Ping...and other crap...

Alright, Im getting really pissed...I have Metal of Honor...just got it..i love it..its a great game...but what I really really like, is the multiplayer..its fun as all get out...at first....now, theres a problem...everytime I want to connect to this shit, it tells me my "connection timed out"....could someone please explain this to me? I updated the version of GameSpy, which is what it works from, but it still dosent work...so i ask some guy there and he says "the lower your ping, the better chance of connection"....so, whats a ping?? someone please, if you have direct advice, such as, you play this too and have trouble or something, please help me out..its frustating...all I wanna do is play!! geez....

Thanks KB..now i know what a PING is....now all i need is to know how to actually connect to the game so i can play it....any suggestions?

Originally posted by SickLude
Thanks KB..now i know what a PING is....now all i need is to know how to actually connect to the game so i can play it....any suggestions?



What connection do you have. Also, version of windows do you have, and do you use a firewall?

I have a cable connection....
XP
and yes, i think I do...to make sure, tell me how to figure that out...

Originally posted by SickLude
I have a cable connection....
XP
and yes, i think I do...to make sure, tell me how to figure that out...


Okay, it could be that XP's built in firewall is turned on. That will prevent you from playing. Can you briefly explain how your cable connection is setup?

sure...its set up from my moms room...we use one 1 isp addy...and we paid to have them hook it up in both rooms...so we have a router, thats also in my moms room....

also, let me mention this...I can play sometimes...for instance, it will work maybe 1 time, every 6 or 7 times i try to play a single hosted game..does that make sense? Im just telling you more info so you can better understand...

Do you have att broadband? If you do, I'll check out your connection and see if I see any line problems or anything. I do tech support for them. How fast are your ping times? How many KB/s are you downloading when you download large files off the internet. Also, whats your email address for attbi?

Originally posted by CivicEx95
Do you have att broadband? If you do, I'll check out your connection and see if I see any line problems or anything. I do tech support for them. How fast are your ping times? How many KB/s are you downloading when you download large files off the internet. Also, whats your email address for attbi?



yeah, he has ATT broadband. I checked his IP and host address.

Originally posted by kbslacker
yeah, he has ATT broadband. I checked his IP and host address. ok, how did you do that??

also, what can you guys do to help me out...??

How fast are your ping times? How many KB/s are you downloading when you download large files off the internet. I dont know what my ping times are, but im sure you can make a good assumption...but when i download stuff from the internet...my KB's average no less than 200 i know...but most of the time its up in the 300's...

please help me out...i reallly do appreciate it...

Originally posted by SickLude
I dont know what my ping times are, but im sure you can make a good assumption...but when i download stuff from the internet...my KB's average no less than 200 i know...but most of the time its up in the 300's...

please help me out...i reallly do appreciate it...


When you post, it logs your info.

What site do you connect to? Is it like blizzard.com? Or do you know the IP address of the servers you connect to?

well, I do it through GameSpy..it downloaded itself with the game...besides that, I couldnt tell ya....i can try to find out anything you need though so long as I fix this annoying problem...

damn Kris this sux...all i wanna do is play and it wont let me. See, just now, I was just in the middle of a game and all of sudden it started acting funny...like someones's ping was too high...then it kicked me off of that sever and I cant get back on at all now...:angryfire :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire

Originally posted by SickLude
damn Kris this sux...all i wanna do is play and it wont let me. See, just now, I was just in the middle of a game and all of sudden it started acting funny...like someones's ping was too high...then it kicked me off of that sever and I cant get back on at all now...:angryfire :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire


Im asking around. :D

sweet....go here...

www.yourethemannowdog.com

oh and turn on your speakers...

You could just be connecting to a slow server...

yea, but everytime MBTN?

it also depends on the type of hardware and software that they use on thier servers. They may have only one server b/c of small participation but its growing and they haven't expanded yet.

thats true, but its just frustating ya know? I just wish it would work way more than 3% of the time...