Author Topic: No ping with some servers with some people (Read 746 times)

YourBuddyBill · December 28, 2012, 03:24:37 PM

Ok, basically, I was trying to connect to Neurotoxin's server a minute or two ago. I can't join, the ping is at ---. But Neurotoxin has seven other people on his server, all of whom were able to connect just fine. Furthermore, I can connect to various other servers just fine. What is the cause of this, exactly, and can it be fixed?

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YourBuddyBill · December 28, 2012, 03:25:09 PM

Noedit: The ping is stuck at ???, not ---.

Alt · December 28, 2012, 04:50:49 PM

Did he... shut the server down? It gets stuck on the server list for awhile after it gets shut down.

YourBuddyBill · December 28, 2012, 04:52:56 PM

Quote from: Alt on December 28, 2012, 04:50:49 PM

Did he... shut the server down? It gets stuck on the server list for awhile after it gets shut down.

No, I was talking to him on RTB as this was happening. He had no clue why it wasn't working.

fawkes.. · December 28, 2012, 09:12:30 PM

This is I believe quite a common problem, don't have a solution though, sorry

YourBuddyBill · December 28, 2012, 09:21:01 PM

Quote from: fawkes.. on December 28, 2012, 09:12:30 PM

This is I believe quite a common problem, don't have a solution though, sorry

Goddamnit. Does anyone at least know why it happens?

Gen. Hothauser · December 29, 2012, 01:02:45 AM

The usual explanation I've seen is location. Different connections can lead to better results for some people, but not for others. It's like someone in DC connecting to a Florida server vs an LA player trying to connect to the Florida server, the DC player would have a better chance of getting into the server.

YourBuddyBill · December 29, 2012, 12:05:23 PM

Quote from: Gen. Hothauser on December 29, 2012, 01:02:45 AM

The usual explanation I've seen is location. Different connections can lead to better results for some people, but not for others. It's like someone in DC connecting to a Florida server vs an LA player trying to connect to the Florida server, the DC player would have a better chance of getting into the server.

Ah. I got it.

The odd thing though, is that I used to be able to connect to Neurotoxin's just fine, which makes me wonder if it's that packet size limit Badspot added while I wasn't playing. (That's probably a completely ridiculous guess, but I have nothing better).

I guess I'll try again when I'm at my mom's house. I've never tried to connect to his server from my dad's.

Greek2me · December 29, 2012, 12:08:01 PM

The host needs to port-forward. If he does that, nobody will have problems connecting.