Problem with lag, but no increase in ping?

[LannSC]

Sorry in advance if this is the wrong board

Since yesterday I've been getting a weird sort of lag, not framerate lag, but lag that you get when your ping is really high. It takes 2 seconds for voice commands to actually register and be used and half the time when I switch weapons it goes back to my old weapon in a stuttery way. Apparently when talking in the server my voice is extremely choppy and nobody can hear as well. Thing is, my ping is at a constant 50-60, and I can't find out what the problem is.

This is really getting annoying and it'd be greatly appreciated if anybody could give some insight as to what's happening. Thanks.

Update: I've noticed when I begin stuttering/lagging most the 'in *number* ' part of net_graph spikes between 1000 to 5000 from it's regular 100-200, I'm not sure if that has anything to do with it but seems like it.

[BPM]

I don't think it's a server problem as no one else seemed to have this problem. Have you tried joining other TF2 servers to see if the problem persists ?

[LannSC]

I don't think it's a server problem as no one else seemed to have this problem. Have you tried joining other TF2 servers to see if the problem persists ?

Joined two other servers. First one my voice was completely fine but my weapon switching was still screwed up. Then I noticed I had over 150 ping so I switched servers. Went to a server with around 30-40 ping, my voice is working fine and my switching weapons is good as well. It's only on .j2 that this is happening unfortunately.

[johnFF]

Quick post.
It could be a router problem (software or hardware). Certain ports for different games.

Try google with different word combinations. Cox, lag, game, server and any other words that may apply.

Then have all this info fresh in your mind, even have a post-it note with what you have tried or think may be the cause before you call tech support/ QOS. They will ask you to unplug the power cord for a few seconds, then ping & test your modem as a next step. Just be honest and if no luck we can try again a few hours later.

[Dangit Spongebobby!]

In a recent patch, Valve changed some of the default settings regarding lag interpolation ("lerp"). Provided its not a hardware issue, here is a link which may help in configuring your game:

http://www.dinkypage.com/109278/ - Also, be sure to raise your cl_cmdrate to the maximum the server allows (I believe its 66). If you have broadband this should be no problem for your connection.

Don't forget to set "rate" to "60000" in your console.

Another possibility: If its only happening on j2, perhaps your ISP just has a bad link to the network the server is on right now.

[LannSC]

Problem seems to have resolved itself now, thanks for the help mates. Still wondering how/why it happened.

[Sanvich Hoovy]

I bet it was a ghooooost

[bl4nk]

Another possibility: If its only happening on j2, perhaps your ISP just has a bad link to the network the server is on right now.

Probably this.