Dunno how to explain it other than the title already says, sometimes my game can't connect to the Internet. When I view a friend's game info, Steam says the server is not responding but I know the server is up and working. It's pretty 50/50 on whether I can connect to a server or not through or console or view the global server list within games. Sometimes it'll respond with a server list and other times it will tell me no Internet games responded to the query.
If I do successfully connect to a game server through the console, the game will work fine for a few seconds and then cut out for another 30 seconds.
This net graph shows the problem pretty well. The blank area before is where I was receiving no data, and and the middle section illustrates receiving data and then going blank again is where I drop out for a bit. During the blank areas I don't get the server crashed thing with the red text in the top right corner, I just time out after a while.
I've tried:
multiple servers in various locations of the US
restarting TF2
restarting Steam
deleting ClientRegistry.blob
changing Steam download location
limiting Steam's download bandwidth and in game server browser's max pings/minute
restarting computer
restarting modem/router
flushing DNS
uninstalling sketchy torrent programs
verifying TF2/Steam is allowed through Windows firewall
I'm on windows 7 64bit. I'm in Austin, TX and my ISP is AT&T Uverse. If any more info is needed let me know.
edit: formatting on TFTV sucks yo
edit: people I've found having similar problems
http://teamfortress.tv/forum/thread/657/1
http://teamfortress.tv/forum/thread/9150-steam-wont-connect-but-i-have-internet (what exactly is the solution people are talking about here?)
http://teamfortress.tv/forum/thread/1406/1
Dunno how to explain it other than the title already says, sometimes my game can't connect to the Internet. When I view a friend's game info, Steam says the server is not responding but I know the server is up and working. It's pretty 50/50 on whether I can connect to a server or not through or console or view the global server list within games. Sometimes it'll respond with a server list and other times it will tell me no Internet games responded to the query.
If I do successfully connect to a game server through the console, the game will work fine for a few seconds and then cut out for another 30 seconds.
[url=http://i.imgur.com/XqyP1P3.jpg]This[/url] net graph shows the problem pretty well. The blank area before is where I was receiving no data, and and the middle section illustrates receiving data and then going blank again is where I drop out for a bit. During the blank areas I don't get the server crashed thing with the red text in the top right corner, I just time out after a while.
I've tried:
multiple servers in various locations of the US
restarting TF2
restarting Steam
deleting ClientRegistry.blob
changing Steam download location
limiting Steam's download bandwidth and in game server browser's max pings/minute
restarting computer
restarting modem/router
flushing DNS
uninstalling sketchy torrent programs
verifying TF2/Steam is allowed through Windows firewall
I'm on windows 7 64bit. I'm in Austin, TX and my ISP is AT&T Uverse. If any more info is needed let me know.
edit: formatting on TFTV sucks yo
edit: people I've found having similar problems
http://teamfortress.tv/forum/thread/657/1
http://teamfortress.tv/forum/thread/9150-steam-wont-connect-but-i-have-internet (what exactly is the solution people are talking about here?)
http://teamfortress.tv/forum/thread/1406/1
/sigh
just like every other time this problem has occurred, it has fixed itself by the next day. I guess I'll bump this thread the next time it happens :[
/sigh
just like every other time this problem has occurred, it has fixed itself by the next day. I guess I'll bump this thread the next time it happens :[
A friend in austin said grande is a better ISP, if you were looking to switch.
A friend in austin said grande is a better ISP, if you were looking to switch.
I think I might have the same problem, I've posted about it before: http://teamfortress.tv/forum/thread/15214-tf2-frequent-lag-spikes/1#post-17
It happens with TF2 and OBS as far as I know. It's also incredibly random when it happens (sometimes my ping is stable and just fine and I can play for hours, other times it's to the point where tf2 is unplayable). The thing is, when the big lag spikes are occurring in TF2, I can still talk in mumble and hear people talking fine. I'm not sure what it is, might be related to my isp. I'm in Ohio with TWC if that means anything.
I think I might have the same problem, I've posted about it before: http://teamfortress.tv/forum/thread/15214-tf2-frequent-lag-spikes/1#post-17
It happens with TF2 and OBS as far as I know. It's also incredibly random when it happens (sometimes my ping is stable and just fine and I can play for hours, other times it's to the point where tf2 is unplayable). The thing is, when the big lag spikes are occurring in TF2, I can still talk in mumble and hear people talking fine. I'm not sure what it is, might be related to my isp. I'm in Ohio with TWC if that means anything.