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Kittie Munro

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Join date: 28 May 2007

Posts: 29

06-20-2007 22:53

Like many others in this forum, I've very recently been experiencing increased packet loss and latency in SL, sometimes with very high ping rates on both user and server side. I'd like to be able to present my disbelieving ISP with something a bit more concrete than "It's running slow, please fix". They say that since I can play other games and browse the internet without the same problem then the cause lies clearly with SL, so is there any way I can run a trace route to establish the point at which the connection is breaking? How do I find out the IP address for example?

Many thanks

Osgeld Barmy

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Join date: 22 Mar 2005

Posts: 3,336

06-21-2007 00:18

simulator ranges
http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Simulator_IP_Addresses

website

66.150.244.168

Rhyph Somme

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Join date: 2 Dec 2005

Posts: 263

06-21-2007 04:30

You can get the IP address to the region you are standing in from the help->about Second Life menu and use that to tracert to.

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Lee Ponzu

What Would Steve Do?

Join date: 28 Jun 2006

Posts: 1,770

06-21-2007 08:17

Try decreasing your bandwidth. High bandwidth can lead to more packet loss which can lead to more traffic which leads to lower throughput.

As for traceroute, there are command line commands for that.

Kittie Munro

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Join date: 28 May 2007

Posts: 29

06-21-2007 10:14

From: Rhyph Somme

You can get the IP address to the region you are standing in from the help->about Second Life menu and use that to tracert to.

Amazingly useful Rhyph

Thanks for that, I've actually found the fault to be at my end! I should have hardwired my router earlier I know... but naturally it's never my fault so I didn't

That'll teach me!

Thanks again for tips guys

Pirate Cotton

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Join date: 26 Sep 2003

Posts: 538

06-21-2007 15:50

Possible start of an answer on another forum:

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html;jsessionid=4E0693F1E6023AA0D0FAD330CDF81801?topicId=108327338&pageNo=1&sid=1

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Kittie Munro Registered User Join date: 28 May 2007 Posts: 29	06-20-2007 22:53 Like many others in this forum, I've very recently been experiencing increased packet loss and latency in SL, sometimes with very high ping rates on both user and server side. I'd like to be able to present my disbelieving ISP with something a bit more concrete than "It's running slow, please fix". They say that since I can play other games and browse the internet without the same problem then the cause lies clearly with SL, so is there any way I can run a trace route to establish the point at which the connection is breaking? How do I find out the IP address for example? Many thanks
Osgeld Barmy Registered User Join date: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 3,336	06-21-2007 00:18 simulator ranges http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Simulator_IP_Addresses website 66.150.244.168
Rhyph Somme Registered User Join date: 2 Dec 2005 Posts: 263	06-21-2007 04:30 You can get the IP address to the region you are standing in from the help->about Second Life menu and use that to tracert to. _____________________
Lee Ponzu What Would Steve Do? Join date: 28 Jun 2006 Posts: 1,770	06-21-2007 08:17 Try decreasing your bandwidth. High bandwidth can lead to more packet loss which can lead to more traffic which leads to lower throughput. As for traceroute, there are command line commands for that.
Kittie Munro Registered User Join date: 28 May 2007 Posts: 29	06-21-2007 10:14 From: Rhyph Somme You can get the IP address to the region you are standing in from the help->about Second Life menu and use that to tracert to. Amazingly useful Rhyph Thanks for that, I've actually found the fault to be at my end! I should have hardwired my router earlier I know... but naturally it's never my fault so I didn't That'll teach me! Thanks again for tips guys
Pirate Cotton DarkLifer Join date: 26 Sep 2003 Posts: 538	06-21-2007 15:50 Possible start of an answer on another forum: http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html;jsessionid=4E0693F1E6023AA0D0FAD330CDF81801?topicId=108327338&pageNo=1&sid=1 _____________________ TinyPirate - My blog DarkLife's site DarkLife flickr Play DarkLife Now!