TF2: Odd lag - Netgraph sections get "blank" (NSF56K)

Seguer

Hey guys,

Any ideas what would cause the lag/stuttering in TF2 that is associated with the below gaps in my netgraph?



More in the spoiler:

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This one went on for so long that TF2 decided to tell me I was in Arena. Again..

I have to restart my computer or Logoff/Logon again in order to fix this. This usually happens after my computer has been on for a while (overnight).

GameHat

Do you run any torrent clients? Either while playing or otherwise?

Seguer

I do, but I've tried closing it (and this doesn't always happen anyway, whether or not uTorrent is running/doing stuff)

Melkster

Does it happen in nearly perfectly precise intervals? (Say, every 30 seconds?)

Seguer

Not that I've noticed. Sometimes it'll make me rage how often it does it, other times I can go a round with only one or two.

Sometimes my HDD thrashes while it happens, but not always. And like I said at the start, it only seems to happen if my computer has been running for ages.

Barrakketh

Seguer wrote: »

Not that I've noticed. Sometimes it'll make me rage how often it does it, other times I can go a round with only one or two.

Sometimes my HDD thrashes while it happens, but not always. And like I said at the start, it only seems to happen if my computer has been running for ages.

Are you using a wired or wireless connection? If wireless:

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Logon/logoff seems to imply that it's an application issue. If it required a reboot I would say try disabling then re-enabling the network adapter.

Are you using Windows to managed the wireless connection or whatever software came with the adapter?

UEAKCrash

Clearly the problem is that you aren't playing on a PA server.

Seguer

Wired connection, and I'm in Australia, so playing on PA servers would not help, Crash

Taranis

I'm going to assume you're getting ping spikes so huge, that it "times out" and doesn't even register on the netgraph.

No idea what would cause this.