This is probably an indication that your subnet-mask is set incorrectly. I would suggest you contact your ISP's tech-support and have them walk you through the subnet-mask setup.
If it is set incorrectly, there may be some security issues, depending on your particular setup. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2001 6:26 PM Subject: Re: Cable connections > > I know, I know.... > > My server is in the next room, and if I ping it via it's internal IP, it > pings at about 10 ms. The point I was trying to make is that if I ping it > via it's external IP, the ping has to go through the DSL modem, out into > Qwest Land, and then back again. *That* is the path that addes 30-40 ms per > transit. That is why I can ping other severs and get better responces then > pinging my own server - Qwest DSL adds significant latency, and it takes > longer to hop through the delay to Qwest Land and back through the delay > again, then it takes to go out over the Internet to other servers whos ISP > *doesn't* introduce such latency. > > It sux - all of my players automatically pick up 30-40 ms of lag because of > this. Not that it's that bad in most cases, but border line modem players > just have a bit more lag then they otherwise might have.
