Does My Problem Lie In The Router?

[MoMeanMugs]

I have been trying for a month to get my d@mn Day Of Defeat server acceptable so people will play on it with no success. Take a look at this configuration and see if it is my end or the ISP's.

Server Specs:
Dual PIII Xeon 550's
768 Megs ECC
9.1 gig U2W hard drive on Adaptec U2W controller
Onboard Intel Server Pro NIC

Lan/Wan Wiring:
phone line----->Zyxel Prestige 642R-11----->crossover cable----->uplink port on D-Link 5-port switch------>server and workstations

This router is more or less a Netgear router but with more features. I removed all the filters and have port 27015 forwared in the SUA menu to 192.168.0.2 (the DoD server). I've had a couple peaople connect, but say the lag is horrible. It wasn't uncommon to see DSL users with a 250+ ping with lots of packet loss. I get 2.378 Mb down and anywhere from 460 kb-540 kb up. I can upload files at 60 kB/s with no forseeable packetloss. Could the problem lie in the router or on my ISP's end? Is the NAT killing pings or is it a POS? If I could get a group of people so kind as to do a trace route to my IP (207.70.155.166) and see what type of ping you get, that would be most appreciated. Also, the DoD 2.0 server is left running if you guys could connect and report what kind of experience you get.

 

[Slapstick]

I don't believe you need a crossover cable when connecting to the uplink port of the router, (isn't that the job of the uplink port to act like a crossover cable). Try a standard cable between the moden and the uplink port.

One other thing the uplink port is used to connect one switch to another so why would you plug your modem into the uplink port? If your switch has a WAN port then use that if not the try plugging it into a standard port. Also, the uplink port usually shares a port on the switch, I.E. if you are using the uplink port then port one can?t be used.

 

[Hoober]

How are your ping times in games?

 

[MoMeanMugs]

I have no problem getting down into the low 30's on pings. Also, my router requires a crossover cable when hooked into the uplink port. I don't see why it would matter whether the router was plugged into one port or the other. The performance would still be the same.

 

[Hoober]

Yes the uplink port on the switch/router is for the upink to the cable modem/DSL modem. Depending on the switch/router/hub one would use a straight patch or a crossover cable. That would have nothing to do with the latency times of the people trying to connect to the server. If you have the wrong cable the connection simply won't work. Simple as that.

I have the same problem with Quake III as you seem to be having with DOD, though my DSL isn't nearly as fast as your service. I can get pings of under 100 connecting to most servers, but when I try to host, the pings are easily over 250 most of the time. I believe it has something to do with the route the individuals take to access your ISP and then your server. Perhaps their routes just aren't very speedy to your specific server, though they are able to connect to "some" servers with under 50 pings. It all depends on how the traffic is routed to and from your computer from their computers.

 

[MoMeanMugs]

I was thinking that could be a possibility. Also, my modem is built into my router so I know what I am talking about.

 

[Hoober]

Yep, that probably helps.

 

[MoMeanMugs]

BTW, what ISP do you use and where do you live? I can try to connect to your server to see if I get the same symptoms other ppl get on your server. If you PM your IP, I'll do a traceroute and see if any packets get dropped. I'd try to connect to my own server, but my router doesn't support loopback.

 

[Hoober]

YGPM