LAN ping?

[foq]

I was running my server off a wireless G connection until just recently, when I decided to make it wired again (100mbit wired link between it and the router rather than 54mbit wireless). I thought my ping to my server would go down, but it behaves just like it used to on the wireless connection... it's either at 12, 18, 24 or sometimes it spikes to 37. How can I even have 12ms lag to my server over the wired network, let alone 37ms?

[BizarroEvade]

I don't know how people get sub 10ms ping times. I have always pinged 10 to 30 on Lan servers.

[Polarite]

I ping 3-12 on my lan server ,
100mbit lan.

[MH]

What route are you taking from client to server (use your OSs traceroute or tracert command to check this)? And back again? Any network connection is only going to be as fast as the slowest link in the chain, and intermediate devices will always add some latency.

[foq]

What route are you taking from client to server (use your OSs traceroute or tracert command to check this)? And back again? Any network connection is only going to be as fast as the slowest link in the chain, and intermediate devices will always add some latency.

My PC -> router -> server

Everything is 100mbit.

For fun, I tried using a switch... I hooked my gaming pc and the server in the switch, and the router into the switch as well (not really nescessary, just to make sure I still had internet access). I still got the same pings...

The only other thing I can think of is that the onboard lan on the server is quite old... it's a socket a board that only supports ddr266 and 133mhz fsb processors... it's a relic.

[MH]

Could be a duplex mismatch or something may be throttled back to 10mbits. If you have a crossover cable you could try connecting PC -> server using that, then see what happens. We're ruling components out here so that we can pin down the component at fault. From there go PC -> switch -> server (no router at all) and see how it goes.

My money's on a duplex mismatch though. Seen those cause plenty of havoc in Real Life enough times.

[Magnus]

I'm with mhquake, its either duplex mismatch or a faulty component.

That old hardware is PLENTY fast for instant pings on LAN connections if everything is working properly.

Try pinging our router from both machines. THat may help you isolate the problem.

[foq]

I manually set my network on my gaming machine to run at full duplex, but there's no such option in the server..

[R00k]

My failing modem gives me 22 ping on my lan.

[foq]

Do you have one of those modems that's also a router?