Re: Connection Speeds

by johnnyboy360 on Fri 4 Nov 2011 - 22:12

BuckeyeBullet wrote:

Nice! I think we have found our new host for our races!! Razz

by **AMR Garage** on Wed 25 Jan 2012 - 23:23

ADx Garage wrote:

While Xbox was running whilst connected to xbox live, but not downloading or playing on xbox live...

....Not a clue how good or bad that is.

How bout now?

by **JAMIE ANDERS0N** on Thu 26 Jan 2012 - 21:57

This is my ping but via wireless

by **LMR Minardi** on Thu 26 Jan 2012 - 22:09

by DeweyTee on Fri 27 Jan 2012 - 1:52

Here's what I get in Pensacola.....

by Wooflers on Fri 27 Jan 2012 - 12:47

by **culchi** on Fri 27 Jan 2012 - 13:08

http://www.speedtest.net/android/132208452.png

by JustOZ71 on Fri 27 Jan 2012 - 13:59

This testing doesnt really prove anything, i think its just how xbox servers are running on the night that matters and who is hosting on those servers. I had a great connection the other sunday with 12 ppl in the lobby inc Dewey, but i was on with him the other night and we couldn't hold a conversation let alone drive for an hour.

until whoever at the top gets their finger out at xbox and creates some stable servers i think its just hit and miss.

by Wooflers on Fri 27 Jan 2012 - 15:39

JustOZ71 wrote:This testing doesnt really prove anything, i think its just how xbox servers are running on the night that matters and who is hosting on those servers. I had a great connection the other sunday with 12 ppl in the lobby inc Dewey, but i was on with him the other night and we couldn't hold a conversation let alone drive for an hour.

until whoever at the top gets their finger out at xbox and creates some stable servers i think its just hit and miss.

You're right in what you're saying about this not making sure 100% we're going to have no-lag servers, but you have to appreciate that these tests at least give us a chance to get close to it, by seeing who has the best connection. Otherwise we could let anyone host and end up with the possiblility that we could have horrendous lag.

by **CQR Rogue** on Fri 27 Jan 2012 - 16:02

Connection speeds yes have a part to play but the biggest issues are -

Ltd Nat connection (really bad if you want to race online with this connection type)

Other users on your net work, you will lag and cause crashes until you either get them to not use your net work or you set up a net work channel so you can allocate bandwith

Wired connections far more safer.

IP conflicts, its not lobby hosts fault if you have a IP conflict, its your IP, reset your router before a race Smile

plus really its not xbox live half the time generaly the user shouting at his xbox

by JustOZ71 on Fri 27 Jan 2012 - 16:50

my 400th post Smile

just wanted to put that here, dunno why but there you go

by Guest on Sat 28 Jan 2012 - 15:40

by Guest on Sat 28 Jan 2012 - 16:50

This really is easy to follow if you read it as you do it. Defo recommend this for you Chris as it may help protect your xbox live session a little from other network users.

http://www.virtual-motorsports.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=166&t=343&p=807&hilit=port+forward#p807

by **AMR Garage** on Wed 13 Jun 2012 - 20:32

New "Super Hub"

by CQR Jono on Wed 13 Jun 2012 - 21:07

by BG Beanz on Wed 13 Jun 2012 - 21:37

And just so you guys, know, there is no actual connection 'host' in Forza.

Whereas in other games, somebody hosts the game, and everyone connects to them, in Forza the 'host' is only the host of the lobby, e.g. the settings for the race etc. When a person joins he/she then connects not just to the host, but to everyone that is in the lobby.

That is why we get so many connection errors with not being able to join. In a normal game, all that has to happen for anyone to be able to join is the host to have an open NAT setting and it doesn't then matter about anyone else.

In Forza though, it the host sets up a game, a second player joins and happens to have a closed NAT, that then means anyone with a moderate or closed NAT cannot join until this person has left the game.

by ThirdEyeGirl on Thu 14 Jun 2012 - 18:16

BG Beanz wrote:

And just so you guys, know, there is no actual connection 'host' in Forza.

Whereas in other games, somebody hosts the game, and everyone connects to them, in Forza the 'host' is only the host of the lobby, e.g. the settings for the race etc. When a person joins he/she then connects not just to the host, but to everyone that is in the lobby.

That is why we get so many connection errors with not being able to join. In a normal game, all that has to happen for anyone to be able to join is the host to have an open NAT setting and it doesn't then matter about anyone else.

In Forza though, it the host sets up a game, a second player joins and happens to have a closed NAT, that then means anyone with a moderate or closed NAT cannot join until this person has left the game.

Hence why I sat through the very confusing method to get my particular modem set to open NAT. :p

And I'll post my SpeedTest and PingTest as soon as my seven days are up. :p

by ThirdEyeGirl on Thu 21 Jun 2012 - 6:19

by Duke of Bruno on Thu 5 Jul 2012 - 21:04

New House! Very Happy

by BG Hainesy on Thu 5 Jul 2012 - 22:52

by **CQR Rogue** on Sat 22 Dec 2012 - 19:27

Broadband installed

by BG Beanz on Sat 22 Dec 2012 - 19:35

Had our speed doubled recently:

by Markius Fox on Sat 22 Dec 2012 - 21:32

I envy EVERYONE that is in a nation that doesn't have companies that scalp citizens for bandwidth speeds. Especially those that have 50 to 100 Mb/s, the highest speed here is something like 25 Mb/s with 5Mb/s up on ADSL lines.

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