Why is it that on some servers I get a low ping, but on others the game play is real laggy or I get a lot of network errors?
This could be caused by a variety of problems. If your net games are consistently laggy, you may have a hardware or setup problem and you should click here for information that may help. However if during the same day, you get a good connection on one server and then a bad one on another, then this is likely a problem with either the server or the connection between you and the server. This is usually caused by a bad “hop” between you and the server. A LITTLE TECHNICAL BACKGROUND ON INTERNET ROUTERS: There are usually several servers between you and the actual game server you’re playing on that your data must be relayed through. Each of these servers is called a “hop” and consists of a special server called a “router”. Routers are basically computerized switchboards that make sure that data packets (usually) get relayed to the right place. It’s not good to have too many hops between you and a game server – over 15 hops is usually asking for trouble, although you can still get a good ga
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