Cadde
Gallente Gene Works Initiative Associates
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Posted - 2009.04.01 11:48:00 -
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The issues I've been having have been limited but i would like to add some information on it none the less. Whenever i get a "socket closed" error i get it on one client (running 2 clients on the same machine and a third client on a second machine) thus it tells me there is something that could be "fixed" with the software. If the client where to actively attempt to repair a loss of connection then disconnects would become more rare. I've been monitoring my packets for many weeks, i know the problem occurs in my general area due to saturation in the cables. I also know that there are no issues with my home network and not even between my cable modem and myself, the packet loss happens between my modem and the next station that responds to pings. That station is 3 - 4 kilometers away so that is a very long route. I also know that there are only coaxial cables for about 600 meters until it goes over into a fiber connection, hence my assumption is that the actual loss of packets happens in the first 600 meters going out of my apartment.
Enough details on the type of connection i have, lets instead dig into what i see in terms of packet loss...
Over the weekend i can see as much as 35% packet loss, i can (sometimes) still play eve without getting disconnected for 6 hours in a row. What i can't do is activate modules, navigate, dock/un-dock reliably or use any services reliably. During the workdays i see less packet loss, as little as 5% sometimes. But this doesn't change the frequency of my socket closed disconnects which at first might seem strange considering i have about 10 times better chances of "surviving a burp".
But that's the thing, "surviving the burp" is a matter of...
Quote: Is the eve client and cluster in a good enough "mood" to not disconnect me?
That or the packet losses stack up in just such a neat order than my client thinks there is no coming back. ever! You see, in the meantime my other clients work to some extent and i can still browse the eve site and even download "****" (heehee) so i know there is "life" in my connection. It's just the eve client who thinks there is nothing.
That is the whole purpose of we writing, i think the client can be better at seeing what is actually going on. Make more attempts at getting back in the loop and survive that "burp". Unless of course it's the server that suddenly forget i exist and simply kick me for good measure.
I might also add that these days (since i lowered my internet speed) my packet loss has dropped to < 0.1% which can easily be explained by getting some understanding on how data transmission through landlines and coaxial cables work. I will only tell you, it's about frequencies and their "width" (hence the term... BAND-WIDTH) |