Can't join servers >100ping

[LuckyStrikeRx]

Hello,
I have issue to join server with high ping. The client connect just fine, but the map doesn't load. then I get a disconnect(normal) after a few minutes. I have no issue to connect to servers with low ping.
Tryed forwarding the port, removing firewall from both router and windows, run as admin, remove any config files...

OS windows 7, but I have the same issue on OSX. certainly a router issue... but I just can't find what it is.

[shirepirate]

that's an odd one, i'd say it sounds like general instability of your network but if you don't get booted from servers with lower pings that's not it.
tried an ethernet connection?

[LuckyStrikeRx]

Yep tryed with ethernet too. Well, after a few try it works sometimes. Though the map loading screen is anormalie long to appear. (once I'm connect, everything is fine) I don't have connection issue with other games apriori.

[shirepirate]

so once you've connected with the ethernet, everything is fine? sounds like it might be a CPU issue then, if it's taking an abnormally long time. trying to connect online with an older machine will have this effect sometimes (if the map takes too long to load the server will just boot you). you can test this by loading a map offline first (i.e. darkness) and allowing it to load all the assets, then exiting and trying an online match. is it an older dual core machine, or are you running a lot of processes?

[LuckyStrikeRx]

Once I'm on the server, everything works ok. I just need to try several times before I can get the map loaded. Everything works fine in local or with low ping server. The map loading is normal, but the time before it appear is anormally long.

[freezurbern]

Have you tried disabling the auth check on connect?

[qreeves]

Yeah, try /authconnect 0

[LuckyStrikeRx]

Same, same without auth. also tried to make the connect timeout bigger, but it doesn't work since the connection time is normal, it's receiving match info that is too long. Is the a var that make this timeout bigger?

[qreeves]

Try a "traceroute" to the IP of a server that exhibits this problem. It could be a routing issue.

[LuckyStrikeRx]

[Piggybear]

How you tried simply disabling some things? I find that I load the map faster when I have fix t-joints and shaders both off.

[qreeves]

I'm out of ideas. Seems very weird.

[acerspyro]

I'd go with resetting, or even replacing, your router as a last resort.

[bonifarz]

Hi Lerakroxa
Please note that ping times are not related to the game engine or server protocol, but a physical property of your connection to the game server you have chosen. For instance, if you're in Russia and you connect to a server located in Brazil, you can expect that the geographical distance will make it impossible to get a low ping time. We have players and servers all over the globe, and I bet you'll also find some servers that will give you acceptable ping times. For example, if you look at http://redflare.ofthings.net, you can see a bunch of servers located in Russia. Alternately, you can use your game client as a temporary server and allow other players to join your game. For this, just open the "offline practice" menu (F3) and note the radio buttons at the bottom left: Set "server type" to "public" and others can join your game.

[qreeves]

Also note that the architecture of the game is so that playing with up to a 500ms ping is acceptable. What you want to monitor is your "packet jump" (/scorepj 1), for RE this should be 40 (ms), which is the update rate from client to server. If this value gets above like 100, then you have deeper connection issues with the server than can really be fixed other than by using a nearby server.