Lag spikes every 15 - 30 secs making game unplayable

[Xenferious]

Hi Guys

I have a problem that just started around 5 days ago. I am experiencing major lag spikes & packet loss ingame every 15 - 30 secs which is making it unplayable atm. I have liased with ISP, ran traceroutes & pingpath, changed modem & reinstalled windows all to no avail.

I am positive that the problem lies with either something my providor has done or something that has changed in the last few days at SOE. Below plz find my tracert & path ping results.Any further information required please do not hesitate to ask

Many Thanks

Windows IP Configuration        Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : rosco-95bd07950        Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :         Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown        IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes        WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : NoEthernet adapter Local Area Connection:        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :         Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8168C(P)/8111C(P) PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC #2        Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1F-D0-80-33-84        Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.2        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1        DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 203.50.2.71                                             203.10.1.9Tracing route to sdkeq2-07-01.everquest2.com [199.108.11.33]over a maximum of 30 hops:  1     1 ms    <1 ms    <1 ms  192.168.0.1   2    12 ms    11 ms    11 ms  123-2-27-1.static.dsl.dodo.com.au [123.2.27.1]   3    11 ms    12 ms    11 ms  dodomel-core002-vlan102.core.dodo.com.au [123.2.0.34]   4    12 ms    12 ms    13 ms  GigabitEthernet2-7.lon55.Melbourne.telstra.net [139.130.205.17]   5    21 ms    20 ms    23 ms  TenGigabitEthernet0-12-0-2.exi-core1.Melbourne.telstra.net [203.50.80.1]   6    26 ms    27 ms    26 ms  Bundle-POS1.chw-core2.Sydney.telstra.net [203.50.6.13]   7    27 ms    27 ms    26 ms  Bundle-Ether1.oxf-gw2.Sydney.telstra.net [203.50.6.90]   8    27 ms    27 ms    26 ms  TenGigabitEthernet14-0.sydo-core01.Sydney.reach.com [203.50.13.42]   9    27 ms    27 ms    27 ms  i-10-0-0.syd-core03.bi.reach.com [202.84.221.85]  10    27 ms    27 ms    26 ms  i-14-1-0.sydp-core01.bi.reach.com [202.84.249.13]  11   176 ms   176 ms   175 ms  i-14-1-1.wil-core03.bx.reach.com [202.84.140.162]  12   176 ms   177 ms   176 ms  i-2-1.tlot03.bi.reach.com [202.84.251.185]  13   186 ms   186 ms   185 ms  ge-6-20.car3.LosAngeles1.Level3.net [4.68.111.133]  14   185 ms   185 ms   185 ms  ge-4-2-0-89.bbr1.LosAngeles1.Level3.net [4.68.20.129]  15   193 ms   189 ms   188 ms  as-1-0.mp1.SanDiego1.Level3.net [64.159.1.29]  16   191 ms   190 ms   191 ms  so-8-0.hsa1.SanDiego1.Level3.net [4.68.112.130]  17   188 ms   188 ms   188 ms  vl861.sdtermswitch-1.sonyonline.net [63.215.251.130]  18   190 ms   191 ms   189 ms  vl831.sdkollsw-1.sonyonline.net [64.37.144.82]  19   189 ms   191 ms   189 ms  sdkeq2-07-01.everquest2.com [199.108.11.33] Trace complete.Tracing route to sdkeq2-07-01.everquest2.com [199.108.11.33]over a maximum of 30 hops:  0  rosco-95bd07950.mshome.net [192.168.0.2]   1  192.168.0.1   2  123-2-27-1.static.dsl.dodo.com.au [123.2.27.1]   3  dodomel-core002-vlan102.core.dodo.com.au [123.2.0.34]   4  GigabitEthernet2-7.lon55.Melbourne.telstra.net [139.130.205.17]   5  TenGigabitEthernet0-12-0-2.exi-core1.Melbourne.telstra.net [203.50.80.1]   6  Bundle-POS1.chw-core2.Sydney.telstra.net [203.50.6.13]   7  Bundle-Ether1.oxf-gw2.Sydney.telstra.net [203.50.6.90]   8  TenGigabitEthernet14-0.sydo-core01.Sydney.reach.com [203.50.13.42]   9  i-10-0-0.syd-core03.bi.reach.com [202.84.221.85]  10  i-14-1-0.sydp-core01.bi.reach.com [202.84.249.13]  11  i-14-1-1.wil-core03.bx.reach.com [202.84.140.162]  12  i-2-1.tlot03.bi.reach.com [202.84.251.185]  13  ge-6-20.car3.LosAngeles1.Level3.net [4.68.111.133]  14  ge-4-2-0-89.bbr1.LosAngeles1.Level3.net [4.68.20.129]  15  as-1-0.mp1.SanDiego1.Level3.net [64.159.1.29]  16  so-10-0.hsa1.SanDiego1.Level3.net [4.68.113.38]  17  vl861.sdtermswitch-1.sonyonline.net [63.215.251.130]  18  vl831.sdkollsw-1.sonyonline.net [64.37.144.82]  19  sdkeq2-07-01.everquest2.com [199.108.11.33] Computing statistics for 475 seconds...            Source to Here   This Node/LinkHop  RTT    Lost/Sent = Pct  Lost/Sent = Pct  Address  0                                           rosco-95bd07950.mshome.net [192.168.0.2]                                 0/ 100 =  0%   |  1    0ms     0/ 100 =  0%     0/ 100 =  0%  192.168.0.1                                 0/ 100 =  0%   |  2  ---     100/ 100 =100%   100/ 100 =100%  123-2-27-1.static.dsl.dodo.com.au [123.2.27.1]                                 0/ 100 =  0%   |  3   17ms     0/ 100 =  0%     0/ 100 =  0%  dodomel-core002-vlan102.core.dodo.com.au [123.2.0.34]                                 0/ 100 =  0%   |  4   12ms     0/ 100 =  0%     0/ 100 =  0%  GigabitEthernet2-7.lon55.Melbourne.telstra.net [139.130.205.17]                                 0/ 100 =  0%   |  5   12ms     0/ 100 =  0%     0/ 100 =  0%  TenGigabitEthernet0-12-0-2.exi-core1.Melbourne.telstra.net [203.50.80.1]                                 0/ 100 =  0%   |  6   27ms     0/ 100 =  0%     0/ 100 =  0%  Bundle-POS1.chw-core2.Sydney.telstra.net [203.50.6.13]                                 0/ 100 =  0%   |  7   27ms     0/ 100 =  0%     0/ 100 =  0%  Bundle-Ether1.oxf-gw2.Sydney.telstra.net [203.50.6.90]                                 0/ 100 =  0%   |  8   27ms     0/ 100 =  0%     0/ 100 =  0%  TenGigabitEthernet14-0.sydo-core01.Sydney.reach.com [203.50.13.42]                                 0/ 100 =  0%   |  9   27ms     0/ 100 =  0%     0/ 100 =  0%  i-10-0-0.syd-core03.bi.reach.com [202.84.221.85]                                 0/ 100 =  0%   | 10   26ms     0/ 100 =  0%     0/ 100 =  0%  i-14-1-0.sydp-core01.bi.reach.com [202.84.249.13]                                 0/ 100 =  0%   | 11  175ms     0/ 100 =  0%     0/ 100 =  0%  i-14-1-1.wil-core03.bx.reach.com [202.84.140.162]                                 0/ 100 =  0%   | 12  179ms     0/ 100 =  0%     0/ 100 =  0%  i-2-1.tlot03.bi.reach.com [202.84.251.185]                                 0/ 100 =  0%   | 13  197ms     0/ 100 =  0%     0/ 100 =  0%  ge-6-20.car3.LosAngeles1.Level3.net [4.68.111.133]                                 0/ 100 =  0%   | 14  195ms     0/ 100 =  0%     0/ 100 =  0%  ge-4-2-0-89.bbr1.LosAngeles1.Level3.net [4.68.20.129]                                 0/ 100 =  0%   | 15  203ms     0/ 100 =  0%     0/ 100 =  0%  as-1-0.mp1.SanDiego1.Level3.net [64.159.1.29]                                 0/ 100 =  0%   | 16  194ms     0/ 100 =  0%     0/ 100 =  0%  so-10-0.hsa1.SanDiego1.Level3.net [4.68.113.38]                                 0/ 100 =  0%   | 17  205ms     0/ 100 =  0%     0/ 100 =  0%  vl861.sdtermswitch-1.sonyonline.net [63.215.251.130]                                 0/ 100 =  0%   | 18  195ms     0/ 100 =  0%     0/ 100 =  0%  vl831.sdkollsw-1.sonyonline.net [64.37.144.82]                                 0/ 100 =  0%   | 19  190ms     0/ 100 =  0%     0/ 100 =  0%  sdkeq2-07-01.everquest2.com [199.108.11.33] Trace complete.

[TSR-DanielH]

The fact that this has only happened recently seems to indicated a problem with your router or ISP.  Since I don't know what's happening on the ISP's side, let's check out the router.

The game uses a range of ports for connecting and the specific ports your computer uses will constantly shift within that range.  It's possible that the router you are using has blocked a port that the game has decided to use at this point.  That could cause the lag spikes you're seeing as the connection get's rerouted around the blocked port.

If at all possible I would like you try connecting your computer directly to the modem, bypassing the router.  This will tell us whether or not the router is part of the problem.  If that corrects the issue then we will need to set up your router for port forwarding to prevent further problems.

[Xenferious]

Hi

Thanks for the prompt reply. I have changed modems completely with & without the router. The same problems is happening

Still unable to play