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elim

7 Apr 2006, 7:11am

Hey all..

I just started to get this weird unexplainable problem about a week ago and I know almost everything about computers but this one has me got me.

Anyway heres what I'm dealing with:

I'm on a very fast high speed cable modem with a router, 4 hardwire spots, and wireless. At the time we have 2 computers wireless and 2 computers hardwired, my main pc is the one having problems and its hardwired.

For some odd odd reason my computer is receiving packets anywhere from 100 up to the 10,000s per seconds sometimes more. I have tryed so many things to resolve it and nothing has yet to aleviate this problem.

As of now all of the other computers on the router are running fine, 1-10 packets per second. I can't figure this out for anything.

I've try switching wire, I've run 3 different spy ware programs and my anti virus, I've reboot the router, the modem, my computer. I also downloaded a WinSock fix that didnt do anything for it either... I'm confused beyond belief.

I am a gamer but in game and out of games I get random lag spikes, it will seem steady and then for 3-5 seconds it will stop like the connection broke and come back up just fine after. I can watch my ping jump in Ventrilo(a voice program) from 30 to 900 and go back down after the spike.

So.. any ideas??

Leonardo

7 Apr 2006, 7:42am

bothered

7 Apr 2006, 7:50am

I had a similar problem with lag in games. It turned out to be certain progs running on the other (kids) PCs, especially MSN, Xfire or anything with a webcam. Which router are you using?

elim

7 Apr 2006, 8:07am

Ouch.

Are you running a firewall? Do you have an anti-spyware program like Adaware running?

You may need to pop in over here (http://www.short-media.com/forum/showthread.php?t=43902), read the instructions, and start a thread in the Spyware/Virus/Trojans discussion thread.

It's a net work problem though.

I'm also using a D-Link DI-624.

Also these spikes happen in game or out, and they seem to happen on occurence althought I havent counted the time specifically in between the spikes and I run about 4 programs while I play games, I always have and always will and never had a problem until recently. Not to mention these programs arent causing the high packets, it seems like as soon as the internet is in use the packets are already being sent at 200 or more a second.

The programs are:
AIM, Ventrilo, mIRC, and STEAM

any help? :crazy:

bothered

7 Apr 2006, 8:13am

I don't know, I'm no expert by any means but I think I'd try turning all other progs off and the other PCs, just to try and establish where the prob is coming from.

elim

7 Apr 2006, 8:18am

I've narrowed it down to something which my PC or something on it. Cause as I stated previously all of the other PCs are running flawlessly.

majora2007

26 Apr 2006, 2:39am

Maybe someone is performing a dos attack on you. I mean all they need is your IP adress and since it looks like you don't have a firewall, they are just sending packets to you. Like on some programs, many l4m3rs do this, you can chose speeds/time periods to send packets, proxies, # of packets, etc. To check this, check either your firewall, if you have one, or if your running Windows, check the security log, and most likely you'll see something suspicious.

profdlp

26 Apr 2006, 8:22pm

...To check this, check either your firewall, if you have one, or if your running Windows, check the security log, and most likely you'll see something suspicious.
Great suggestion. :cheers:

If nothing else, a good program such as ZoneAlarm will log what is going on for you. :)

Armo

26 Apr 2006, 9:39pm

ive had a switch here at work explode like that, and it almost took down a Cisco 6500 240 port switch.

if a port on the router goes bad it can just dump dumb data onto the lines.