Connection Problems

[Decaro]

It used to be my connecting to server... would hang and then I'd get booted back to the Gmod main menu after four attempts to connect. I noticed during that time only certain servers gave me that problem though. After I couldn't connect to S2 I'd connect to a DarkRP server just fine. Sometimes I'd be able to connect to TnB though, it was weird.

I noticed I've also been having general connection issues unrelated to TnB, just browsing the internet. Suddenly my shit starts to hang and it's fine after I give it a quick F5. My modem is plugged into my router is plugged into my PC and my router is also broadcasting a wifi which is extended by an extender. My wifi's signal is either fine or fucking shit.

Either way something's fucking wrong. If it helps, my Gmod timeout always takes about 90 seconds before it decides to work. It'll count down from the "connection problem" thing to about 07-08 from like 99 before it kicks back in and refreshes everything. A google on "connection problems" generally gives possible solutions I've already done, so if you have previous experience with this shit, that'd be a lot more valuable.

Except call my ISP, I haven't done that. But it's late right now and I can't and it's Verizon so it'll be some indian fuck.

 

[Mint]

I'm actually really interested in this topic because I had a very similar problem where everything just slowed waaaaaaaay down.

Curiously enough, we eventually experienced a large power outage where I live and when the power kicked back in my internet was literally going supersonic on me.

Of course this was with Comcast but still.

 

[xeanos]

quite a few of my fellow members in the administration had this issue also. it could be the map actually

 

[Decaro]

I've played on several maps on TnB's servers and still have the same issue. I doubt any one map influenced that many sessions.
I'm calling my ISP when I can, this shit's ridiculous. I just played S2 for about 20 minutes without a single problem, then suddenly got blasted with repeating lag cycles.

I took screenshots just at the tail end of every lag-spike I had, when it was about to fix itself. Notice that every time they end at a very similar period.

The "normal" stats were grabbed from a screenshot before I had any problems. What's interesting to me is that the "in: 1073" is the exact number for every single screenshot I have of the problem. Every other stat differs except that one in all my screengrabs.

Update on what I've tried to do to fix the problem.
I've tried using the internet with just my modem, no router or wifi or extender involved. I still have the same error.
I've unplugged, replugged (with new wires), turned off for a minute, left off for several hours, restarted, power-cycled and reset both my router and modem.
It's not my computer, the connection problem persists on wifi.

All firewalls are turned off. I've bought, installed, and ran Spybot Search and Destroy on every option available. My system is clean. I've looked through 192.168.1.1 for my modem, and 10.0.0.1 for my router. Both options are updated and clear of any firewall or proxy settings.
I can't for the life of me figure out what the fuck is wrong.

 

[Gangleider]

if being plugged directly into your modem doesn't fix the problem then it's either your specific device(doubtful, but you usually want to be sure about this sort of thing before getting mad at your isp) or something out of your reach that only your isp can fix

 

[Decaro]

Fixed, PM me for the fix.


















Joking. A factory reset on my modem fixed it somehow.

 

[Anony]

This thread made me paranoid and I did a factory reset for the hell of it. Thanks, man.