink.net [1]
12 48 ms 47 ms 47 ms 144.232.5.209
13 49 ms 48 ms 48 ms 144.232.10.44
14 49 ms 48 ms 48 ms sl-st30-ash-0-1-0-0.sprintlink.net [128]
15 79 ms 78 ms 74 ms sl-nlaye-428976-0.sprintlink.net [144]
16 59 ms 60 ms 59 ms ae4-30g.cr1.iad1.us.nlayer.net [69.31
17 68 ms 70 ms 69 ms as23352.xe-1-3-0-101.cr1.iad1.us.nlay31.30.21]
18 79 ms 81 ms 82 ms 50.ae0.cr2.iad1.us.scnet.net [64.202.
19 82 ms 81 ms 82 ms as36352.ge-1-1-5.cr2.iad1.us.scnet.ne3.122]
20 81 ms 65 ms 63 ms ash.xfactorservers.com [75.102.41.52]
Trace complete.
C:\Users\Gaming>tracert 75.102.41.52
Tracing route to ash.xfactorservers.com [75.102.41.52] over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms dsldevice.att.net []
2 13 ms 11 ms 11 ms 108-213-44-3.lightspeed.stlsmo.sbcglo8.213.44.3]
3 12 ms 12 ms * 71.144.225.38
4 * * * Request timed out.
5 * * * Request timed out.
6 14 ms 17 ms 13 ms 12.83.40.5
7 32 ms 31 ms 32 ms dlstx02jt.ip.att.net [12.122.214.249]
8 33 ms 32 ms 33 ms 144.232.7.41
9 35 ms 35 ms 35 ms 144.232.11.181
10 45 ms 101 ms 43 ms 144.232.11.224
11 42 ms 41 ms 42 ms sl-crs1-atl-0-3-0-0.sprintlink.net [1]
12 47 ms 47 ms 47 ms 144.232.5.209
13 85 ms 49 ms 49 ms 144.232.10.44
14 48 ms 48 ms 49 ms sl-st30-ash-0-1-0-0.sprintlink.net [128]
15 92 ms 92 ms 88 ms sl-nlaye-428976-0.sprintlink.net [144]
16 63 ms 63 ms 63 ms ae4-30g.cr1.iad1.us.nlayer.net [69.31
17 84 ms 77 ms 78 ms as23352.xe-1-3-0-101.cr1.iad1.us.nlay31.30.21]
18 94 ms 86 ms 84 ms 50.ae0.cr2.iad1.us.scnet.net [64.202.
19 78 ms 78 ms 78 ms as36352.ge-1-1-5.cr2.iad1.us.scnet.ne3.122]
20 59 ms 55 ms 60 ms ash.xfactorservers.com [75.102.41.52]
C:\Users\Gaming>tracert 75.102.41.52
Tracing route to ash.xfactorservers.com [75.102.41.52] over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 3 ms <1 ms <1 ms dsldevice.att.net []
2 12 ms 11 ms * 108-213-44-3.lightspeed.stlsmo.sbcglo8.213.44.3]
3 * * * Request timed out.
4 * * * Request timed out.
5 * * * Request timed out.
6 14 ms 11 ms 15 ms 12.83.40.5
7 32 ms 31 ms 32 ms dlstx02jt.ip.att.net [12.122.214.249]
8 33 ms 33 ms 33 ms 144.232.7.41
9 36 ms 34 ms 36 ms 144.232.11.181
10 57 ms 43 ms 43 ms 144.232.11.224
11 42 ms 42 ms 43 ms sl-crs1-atl-0-3-0-0.sprintlink.net [1]
12 47 ms 47 ms 46 ms 144.232.5.209
13 48 ms 48 ms 47 ms 144.232.10.44
14 49 ms 48 ms 49 ms sl-st30-ash-0-1-0-0.sprintlink.net [128]
15 91 ms 95 ms 95 ms sl-nlaye-428976-0.sprintlink.net [144]
16 120 ms 84 ms 84 ms ae4-30g.cr1.iad1.us.nlayer.net [69.31
17 97 ms 83 ms 82 ms as23352.xe-1-3-0-101.cr1.iad1.us.nlay31.30.21]
18 87 ms 88 ms 85 ms 50.ae0.cr2.iad1.us.scnet.net [64.202.
19 86 ms 83 ms 80 ms as36352.ge-1-1-5.cr2.iad1.us.scnet.ne3.122]
20 80 ms 63 ms 74 ms ash.xfactorservers.com [75.102.41.52]
Trace complete.
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Anonymous
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11 years ago
Next time it happens, contact the Party that is showing the lag, whether it is Level-3, Sprint, etc..
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JefferMC
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Yes, this is normal. Charter used to block inbound traceroutes, I don't know if they still do since I disconnected.
Traceroute uses an error condition to work. Handling the ICMP error consumes more resources than simply routing the packet. For this reason, and I'm sure for other reasons, AT&T causes the routers to dump ICMP packets with TTL errorrs. ICMP (and real TCP and UDP) packets for which the TTL has not expired transit through these routers just fine, thank you very much, or the next hops couldn't reply, either (but they do).
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JefferMC
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Your target server is in Ashburn, VA. You're being routed to an AT&T Node at Dallas/Fort Worth, TX, and being handed over to to the server's ISP network (SprintLink.Net). You're going through Atlanta to Ashburn, where you bounce around a bit and land at your server.
Your number of hops looks pretty normal. Your PING times are about 50 ms when you say things are not bad, and about 80 ms when you say they are.
Note that the ping time to hop 13, Ashburn, VA, is pretty much the same in all traceroutes. The fluctuation appears to be in the Ashburn, VA area. This is either in your server provider's own network or in his ISP. I think you need to talk to them some more.
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Anonymous
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Also the fact that at that time, you have jr. high, high school, college kids hitting the same servers, creating a huge demand on a poorly designed server hosting system.
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JefferMC
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Actually, the time through Atlanta is pretty consistant. It's when it gets to Ashburn, VA (in the Washington, DC area), where the latency increases during his "problem" times.
But as you said, this is outside of AT&T's network and control.
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Anonymous
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Of course you & I both know that because a person is a ATT customer, or customer of xyz ISP, it must be a issue with the ISP they are with, due to they do not take the time to look at the info and grasp the concept of how to read it like a road map.
Now of course, what some do not realize, is that you can do a visual trace route with a couple of sites.
When I run the trace at http://www.yougetsignal.com/tools/visual-tracert/ I get a route from LA to Florida, to Mo, to Chicago. Now when I run the trace at http://traceroute.monitis.com/ I am getting Wa, LA, Mo, Chicago for the trace. Both of them are showing 76ms, so it looks like the OP just had a issue of heavy server load on one of those traces.
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11 years ago
Thank you for the responses, but is there no problem within the first few timeout areas? Honestly it's not as much of a ping issue as it is a ping loss issue at those times, and PL makes playing online games horrible when everyone is skipping around. I thought having time outs on your hops was really bad?
Also, those were just average timeouts posted. Quite a few times I can get ping that server, and hops 3-9 all time out. I pretty much average 3 time outs always on hops 3-5 per server tracert.. Is that my side or isp side then?
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I understand i'm being routed through texas to atlanta. What is causing the ping infrequency issues would be high traffic load in the atlanta area and connecting to the VA area based host is quite poor on there part. That my peak times are being caused by people getting off work, school and whatever else and there is the latency issue when connecting to the VA located server.
I'm asking is it normal for your time outs to be numerous at the start of your tracert?? No matter what server that I pull up hops 3,4, and 5 are normally always timed out on servers from, dallas, nyc, va and california along with other request timed out errors. Wouldn't that cause ping loss if those hops won't take packets?
I also read that you say having those time-outs are normal. Is that a u-verse exclusive to be okay in that state? I can get ping times from other gamers and they won't register "request timed out" on their server tracerts through those hops, unless u-verse bypasses those or that is from my home set-up which makes this post moot.
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