Path: clanworld.com!news.webspan.net!news1.exit109.com!Cabal.CESspool!bofh.vszbr.cz!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!nntp.abs.net!ionews.ionet.net!not-for-mail From: "cball" Newsgroups: alt.binaries.games.quake,alt.games.quake2,rec.games.computer.quake.misc,rec.games.computer.quake.quake-c,rec.games.computer.quake.servers Subject: Re: bad pings with 56k Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 20:34:35 -0500 Organization: ioNET Inc. Lines: 15 Message-ID: <6h6bj3$5np$1@ionews.ionet.net> References: <6h6bds$hjg@bgtnsc03.worldnet.att.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: kcnas3-25.ionet.net X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.2106.4 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 Xref: clanworld.com rec.games.computer.quake.misc:27790 rec.games.computer.quake.quake-c:5800 rec.games.computer.quake.servers:8918 Turn the compression OFF!!!! It isnt the 52000 speed bothering the pings its compression screwing up the packets so quake qw and q2 cant read them proberly Scott Croom wrote in message <6h6bds$hjg@bgtnsc03.worldnet.att.net>... >I currently have a x2 modem...im connecting at 52000, which is good. When >I try to play quake1 over quakeworld or quake2 over a server....I get >MASSIVE pings. In excess of 1500 sometimes...its unplayable. I have even >turned of x2 and connected at 31200 fine... But when I play still I get >the same prob....can someone help me? >-- >Scott Croom >scroom@mindspring.com