Ping Spike - Win10

[Gerard]

hey all, got an issue with my brand new computer. Since getting it, whenever i try to play online I get really bad ping spikes! Ive even tried testing my connection to google through command prompt and every ten or so seconds ill bounce to 300/400ms then itll drop down to normal. I am on a wired connection but I believe the problem may lie with Windows 10. Ive tried searching for a fix online but nothing comes up for wired connections - issue mainly lies with wireless. Can anyone help a fellow gamer out?

[GreenDragon Bot]

I use Windows 10 on all my computers and never had a problem with my ping. I am not too sure on what your case may be but have you tried reseting your router and making sure no one else is connected to the internet at the time?

[Bad 💀 Motha]

New Computer = Windows Updates are downloading; finish all those first.

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try another pc to make sure its not your modem/router or isp

also try pinging your router directly
if that does not give spikes, its your isp



find out where the loss is coming from

start -> run/search -> cmd
tracert google.com

(first hop is your router most are 192.168.x.1)
(2nd-3rd are your modem or isp)

ping -t 192.168.x.1 (modem ip)

open another cmd prompt

ping -t (2nd hop that responds)

play a game til you get lag spikes


go back to cmd prompts and hit ctrl+c to stop them
they will give results, min, max, avg and loss
if max is over 100ms to your router/modem then its a lan issue

if its wired, replace cables or get a new router

if its wireless, change its wireless channel to one thats less populated
*protip, use a droid phone and download 'wifi analizer'
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.farproc.wifi.analyzer&hl=en
will show nearby wifi networks and what channels they are on

if the 2nd hop is getting spikes and the first is not, its an isp issue, have them send out a tec to fix it