ping sim spikeing

i have a major issue for some reason every 2-3 mins after i log in my ping sim spikes from 200msec to 10000 or more msec for about 5-10 sec and drops again and getting rather annoying i even went back to 1.19.0 and it still did it please help me

Second Life 1.19.1 (4) Apr 2 2008 11:59:37 (Second Life Release)

CPU: AMD (Unknown model) (1994 MHz)
Memory: 1279 MB
OS Version: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
Graphics Card Vendor: ATI Technologies Inc.
Graphics Card: RADEON XPRESS 200M Series SW TCL x86/MMX/3DNow!/SSE2
OpenGL Version: 1.4.5279 WinXP Release
LLMozLib Version: [LLMediaImplLLMozLib] - 2.01.14607 (Mozilla GRE version 1.8.1.13_0000000000)
Viewer Digest: bb2966f6-cf81-a0de-1e21-dcd21f05428a

does anyone now why this is happening to me

This doesn't sound like a viewer problem - going back to an older version probably won't help. Are there any other sim stats that go south at the same time that the ping spikes? If so, it could be a problem with the sim instead of your connection to it.

The ping sim stat is sorta like the time it takes for the software on your PC to talk to the sim software running at LL.

If you do ping on the command line, outside SL, you'll see how long it takes to get from your PC to the OS software running at LL...
- check Help->About Second Life and find the sim IP address, near the top of the window
- click the windows Start button -> Run... -> cmd.exe
- in the cmd window, type 'ping -t ' (without the quotes) then the IP address of the sim

Just leave this running in the background as you SL. When you notice the ping sim go thru the roof, switch back and watch the ping -t. If it's also showing a spike, there's some network problem between you and LL. If it's not showing the spike, it's probably a problem on the sim.

edit: 200ms is normal? That's over 2 times what I normally see. What country are you in? Are you using wireless at home?

i am the doing ping over the command prompt now and with just me along i get 150 msec or less but when i have ppl around 200 to 500 msec lol but ya i have been using wireless since i started sl and its been fine and i live in usa orlando florida area and it doesnt matter what sim i am on it always does it the spikeing

yo i tryed that stuff you told me to do and i did it spiked on sl but didnt spike on the pinging in my command prompt and it does it in every sim i been in how do i fix this please help me

Wireless is probably the problem. The solutions are to a) live with it, b) get a hardwired connection or c) get better wireless gear.

You can try powering down _all_ your computer gear, including the modem & router and all that, for 5 minutes or so but that doesn't always help.

There may be bandwidth preferences you can tweak to make wireless less of a pain but somebody else will have to speak to that...

ya but i have been using my wireless stuff since i been playing sl and had no problem with this stuff untill now i i doubt it my wireless

It could be that you have new neighbors that are using their microwave oven more than the old neighbors. Wireless is a fickle thing.

I'd still try powering off all your gear for a few minutes.

ok but it also was doing it to me in ohio with my grandpas wireless so that why i am saying i doubt its the wireless and i been doing that ping in the command prompt non stop and i have had 5 spike on sl and the ping on the command prompt didnt spike at all so what does that mean

With SL, saying you have wireless, even if it was working fine before, is like saying you haven't yet checked that your computer is plugged in.

Power everything off for a few minutes and see if that helps.

ok i will later on and i will see if that helps and get back to you thanks for your help

ok i reset my router and modem and that didnt work still any thing else so i am going to downgrade to 1.19.0 and try that again and see what happens