Windows 10: Frequent Ping spikes and Disconnects in Network on Windows 10.

Recently i upgraded to Optic Fiber which is new in my area. I expected better performance then my previous copper based network. Turns out that was a big mistake. This windows 10 Device has frequent and by frequent i mean every 2 seconds or so. In one instance its 45 connected to nearest server and in the other its 170. Which was a big problem. I went to the manufacturers site and installed latest drivers for my hardware including the Wi-Fi card. Now the Wi-Fi just disconnects in the middle on the game which makes it annoying. This issue is only happening on my device as other devices includ

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Random Disconnects and Frequent Ping Spikes??

Ok, as the title says, I'm getting random disconnects and very frequent ping spikes during games. The disconnects seem to happen after the computer has been on for a while. I'll leave my computer on at night seeding some files and the next morning nothing I won't be able to access the internet. A simple restart fixes this though. To make sure it wasn't just my computer, I got set up a backup computer running Win7 RC right next to my main one and it works fine.

Also, during games (BF2) I get a very high average ping as well as frequent ping spikes. My average ping will jump from 30ms like it should to around 300ms. Then sometimes, it'll spike to 600ms or something then it'll go back down to something near 300. I know this is isolated to this computer, because I got BF2 running on the backup computer and went to the same server and its ping was like 30ms, while my main computer was like 300ms. Both of these computers are plugged into the same switch, which connects to a router.

I've also checked the background processes. Everything that isn't necessary to game with was killed. So the only thing that would access the internet would be the game. Still had the same issues.

Just for fun, I even threw another NIC that I had laying around. SAME ISSUE. So that seems to eliminate the mobo's integrated NIC as the issue.

I don't know where the problem lies. It's frustrating because this ultra fast watercooled quad core machine can't get a decent ping while this other Pentium D machine plays fine. *Bang Head :banghead: Help is greatly appreciated.

 

Random Disconnects and Frequent Ping Spikes??

Double check to make sure your ports were open, there was not network monitoring software on, and I found that turning off pre-rendered frames helps with ping and disconnects a lot. Pre-rendered frames is normally set at 3, turn it off if possible (0 frames), or 1 if it has to be on for some reason.

 

Windows 11, ping spikes

Hi Dan. I'm Greg, 10 years awarded Windows MVP, specializing in Installation, Performance, Troubleshooting and Activation, here to help you.

You could always shrink C in Disk Mgmt and Clean Install WIndows 10 in a Dual Boot to try it on that laptop: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wiki...

This way you can decide if you want to keep it on the PC, go back and forth, use both, or use one and keep the other in reserve. If you decide you want to keep it I'll show you how to still get a free WIndows 10 license, just skip the key during intsall.

Now, here are fixes for ping spikes during gaming:

https://thegeekpage.com/ping-spikes-in-windows-...

https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/ping-sp...



https://www.elitegameservers.net/clientarea/kno...

https://www.elitegameservers.net/clientarea/kno...

https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/ping-sp...

https://www.hongkiat.com/blog/guide-fix-high-pi...

https://thegeekpage.com/ping-spikes-in-windows-...

https://www.thewindowsclub.com/fix-ping-spikes-... (Avoid ad links which intrude into editorial copy, especially avoid Restoro and Reimage ads)

https://www.reddit.com/r/tmobileisp/comments/mh...

https://www.reddit.com/r/summonerschool/comment...

https://www.quora.com/What-can-I-do-to-stop-get...

Please report back results for each step in each link, so I know what else to suggest. I will keep helping you until this is resolved.

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