Remedy for Lag due to Internet Delay

Hi Team,

LAGGGGG --- Its been a common problem lately and random or occasional disconnect occurs, first based on my traceroute result major issues are coming from my crappy internet connection, but there is also a big latency from tRO server at some point, hence to fix some issues or body relocation type of skill that was bestowed upon you during lag time, here's a simple trick to help out a bit - this will not 100% fix the problem but will help a bit in terms of your ISP problem..

Changed your DNS to OPENDNS or Google Public DNS, why? DNS is the one who manages and translate data to binary numbers (data that computer understands)- vice verse, with a possible stress or congestion on your respective ISP possible lag might occur and delay thus lag spike occurs a lot, as a simple test, you may do the following instructions below in changing your DNS, this is safe and will not kill your computer.

Important: Before you start

Before you change your DNS settings to use Google Public DNS, be sure to write down the current server addresses or settings on a piece of paper. It is very important that you keep these numbers for backup purposes, in case you need to revert to them at any time.

The Google Public DNS IP addresses (IPv4) are as follows:

• Primary: 8.8.8.8
• Secondary: 8.8.4.4

Alternative - OPEN Public DNS IP addresses (IPv4) are as follows:

• Primary: 208.67.222.222
• Secondary: 208.67.220.220 

Microsoft Windows

DNS settings are specified in the TCP/IP Properties window for the selected network connection.
Example: Changing DNS server settings on Microsoft Windows 7

1. Go the Control Panel.
2. Click Network and Internet, then Network and Sharing Center, and click Change adapter settings.
3. Select the connection for which you want to configure Google Public DNS. For example:
   • To change the settings for an Ethernet connection, right-click Local Area Connection, and click Properties.
   • To change the settings for a wireless connection, right-click Wireless Network Connection, and click Properties.
   If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
4. Select the Networking tab. Under This connection uses the following items, select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) or Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6) and then click Properties.
5. Click Advanced and select the DNS tab. If there are any DNS server IP addresses listed there, write them down for future reference, and remove them from this window.
6. Click OK.
7. Select Use the following DNS server addresses. If there are any IP addresses listed in the Preferred DNS server or Alternate DNS server, write them down for future reference.
8. Replace those addresses with the IP addresses of the Google DNS servers:
   • For IPv4: 8.8.8.8 and/or 8.8.4.4. or follow OPEN DNS settings above.
   • For IPv6: 2001:4860:4860::8888 and/or 2001:4860:4860::8844
9. Restart the connection you selected in step 3.
10. Test that your setup is working correctly; see Testing your new settings below.
11. Repeat the procedure for additional network connections you want to change.

For WIndows XP >> Control Panel >> Network Connection >> Right Click on LAN (Local Area Network >> Select Properties >> Look for TCP / IP V4 -- double click >> set manually assign DNS >> input the following primary and secondary DNS IP Addresses above.

Switching back to your old DNS settings

If you had not previously configured any customized DNS servers, to switch back to your old settings, in the window in which you specified the Google IP addresses, select the option to enable obtaining DNS server addresses automatically, and/or delete the Google IP addresses. This will revert your settings to using your ISP's default servers.
If you need to manually specify any addresses, use the procedures above to specify the old IP addresses.
If necessary, restart your system.

Hope it helps! Noblesse Oblige