Online Gaming Ping problems

[Mike_J.M]

My ping is ridiculously high while playing COD4 online.
How can I reduce this?
Im using a wireless usb to our router

[rustypup]

sit closer?..

wireless is always slower than wired, and always going to play victim to any environmental interference...

what line speed, which ISP, what router... these play a major part in the answers provided...

[Mike_J.M]

lowest line speed.
Telkom 3GB pm
GIGA_409AB7
Im sitting about 20m from the router

[rustypup]

so... shaped, 384kbps?

[Mike_J.M]

yeah..

[rustypup]

how high is your ping..
which servers are you attaching to, (i'm guessing saix)..
where are you located...
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also, is this out-of-norm or not?

[Mike_J.M]

it goes up to 999 but normally it was 350 average.
any server that allows me.
KZN - Near eShowe on a farm

[rustypup]

i was guessing somewhere near 300... at 900 i would:
1) reset the router, (physically power it down/up).
2) use a physical wired connection to omit any local interference.
3) try swapping out PPPoE credentials, (if possible)
4) try swapping out the router, (if possible)
5) log a support call with telkom

has anything about your setup changed recently?

[Mike_J.M]

Nope. Still same. been the same for a month

[KALSTER]

nm..

[rustypup]

been the same for a month

then i would definitely get hold of telkom... may be something as simple as a port reset...

[Mike_J.M]

How can i see my ping without using a game?

[Koko_Lion]

via command prompt probably best

Ping the server name you are linked to. Or try the "tracert" command, might be a hop somewhere giving grief.

[Mike_J.M]

Networking beginner

[Mike_J.M]

Wat do i type?

[Koko_Lion]

Go Start -> Run. Type "cmd". Type "ping server-name". Take note of the results it gives.

Or try: "tracert server-name". Look and see if a hop is giving a high ping. Some will time out, das normal.

If you dont know the server name, try pinging random stuff like amazon, skynews etc

[Studio Touch Visagie]

I had the same problem with COD4, then realized that if I quit the Steam application the ping goes back to normal. Do you have applications like that running in the background?

[Mike_J.M]

No. and both ur options fail koko