xephon Report post Posted April 13, 2005 for the past two days i've been having alot of trouble playing the game its takes longer than usual to connect to the server and when i do connect its almost impossible to move or do any other action when i try #ping i get values ranging between 2000-29000 and if i stay on more then 3 minutes i get lagged out (grue) i dont have any problems with anything else the connection seems to be fine ..i have cable ....and i dont use a firewall please help me figure this out Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Placid Report post Posted April 13, 2005 Hi, Have you attempted to clear any Viri or Spamware/Adware that may be existent on your computer? Use adaware (google it) for Adware, and something like Norton AntiVirus for Viri. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xephon Report post Posted April 13, 2005 (edited) hello, thx for the quick reply and yes i just tried that again, but still no change Edited April 13, 2005 by xephon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Placid Report post Posted April 13, 2005 hello, thx for the quick reply and yes i just tried that again, but still no change 152781[/snapback] Hmmm. Have you attempted to re-install EL or tried the game on another machine? It could be that the machine is lagging for reasons other than spyware/viri. Also, are you performing any large downloads at the time of playing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xephon Report post Posted April 13, 2005 i've reinstalled el several times but i havent tried another machine yet and no i wasnt downloading anything while trying to play i'll try my best to try another machine that uses the same isp Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Placid Report post Posted April 13, 2005 i've reinstalled el several times but i havent tried another machine yet and no i wasnt downloading anything while trying to play i'll try my best to try another machine that uses the same isp 152797[/snapback] I think thats a wise idea. You might wanna give your modem a restart as well, or at least scour your harddrive for unwanted spyware (you can never be sure it doesnt exist). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rasberrybeard Report post Posted April 13, 2005 (edited) Another thing that hogs bandwith in winxp is the automatic updates that go on in the background. Press ctrl-alt-delte and then end any uneeded tasks. Also make sure that your comp meets the requirments, and if it does,but still lags, you might want to update your video card drivers at whatever the homepage is for your card brand. If none of this helps, you may have to reformat you hardrive (back up ebverything you need of course.) If none of that helps then your just screwed. Edited April 13, 2005 by scarab2k Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xephon Report post Posted April 13, 2005 interesting development ....i can't even connect to the server now just gives me a message "can't connect to server " i'll try to try that other computer tonight but i would like to hear what you think might be causing this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grum Report post Posted April 13, 2005 (edited) A virus EDIT: okay, so i didn't read the whole thread... Edited April 13, 2005 by Grum Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xephon Report post Posted April 13, 2005 i doubt it i did a complete virus scan before i scanned with adware and found nothing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Placid Report post Posted April 14, 2005 A virus EDIT: okay, so i didn't read the whole thread... 152907[/snapback] LOL! Have you tried replacing the hostname line in el.ini (located in the EL installation folder) to read: #host 62.93.225.26 Your DNS maybe having problems resolving the hostname eternal-lands.solexine.fr. Give that a try. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leeloo Report post Posted April 14, 2005 Resolving the hostname is only done once - before connecting. There's no way it could cause a ping between 2 and 29 seconds. (At least not as long as EL uses TCP. A sufficiently creative programmer would be able to make it affect the ping with UDP, by doing a DNS lookup for every packet, instead of saving the reply). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xephon Report post Posted April 14, 2005 (edited) i actually did try replacing the host name in el.ini file before posting this thread, but no change... well it seems to be working fine now its wierd it just went out for 2 days and now its back the pings arent as good as before but its definatly getting better (nothing greater than 400) thanks alot for all your help and sorry for the trouble Edited April 14, 2005 by xephon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Placid Report post Posted April 14, 2005 i actually did try replacing the host name in el.ini file before posting this thread, but no change... 153021[/snapback] Ouch. Tried restarting your modem and/or reconnecting? Have you EVER been able to play the game? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xephon Report post Posted April 14, 2005 lol yes i tried everything you said ...one of them must have helped because its working now i just dont know which one and yes i've ben playing the game for a very long time...i just dont post in the forums :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Placid Report post Posted April 14, 2005 lol yes i tried everything you said ...one of them must have helped because its working now i just dont know which one and yes i've ben playing the game for a very long time...i just dont post in the forums :lol: 153024[/snapback] *wipes brow* Few! I was running out of ideas So, its ALL working now? Right? No problems? [Note: Your not allowed to say yes to the last question ] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xephon Report post Posted April 14, 2005 no problems at all everything is perfect now and even the pings are returning to normal thanks again placid for all your help Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Placid Report post Posted April 14, 2005 No problem, anytime Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
