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I 'v been having some rubber banding every minute or so since i started playing STO. It's been playable for now but i would like to see the problem solved.
Cryptic's help hasn't done much so i thought i could try my luck here. I used the program called nettest but all i get is this :

unable to allocate performance buffer
contacting nettest server..
Local IP: 91.182.222.106
Ping: 120.6 msec
Port: 80: 158 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 500
Port: 80: 146 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 500
Port: 443: 144 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 500
Port: 443: 146 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 500
Port: 7255: 152 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 500
Port: 7255: 151 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 500
Port: 7003: 148 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 500
Port: 7003: 142 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 500
Port: 7202: 151 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 500
Port: 7202: 154 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 500
Port: 7499: 141 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 500
Port: 7499: 150 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 500
Port: 80: 151 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 500
Idle NIC bandwidth Send: 0 KB/sec Recv: 0 KB/sec
hit return to exit

I know that the value's are wrong but what should i do now to correct them...nobody seems to know...
the only way for me to play online is with my wireless broadband router 54 mbps..i can't connect my PC to my modem with a cable.
So if anybody could tell me what is wrong i would be most appreciative.
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    I 'v been having some rubber banding every minute or so since i started playing STO. It's been playable for now but i would like to see the problem solved.
    Cryptic's help hasn't done much so i thought i could try my luck here. I used the program called nettest but all i get is this :

    unable to allocate performance buffer
    contacting nettest server..
    Local IP: 91.182.222.106
    Ping: 120.6 msec
    Port: 80: 158 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 500
    Port: 80: 146 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 500
    Port: 443: 144 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 500
    Port: 443: 146 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 500
    Port: 7255: 152 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 500
    Port: 7255: 151 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 500
    Port: 7003: 148 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 500
    Port: 7003: 142 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 500
    Port: 7202: 151 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 500
    Port: 7202: 154 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 500
    Port: 7499: 141 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 500
    Port: 7499: 150 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 500
    Port: 80: 151 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 0 KB/sec 500
    Idle NIC bandwidth Send: 0 KB/sec Recv: 0 KB/sec
    hit return to exit

    I know that the value's are wrong but what should i do now to correct them...nobody seems to know...
    the only way for me to play online is with my wireless broadband router 54 mbps..i can't connect my PC to my modem with a cable.
    So if anybody could tell me what is wrong i would be most appreciative.

    This is a clear indication that your ports for the game are blocked or filtered. I would recommend on trying some of the network trouble shooting listed below.

    1. Try connecting directly to the modem (if you’re using a Modem router gateway skip this step).

    2. Make sure ports 7000-7499 are open on your router and through your ISP. Instructions on how to do this can be found with your router or on the manufactures website. Do not forward the ports especially if someone else on the network is attempting to access Star Trek, as this can block them from connecting.

    3. Disable any and all Adware, spyware, Anti-Virus, firewalls, or any type of application that monitors your internet connectivity as this can either block or filter your connection to Star Trek online. If the application requires it make sure to create an exception for Star Trek.

    4 . Make sure you are running the application as an administrator. In Windows 7 and Vista you can right click on the icon and select “Run as administrator”.

    These shouldn't be long term solutions, and if you find a catalyst then make sure to address that.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    I know that the value's are wrong but what should i do now to correct them...nobody seems to know...
    the only way for me to play online is with my wireless broadband router 54 mbps..i can't connect my PC to my modem with a cable.
    So if anybody could tell me what is wrong i would be most appreciative.

    I had horrible, horrible rubber banding when using a wireless connection with this game. I don't have that obvious a problem with any other online games I've played using this wireless connection, but for some reason STO and my wireless connection do not get along. I ended up running a cable between the router and my computer's network card (which completely removes the rubber banding).

    I posted about this quite a while back:

    http://forums.startrekonline.com/showthread.php?t=119514
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Combadge wrote:
    I had horrible, horrible rubber banding when using a wireless connection with this game. I don't have that obvious a problem with any other online games I've played using this wireless connection, but for some reason STO and my wireless connection do not get along. I ended up running a cable between the router and my computer's network card (which completely removes the rubber banding).

    These kind of problems are usually highly specific to the wireless devices in use, especially the AP. Sadly, many APs that appear to work fine are nonetheless horribly buggy, and fall over when presented with certain traffic patterns. The first thing to do in these situations is to try swapping out the AP and client device (one at a time) for different brands - and things which you know really are different hardware, and not the same chip repackaged under a different name. If this makes the problem go away, you've identified a buggy device and shouldn't buy that brand again.

    Common offenders are anything cheap. It's sad. It's also not relevant to this thread.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Miiru wrote:
    These kind of problems are usually highly specific to the wireless devices in use, especially the AP. Sadly, many APs that appear to work fine are nonetheless horribly buggy, and fall over when presented with certain traffic patterns. The first thing to do in these situations is to try swapping out the AP and client device (one at a time) for different brands - and things which you know really are different hardware, and not the same chip repackaged under a different name. If this makes the problem go away, you've identified a buggy device and shouldn't buy that brand again.

    Common offenders are anything cheap. It's sad. It's also not relevant to this thread.

    I don't know. It's Linksys hardware. I've never had these pausing and rubberbanding issues with it outside of STO, not even when playing hectic first person shooters online. And yet, when trying to use my wireless connection in STO, I can't even turn a simple corner of a hallway without being jerked back 20 feet and slamming into the wall.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    i have used linksys routers for 8 years now....but i dont claim to know everything.

    however, back in 2006 i found that the router, new back then, had a feature enabled that was making pvp in SWG nearly unplayable, but didnt suffer pve at all. took me 10 days as i recall to finally catch the problem becuase i had never had to access any features in the routers settings previously.

    the area is in security> Firewall> SPI firewall protection= enabled. basically this feature as i came to find out was a stateful packet inspection and was the cause of rubberbanding and buggy movements.

    All i can say is to log into your router, if you are using one, and check for this or any SPI/ firewall settings and disable them, then see if your gaming improves.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Problem with wireless using win7 or vista . the OS does a background search of the wireless network every 60 seconds. on some systems this can cause lag and even disconnects. This is possiblity some of the server not responding and lag with wireless connections.

    there is a freeware program that can disable this in vista and win 7 systems called WLANoptimizer

    http://www.martin-majowski.de/wlanoptimizer/

    also see this link on vista problem http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1380507
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Combadge wrote:
    I don't know. It's Linksys hardware. I've never had these pausing and rubberbanding issues with it outside of STO, not even when playing hectic first person shooters online. And yet, when trying to use my wireless connection in STO, I can't even turn a simple corner of a hallway without being jerked back 20 feet and slamming into the wall.

    That particular class of issues is regular old firmware bugs, usually in traffic prioritisation and queueing logic. It's normal for them to be specific to individual applications for no good reason. "Try different hardware and see what happens" is the quickest way to identify when you have one of them, and it works far too often.

    Linksys isn't one of the worst offenders, but they're still Cisco. Insane and random bugs that change with every minor firmware revision is the most distinctive part of their reputation as a company.

    Favourite story: a Cisco router which transmitted certain ascii values slower than others. This was every bit as strangely broken as it sounds.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Thanx for all the reply's guy's ... I have been trying all the different things mentioned in the posts but not much luck.
    I just bought the "Sweex" router 2 month's ago so buying a new one isn't really an option for me now. Using a LAN connection isn't really a solution either because even if it should work then i still cant use it this way cause the modem is to far away from where my desktop usually stands..one floor up.I have checked my router for the SPI firewall protection but couldn't find anything that resembled it ..the general firewall switch was already disabled by default. I enabled "Allow the packets not specified by any filtering rules to pass through the router" but that didn't help ..
    .Used the Wlan optimizer program but that wasn't it also..(maby because i still use windows XP.)
    I still have to forward the ports but I need to fill in a Trigger Port...And i don't have a clue what number to fill in...
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