weird internet problems

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i've been having some rage-inducing internet connection issues lately. like i'll be in the middle of a game with a relatively-stable 100 ping, and then it'll shoot up to like 4000ms for a few seconds and often i'll d/c altogether. then afterwards im stuck in a sort of limbo of around 500-800 ping and im constantly getting dc'd for sometimes as long as 20 minutes. anyone know what could be the cause of this? im like 99% sure its not my connection to the router because it's pretty stable at around 1ms or 2ms of latency at all times.

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Speaking of internet issues mine's been turning on/off/on/off recently

If you're positive that it's not a problem with your router, it's probably a problem with the external cabling. Contact your ISP.


4000ms is unheard of

Not really. I was having 1500+ on my old wifi card when it was crapping out, then the server I was on got DDoSed so I had like 5000ms lol.

4000ms is unheard of

It's very possible. At this point if you don't recover quick enough a server will probably consider your connection lost.

also OP post router logs