Lag and massive Ping when using Minilogin..

[Jaffacake]

Ok when connecting to myself im getting packetloss and lagspikes consistantly of 4k any ideas on how to correct this as its kinda annoying connecting to my own harddrive and getting a 4000-8000 ping :P

Thanks and keep up the great work

Oh also, just been runnin around and whenever i try to cast it says *spell effects off* any ideas how i can turn um on?

Thanks and sorry for being a nob =)

[Kyouchou]

If your lag and ping info is what you are getting from the standard EQ lag meter, I think you can ignore it for the most part... If your commands, such as opening your inventory, are working quickly and consistently, then you don't really have any connectivity issues, but the EQ lag meter doesn't "ping" the "server" and report ping times and packet loss, rather it reports the elapsed time between when you recieve one packet and when you recieve the next. This can be misleading because unlike the EQLive servers (with multiple players in the zone, plus moving mobs) which are almost CONSTANTLY refreshing information and sending packets to your system, when you use EQEMu you get much less frequent data transfer... only you playing in the zone, no path of motion mobs, whose location and animation data always needs updating, etc...

Generally I'd say that if your characters and the user interface seem to be functioning correctly, consistently, and quickly, then ignore the lag meter... turn it off even (can we turn it off with the EQEMu? I know we can in EQLive but never tried in the emu)

I can't help you with the spell effects though... sorry, but good luck

Kyouchou

[ninja_looter]

I get the same lag issue. But I have a server up on the EQEMU login screen. and testing it on the same computer ... my ping rates are sky rocketed. im on a cable modem, and my consistancy in killing mobs, inventory, etc. are bad as well.

YOu have a great point though, I wonder if that is part of the problem, less packets sent, = less packets received =)

But then again, I only notice it once in a while. I can be the only one logged into it too, or on another computer.

the sit and stand trick does not work, but I did notice if I turn my back from a open part in the zone, the ping rates drop back to 300ish...