Please Help Me With DoD:S Network Lag

[matix]

Hey guys when I play DoD:S my ping on the scoreboard says 63 but my netgraph ping is 136. I experience lag when it jumps up to 120+ ping in the netgraph. It's awkward because it jumps from 60-85 to 120+ ping on my netgraph but my scoreboard ping remains 65ish. This doesn't happen to me in Counter-Strike: Source; just DoD:S. I live in Southern California, but I do not believe that is the problem because CSS would lag too then. Also my my cl_Cmdrate is 101, cl_updaterate 101 and rate 25000. The server lowers it to 66 or 60 or something. I run CSS with the same network cvars. I am very confused. Here is a screenshot and my cfg cvars for technical purpose. Thank You.

// polarityyy's Config (ECO Compliant)
// Updated 11/17/09

rate 25000
cl_cmdrate "101"
cl_updaterate "101"
cl_interp "0.01"
cl_interpolate "1"
cl_smooth "1"
net_graph "1"
net_graphpos "1"
net_graphheigh "110"
crosshair "1"
cl_crosshairscale "1200"
cl_crosshairalpha "999"
cl_crosshaircolor "0"
cl_crosshairusealpha 0
cl_dynamiccrosshair "0"
cl_scalecrosshair "1"
cl_crosshairalpha "999"
cl_crosshairusealpha "1"
cl_observercrosshair "1"
cl_radaralpha "255"
cl_radartype "1"
cl_locationalpha "150"
cl_radar_locked "0"
cl_c4dynamiclight "1"
mat_forceaniso "0"
mat_hdr_enabled "0"
mat_hdr_level "0"
mat_colorcorrection "0"
mat_monitorgamma "1.6"
mat_trilinear "0"
mat_antialias "0"
r_shadowrendertotexture "1"
r_rootlod "2"
r_lod "-1"
r_shadows "1"
mat_picmip "2"
mat_reducefillrate "1"
mat_vsync "0"
fps_max "101"
jpeg_quality "100"
sensitivity "3"
volume "0.780000"
violence_ablood "1"
violence_agibs "1"
violence_hblood "1"
violence_hgibs "1"
hud_centerid "1"
r_waterforceexpensive "0"
r_waterforcereflectentities "1"
cl_ejectbrass "0" //Disables shells flying out of guns
cl_phys_props_enable "0" //Disables physics objects
cl_phys_props_max "0" //Disables physics objects
cl_muzzleflash_dlight_3rd "0" //Disables 3rd person muzzle flashes lighting up surrounding area
cl_muzzleflash_dlight_1st "0" //Disables 1st person muzzle flashes lighting up surrounding area
cl_ragdoll_fade_time "1" //Causes dead bodies to disappear immediately (default: 15)
cl_ragdoll_physics_enable "0" //Disable ragdoll physics
cl_show_splashes "0"
mat_bumpmap "0" //Disables Bump Mapping
mat_bloom "0" //Disables bloom effect
mat_bufferprimitives "1" //Buffer primitive objects
mat_clipz "0" //Lowers water quality
mat_fastspecular "1" //Fast specular lighting
r_cheapwaterstart "1" //Worsens water quality
r_cheapwaterend "1" //Worsens water quality
r_drawdetailprops "0" //Don't draw detail props
r_dynamic "0" //Disables dynamic lighting
r_lightinterp "0" //Disables light interpolation
r_RainSimulate "0" //Disables rain
rope_smooth "0" //Disables Anti-Aliasing effect on ropes
fog_enable "0" //Disables Fog
fog_enable_water_fog "0" //Disables water fog
gl_clear "0" //Disables hiding of cracks/faults between textures
r_3dnow "0"
r_3dsky "0"
r_mmx "1"
r_sse "1"
r_sse2 "1"
dsp_enhance_stereo "0" //Disable stereo effect sound enhancing
snd_mixahead ".1" // _mixes sound ahead to reduce stuttering
cl_enabledeathfilmgrain "0" // disable the death camera film grain
mat_filmgrain "0" // disable film grain post effect
cl_enabledeatheffects "0" //disable filmgrain death effects
cl_enablespectatoreffects "0" //disable filmgrain for spectating
r_worldlights "0" // _disables phong shading_
r_eyes "0" //disable eye reflections
r_propsmaxdist "100" //Object fading distance
r_lightinterp "0" //Disables light interpolation
cl_forcepreload "1" // _forces preload to help increase performance_
mat_fastnobump "1" // _faster bump mapping_
mat_wateroverlaysize "16" // _lowers water quality_
mat_vsync "0" // _disables vertical synchronization_
mp_decals "50" // _how many bullets etc will be shown_
r_avglight "0" // _disables average lighting_
r_decal_cullsize "2" // _lower texture quality at distance_
r_decals "0" // _disables player sprays_
r_drawflecks "0" // _disables bullet impacts_
r_drawmodeldecals "0" // _disables decals on models_
r_occlusion "0" // _disables occlusion-
r_renderoverlayfragment "0"
r_teeth "0" // _removes teeth from player models_
rope_subdiv "0"
rope_wind_dist "0" // _disables wind effects on ropes_
rope_averagelight "0" // _disables average lighting on ropes_
sv_forcepreload "1" // _forces preload to help increase performance_
mat_compressedtextures "1" // _enables compressed textures_

clear
echo polarityyy's Config (ECO Compliant) loaded

 

[Angellas]

Take ol' Artimus' advice:

Tech Help Sticky by Artimus

Let us know if you get any change in ping, choke, or loss.

 

[matix]

It worked a little. My ping in netgraph only jumps up to 105 now and a lot less frequent. There still is some lag though. Not as bad but still annoying. Any other ideas?

 

[Angellas]

XP or Vista?

Give Faster Ping a try. It'll drop your ping down quite a bit!

Use Ack Freq of 1 and be sure to disable Nagle's algorithm.

 

[matix]

I actually have Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit Edition. Alright I'll give it a try. If I run into problems I'll post on here or find a way to get a hold of you.

Actually talk to me before I give it a try. It says Operating Systems: Windows XP. I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit Edition.

 

[Angellas]

Gaming Tweak - Disable Nagle's Algorithm

The tweak below allows for tweaking or disabling Nagle's alogrithm. Disabling "Nagling" allows for very small packets to be transferred immediately without delay. Note that disabling Nagle's algorithm is only recommended for some games, and it may have negative impact on file transfers/throughput. The dafault state "Nagling enabled" improves performance by allowing several small packets to be combined together into a single, larger packet for more efficient transmission. While this improves overall performance and reduces TCP/IP overhead, it may briefly delay transmission of smaller packets. Keep in mind that disabling Nagle's algorithm may have some negative effect on file transfers, and can only help reduce delay in some games.

Now, with THAT said...

To implement this tweak, in the registry editor (Start>Run>regedit) find:

This setting configures the maximum number of outstanding ACKs in Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces\{NIC-id}

There will be multiple NIC interfaces listed there, for example: {1660430C-B14A-4AC2-8F83-B653E83E8297}. Find the correct one with your IP address listed. Under this {NIC-id} key, create a new DWORD value:

TcpAckFrequency=1

(DWORD value, 1=disable, 2=default, 2-n=send ACKs if outstanding ACKs before timed interval. Setting not present by default).

For gaming performance, recommended is 1 (disable). For pure throughput and data streaming, you can experiment with values over 2. If you try larger values, just make sure TcpAckFrequency*MTU is less than RWIN, since the sender may stop sending data if RWIN fills witout acknowledgement.

Also, find the following key (if present):

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSMQ\Parameters

Add a new DWORD value:

TCPNoDelay=1

(DWORD value, 0 to enable Nagle's algorithm, 1 to disable, not present by default)

To configure the ACK interval timeout (only has effect if nagling is enabled), find the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces{NIC-id}

TcpDelAckTicks=0

(DWORD value, default=2, 0=disable nagling, 1-6=100-600 ms). Note you can also set this to 1 to reduce the nagle effect from the default of 200ms without disabling it.

I hope this helps you! Let me know if there is anything else you need!