> Registry fix for latency issues

[Twinkit]

If you are very bad at following instructions, back up your registry file. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756

Open the Start menu and find Run, if you have vista you will have to search for the program.

When you open it type in the box Regedit and press Enter.

Open the tab HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

Tab into SYSTEM

Tab into CurrentControlSet

Tab into Services

Scroll to the bottom of the section and find Tcpip, Tab into it

Tab into Parameters

Tab into Interfaces

There should be a few files in this section, find the one with a file called DhcpIPAddress which should have your IP Adress at the end of it.
i.e 192.168.1.xxx

Right click in a blank spot and select New --> Dword Value (might say 32-bit, thats fine)

Name the Dword TcpAckFrequency

Right click the Dword you just made and select Modify

Type in the "Value Data:" section "1" withought the quotes, so just a 1 in the box.

Click Okay, restart your internet connection and/or restart your computer. Your latency in online games should be drastically lower, with a noticeable difference.

Good Luck, PM me with any problems.

[Fearhappy]

Should I be backing any file up when doing this?

Lots of numbers makes it seem that mistakes are imminent and from what I have heard, adjusting your registry is srs bzns.

[Twinkit]

Originally Posted by elyk456

Should I be backing any file up when doing this?

Lots of numbers makes it seem that mistakes are imminent and from what I have heard, adjusting your registry is srs bzns.

Dont edit any other thing in your registry it is srs bsnz as you say, but all we are doing is adding a file that will reduce latency, worst case scenario you delete the file. we arent editing a file, we are adding one.

[Zdr]

Worked. Just gotta solve why I have 200+ ms on Darksorrow and 50 on any other realm...

[Mogorash]

how does this work with the previous regristry edition/fix/edit or whatever?

[Nilailu]

/bow.. report for sticky.

[Twinkit]

Originally Posted by Zandire

Worked. Just gotta solve why I have 200+ ms on Darksorrow and 50 on any other realm...

Realm latency differs by population and peek times.

[Twinkit]

Originally Posted by Lucifix

how does this work with the previous regristry edition/fix/edit or whatever?

Traffic shaping (also known as "packet shaping") is the control of computer network traffic in order to optimize or guarantee performance, lower latency, and/or increase usable bandwidth by delaying packets

^^^basically what we are doing here, hope that sheds some info for you, didn't use the "old" reg fix sorry.

VVV A quote from Microsoft VVV
TcpAckFrequency is a new registry entry in Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 that determines the number of TCP acknowledgments (ACKs) that will be outstanding before the delayed ACK timer is ignored.

[Nilailu]

Originally Posted by Scanc

Traffic shaping (also known as "packet shaping") is the control of computer network traffic in order to optimize or guarantee performance, lower latency, and/or increase usable bandwidth by delaying packets

didnt get any of that wikistuff

[Mogorash]

thanks!

this: http://www.wow.com/2008/02/09/ping-f...h-faster-ping/ is the "old" fix i meant