Ping Spikes

[JunK]

So im wondering what can be the cause of ping spikes?
My ISP is teksavvy and i have 5mbps download, which im almost always getting 4.2-4.6, always...its DSL internet, but for instance today from around 8p until now 10p i get random ping spikes.
playing CSS i'll just be lingering at 150-200 ping/latency when i usually get 60-70. Im figuring its mostly on my ISPs side since it only happens at periods in the day, but to those that think its just traffic...i am SUPPOSED to be DSL (dedicated service line) which is SUPPOSED to eliminate that crap.

so really, are there any other reasons i could be having ping spikes?? It primarily only happens for games, CSS, LoL, etc, i'll get a little bit of lag. when i exit out of the game and run speedtest it shows my ping as low again blah blah.
I will bring this up with my ISP in a few days when i pay the bill, but otherwise if any of you have any other ideas let me have em. thanks

 

[DragonD]

Your ISP is your 'gate way' to the internet.

Think of it has having a "private" road to an interstate. Your ISP provides you with that road. Perhaps you share the road with others in your neighbourhood, perhaps not.

Once you get on that interstate, your ISP has no control over your speed. There could be a wreck somewhere (some router/hub on your way is having issues), and your speed is reduced.

Also, it could be on YOUR end. Maybe you have a spy ware or something taking up your resources every few minutes. Maybe it's your anti-virus software doing a scan and slowing down your system.

There are many many reasons for ping spikes...

 

[Mr.Game]

Your ISP is your 'gate way' to the internet.

Think of it has having a "private" road to an interstate. Your ISP provides you with that road. Perhaps you share the road with others in your neighbourhood, perhaps not.

Once you get on that interstate, your ISP has no control over your speed. There could be a wreck somewhere (some router/hub on your way is having issues), and your speed is reduced.

Also, it could be on YOUR end. Maybe you have a spy ware or something taking up your resources every few minutes. Maybe it's your anti-virus software doing a scan and slowing down your system.

There are many many reasons for ping spikes...

That's the best way to describe it!

I highlighted the part that I'm about to point out.


I use an antivirus and it scans regularly without a reduction
in system resources. Only when it updates do I ever
experience ping/lag problems, this occurs around 6pm
everyday.

If you're using an antivirus, you can either manually update
when you're not gaming, or you can set it to update during
times you're not gaming.


The only other problem I could see happening is either a
Windows Update, or just traffic.

 

[JunK]

Your ISP is your 'gate way' to the internet.

Think of it has having a "private" road to an interstate. Your ISP provides you with that road. Perhaps you share the road with others in your neighbourhood, perhaps not.

DSL means i do not share it with anybody, i have a dedicated service line, dedicated to myself and myself only...this is the difference between DSL and cable. cable is a grid, DSL is independent.

Once you get on that interstate, your ISP has no control over your speed. There could be a wreck somewhere (some router/hub on your way is having issues), and your speed is reduced.

this has nothing to do with my speed, my speed is constant, its my ping that varies

Also, it could be on YOUR end. Maybe you have a spy ware or something taking up your resources every few minutes. Maybe it's your anti-virus software doing a scan and slowing down your system.

i have absolutely nothing running in the background. i constantly monitor my running processes and i customize my start up programs (basically ZERO) and i don't run an anti virus...i know it isn't anything running in the background causing the issues and i know it isn't any spyware (only very specific times of the day it happens as well as scans/process management etc)

windows updates do not happen while im online and only when i restart, plus they are very easy to spot and no..it isn't them. also again, traffic should be a non factor due to having DSL service.

anybody else?

 

[DragonD]

DSL means i do not share it with anybody, i have a dedicated service line, dedicated to myself and myself only...this is the difference between DSL and cable. cable is a grid, DSL is independent.

this has nothing to do with my speed, my speed is constant, its my ping that varies

traffic should be a non factor due to having DSL service.

anybody else?

Do you have a line that connects you straight to the CSS server your playing.. or.. once you get on the 'road' that connects to the CSS server, do you share that road with everybody else in the world going to the same place?

(Your ISP only connects you to the "information highway" Even if you have your own private driveway from your house to get onto it... your still going down the same highway that everybody else is on.)

 

[JunK]

i see what your saying, but theres still problems with that itself. its only me having the issue, if it was everybody on the server there would be high pings all over the place. also, again it only happens at certain times of the day and not just for CSS, but basically any game, including one game where im in a closed beta and theres literally no more than 10 people online at a time.
also i've never had an issue like this before with any other ISP i've had even at the same speeds, most comparatively bell (im with teksavvy right now) which is the same speed DSL.
i also don't see the issue being on my side of anything, since my modem is directly connected to my demarcation point which is as far as my responsibility goes.

basically im convincing myself that its on my ISPs side of things, either traffic in some way even tho its DSL, or something

 

[DragonD]

If very well could be something on your ISP side of things.

do you know what a 'traceroute" is? There are many sites that explain it. Here is a decent one. http://kb.iu.edu/data/aihy.html

Run a tracert now, and again when you are having issues. How do they compare? Is there some place that is taking a lot of time?

(you could even set up a continuous tracert to track the packets).