[SOLVED] Packet Loss only on my PC

[itswormy12345]

I only have packet loss on my newly built pc, i use a netgear PLW1000 because my pc is upstairs, i have a tp link pci express network adapter TG-3468 (all my drivers say that they are updated) when i play my games they always show packet loss and its unplayable (anywhere from 3-20%)

 

[anotherdrew]

I think the first step is to figure out if the packet loss is on your end, your ISP, or the Internet.

1. From a command prompt do "tracert google.com". It will list routers between you and google. The first should be your router and the second should be a router that belongs to your ISP (in some building in town somewhere).

2. Open 3 command prompt windows. In each type "ping -n 100 x.x.x.x" where x.x in the 1st windows is the address of the your router. In the 2nd the address of the your ISP's router. And the 3rd ... google.com.

3. In each windows it will send out 100 pings. In the first you should see 0% packet loss. In the second, maybe 1%, but hopefully 0%. In the last, no more than 2% (Hey ... the internet is not perfect!)

Let us know what you find out.

 

[itswormy12345]

I just tried them both my ip had 0% packet loss , then the second had 2% packet loss and then googles (the 3rd) had 0% packet loss

 

[anotherdrew]

So packet loss while gaming seems worse than in general. This would point to two possibilities. The loss is related to the game (game server) or the loss happens in bursts rather than consistently (an intermittent issue).

I would like you to repeat the tests, but instead of "-n 100", do "-n 1000" and while the pings are running start playing your game.

Let us know what you find out.

 

[itswormy12345]

The first one lost 1 packet out of the 1000 so it said 0% loss, the second lost 0 so 0% loss and the third lost 0 so 0% loss. All of these test were gotten while i was playing my game and i was still getting up to 18% packet loss in game.

 

[anotherdrew]

So, your network is fine. Your ISP is fine. The Internet is fine. The issue is an overloaded game server. Which game are we talking about?

 

[itswormy12345]

Fortnite is the game that im getting the packetloss on.
https://imgur.com/VRe13CU
Theres a liink to what i see whenever im playing. (it makes the game super studdery and unplayable)

 

[anotherdrew]

Have you ever googled "Fortnite packet loss" ... lots of people have this issue and there are a lot (many of them silly) of suggestions on how to fix it.

All your packet loss is in upstream (upload) side. None on the downstream. Clearly this is an indication that the network is fine. The issue seems to be the Fortnite server you are connecting to is receiving too much data at once and dropping some packets. Have you ever tried connecting to different servers? Yes, the closest should be the best, but if it is also the busiest, then that's no good.

 

[itswormy12345]

i installed an application called exitlag and it fixed my packetloss issue so im wondering what its doing to fix it

 

[anotherdrew]

From what I understand, ExitLag is a VPN. I suspect if you did a tracert between you and the local fortnite server with and without ExitLag you would see a different path. Why? Because your ISP will try to keep your data on their own network as long as possible to save money.

 

[itswormy12345]

So do you know what i could do to fix this issue without exitlag because i have to pay for it. If there is no other way then ig ill have to pay for exit lag monthly.

 

[anotherdrew]

You could try posting a new thread about ExitLag. I don't know anything about it. All I know is there is nothing wrong with your setup. If it was as easy as change setting XYZ to ABC then someone would have figured that out by now.

 

[itswormy12345]

ok thank you very much my man youve been helping me out alot i really appreciate you ! and where would i post this exit lag thread at? on here or reddit or?

 

[anotherdrew]

Tough question. Post it on both. Someone will probably flame you over at Reddit, but that doesn't mean there are smart people who read the posts.