Spring RTS Engine

I keep getting dropped by the lobby server ever since i upgraded to vista, at least 20 times a day i get dissconnected due to time out

here is me pinging the server through Command Prompt

C:\Users\IaMaCuP>ping -t taspringmaster.clan-sy.com

Pinging fnord.clan-sy.com [87.96.164.14] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=47
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=52ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=51ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=47
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=49ms TTL=47
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=49ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=51ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=51ms TTL=47
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=51ms TTL=47
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=49ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=51ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=51ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=49ms TTL=47
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=49ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=51ms TTL=47
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=49ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=51ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=47
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=51ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=47
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=52ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=51ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=47
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=49ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=49ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=51ms TTL=47
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=49ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=68ms TTL=47
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=49ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=51ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=51ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=47
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=51ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=51ms TTL=47
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=51ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=49ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=47
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=49ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=54ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=62ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=47
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=51ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=47
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=51ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=52ms TTL=47
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=51ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=47
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=51ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=51ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=51ms TTL=47
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=49ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=47
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=51ms TTL=47
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=51ms TTL=47
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=49ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=49ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=51ms TTL=47
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=49ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=51ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=49ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=51ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=47
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=49ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=51ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=51ms TTL=47
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=51ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=49ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=47
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=49ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=47
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=51ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=51ms TTL=47
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=48
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=50ms TTL=47
Reply from 87.96.164.14: bytes=32 time=49ms TTL=48

Ping statistics for 87.96.164.14:
Packets: Sent = 117, Received = 117, Lost = (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 49ms, Maximum = 68ms, Average = 50ms
Control-C
^C
C:\Users\IaMaCuP>ping -t taspringmaster.clan-sy.com


At the same time, here is me pinging the lobby server through the lobby

[17:38:05] Pinging server ...
[17:38:06] Ping reply took 2852 ms.
[17:38:15] Pinging server ...
[17:38:16] Ping reply took 1078 ms.
[17:38:20] Pinging server ...
[17:38:21] Ping reply took 250 ms.
[17:38:26] Pinging server ...
[17:38:32] Ping reply took 5984 ms.
[17:38:32] Pinging server ...
[17:38:32] Ping reply took 642 ms.
[17:38:43] Pinging server ...
[17:38:44] Ping reply took 1125 ms.
[17:39:15] Pinging server ...
[17:39:16] Ping reply took 1406 ms.
[17:39:18] Pinging server ...
[17:39:19] Ping reply took 344 ms.
[17:39:21] Pinging server ...
[17:39:21] Ping reply took 112 ms.
[17:39:22] Pinging server ...
[17:39:22] Ping reply took 3412 ms.
[17:39:23] Pinging server ...
[17:39:24] Ping reply took 532 ms.
[17:39:25] Pinging server ...
[17:39:25] Ping reply took 3529 ms.
[17:39:26] Pinging server ...
[17:39:26] Ping reply took 8958 ms.
[17:39:27] Pinging server ...
[17:39:28] Ping reply took 1703 ms.
[17:39:30] Pinging server ...
[17:39:30] Ping reply took 78 ms.
[17:39:31] Pinging server ...
[17:39:32] Ping reply took 9643 ms.
[17:39:32] Pinging server ...
[17:39:36] Ping reply took 3313 ms.
[17:39:36] Pinging server ...
[17:39:37] Ping reply took 78 ms.
[17:39:38] Pinging server ...
[17:39:45] Ping reply took 7187 ms.
[17:39:59] Pinging server ...
[17:40:01] Ping reply took 1531 ms.
[17:40:04] Pinging server ...
[17:40:05] Ping reply took 375 ms.
[17:40:07] Pinging server ...
[17:40:07] Ping reply took 313 ms.
[17:40:28] Pinging server ...
[17:40:43] Ping dropped locally (timeout)
[17:40:46] Pinging server ...
[17:41:01] Timeout assumed. Disconnecting ...
[17:41:01] Connection to server closed!
[17:41:02] Ping dropped locally (timeout)

Someone help cuppy!

PING command in the lobby is not a ICMP packet, it's part of the lobby protocol (a regular lobby command, to which server simply responds with a PONG string), so there is always some additional lag due to server taking time to process your request etc.

But you shouldn't be getting such high ping times of course. I will look into it, although I'm not sure where the problem is - my ping takes 50 - 100 ms in avarage, with peaks at 300 ms or so, never times out.

I have this same problem with Vista.


I'm pretty sure its something to do with Vistas new networking, because I get similar kinds of disconnects from IM clients whenever my network is even under the tiniest load

I do not get random disconnects anymore under Vista than I did under XP, if anything I've only had 1 disconnect in the last month using Vista whereas XP gave me many more.

When the server disconnects a user for not sending traffic, is this time since last PONG or time since last message of any kind?

since last data received (of any kind)

iamacup wrote:upgraded to vista

does not compute

Strategia wrote:

iamacup wrote:upgraded to vista

does not compute

hurr hurr windoze suxx am i rite

Ishach wrote:

Strategia wrote:

iamacup wrote:upgraded to vista

does not compute

hurr hurr windoze suxx am i rite

Hey, I use XP. I just don't trust Vista yet, especially so soon after release, what with Micro$oft products being notorious for causing all sorts of yummy yummy problems immediately after release. No, I'll wait for a year or two before upgrading, thank you very much, when it's actually worth to be called upgrading.

Ishach wrote:

Strategia wrote:

iamacup wrote:upgraded to vista

does not compute

hurr hurr windoze suxx am i rite

for years i read linux magazines and stuff and never realised what windoze meant. i thought it was something like wine.

i only worked it out just right now.

Vista is technically at least 6-8 months old, despite it only being on shop shelves for 2-3 weeks, and so far the only flaw thats been fixed is with Microsoft Bitdefender (antispyware) not vista buy it was tagged a vista bug because defenders prebundled with vista.

Strategia wrote:

Ishach wrote:

Strategia wrote: does not compute

hurr hurr windoze suxx am i rite

Hey, I use XP. I just don't trust Vista yet, especially so soon after release, what with Micro$oft products being notorious for causing all sorts of yummy yummy problems immediately after release. No, I'll wait for a year or two before upgrading, thank you very much, when it's actually worth to be called upgrading.

1998 called, they want thier $ back.