How to test an internet connection's stability

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Right now I'm having this problem.

Basically people on my CS server get connection problems every half hour or so. I want to do a test to see if my internet connection can go for a long period of time without a break in activity for any reason. Is there anything I can do this with?

 

[spidey07]

ping.

search for a tool called ping plotter. You really shouldn't get any packet drops on a broadband connection. .1% at most.

-edit- www.cisco.com responds to pings.

 

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Originally posted by: spidey07
ping.

search for a tool called ping plotter. You really shouldn't get any packet drops on a broadband connection. .1% at most.

-edit- www.cisco.com responds to pings.

Ping Plotter

 

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How do I tell if there are gaps in the connection while using that program?

Right now often it will say 10% packet lost on any of the jumps.

 

[BG4533]

That 10% of the packets lost is a gap in the connection.

 

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That's rather strange, because there was 10% packet loss pretty often, like at least a few times every minute, but during CS games it happens maybe once every half hour or so, but its not a set amount of time either.

 

[spidey07]

Rerun your tests without any routers/switches, etc in the loop. Just a PC and your broadband connection.

If you still experience packet loss then call your ISP as something is very wrong.

 

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I just realized something. The thing with CS where it has a connection problem doesn't exist when I'm playing via internet on a server. It only happens to people connected on MY server behind the same ISP and router that I play through.