PortForward.

[your majesty]

So, I used a Portforward guide to help my CS:GO connection. I've been having an unstable ping since about 4 days ago. I ported it forward, but in PortForwards port list, and the guide for my router, the ports differ. Whats the deal? (Arris DG860A for those wondering)

My internet connection is what I would consider good (25/5, I know people have way better but it works/worked fine for gaming, up until 4 days ago.)

Is there anything else I could be doing? If you have any tips or suggestions, please help me out. CS is my favorite game and I'd hate to have to quit playing it because of bad ping.

[lolschrauber]

I never had to do that..have you tried restarting the router, reinstalling network drivers or something?

Maybe it's even your provider having problems, that happened to me some time ago.

[gozulio]

no, port forwarding doesn't work like that. your router has a capable speed of 1 Gbps. 100 Mbps or so if your equipments a bit older. your ISP is not giving you speeds that come anywhere close to that (no ISP really does). port forwarding may seem to help but it really doesn't. and its an open door to hackers.

for the most part though, its just the server you're connecting to, or something between it and you. if matchmaking keeps dropping you in a game where your ping is making it unplayable, then you should be using the server browser.

for those wondering:
his router is a typical B/G/N wireless "router" that people have in their homes. either store bought or provided by the ISP.

[your majesty]

Server Browser as in community servers? That's no fun, honestly. Even if I could get 4 of my friends to join with me, what are the chances we get 5 other people of our skill group and not people that just want to mess around and not play competitively?

MM doesn't drop me. Before, i would get around 45-65 ping, which is playable. Now, it won't stay around one number. I understand that's just asking for too much, but before it would stay moderately still. Now, it's in between 45- 250 (always jumping, causing me to see a player in one spot and him to just appear in another) and I've had spikes up to 2500.

[frisky]

The ports on portforward.com aren't guaranteed to be recent. Google the ports CSGO uses and find the most recent result from a credible source.

[Ankarin]

Port forwarding will not improve your connection in any way. The main purpose of port forwarding is so you can host game servers from your router using a port you open/forward.

Port forwarding in very few cases fixes issues like not being able to connect to some game servers, but other than those 2 reasons to port forward it will not help your unstable ping.


Your unstable ping can be one of many things.
1. Low end router with poor QOS support.
2. The cabling inside your house that runs from your Internet exchange to your house may be screwed at some point. (Need to ring your ISP to run an analyses)
3. If you have ADSL, the phone port you are using could be just unstable.
4. If you are running wirelessly, try using ethernet, if the problem goes away you have a lot of wireless interference in your house.
5. Another program on your computer using the internet, e.g. utorrent, game updates, etc.

[lolschrauber]

Originally posted by CL Kim Jong Trill:

Server Browser as in community servers? That's no fun, honestly. Even if I could get 4 of my friends to join with me, what are the chances we get 5 other people of our skill group and not people that just want to mess around and not play competitively?

People continously complain about smurfs, derankers, cheaters, griefers, so the chance in match making isn't as high as it should be, either.