packet loss on fortnite
i am on the west servers of fortnite and have been getting packet loss of 1%-4% while in game, usually only last but 2 seconds but when it happens consistently it becomes an annoying problem that mak...
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I'm getting the same thing and have been graphing my latency to my default gateway (Cox-owned, obviously), just this morning I was getting up to 90% loss, near-complete outage that would last anywhere from 2-10 seconds. The last 3 hours has averaged 4.3% loss. The same occurs at night (9pm-1am PT), I play Overwatch and the ping graph in-game looks like a sine wave. Very frustrating.
Hi Daterrell, I'm not seeing any packet loss, however; your modem is showing an unusually high number of T3 errors. I suggest a service call so an on-site technician can determine what is causing the signal noise. -Becky, Cox Support Forums Moderator
Hi Becky, good to know there's something you DO see on your end, I'll call to schedule service after next week. There have been a ton of trucks in my neighborhood lately, possibly other neighbors having similar issues, possibly anything else.
However, as I said, I've been monitoring packets just to my gateway (see the image below, also a 1.5-2hr outage last night confirmed by another neighbor). A one-off test of my line is unlikely to show you any packet loss unless you're looking during what I call "the witching hour" of 9pm-1am PT. Like clockwork, especially these past few days, that's when I experience PL and lag. Naturally, that's also when I'm trying to play latency-sensitive games.
Last night wasn't so terrible, but it still occurred.
In case anyone is wondering, I use a program called SmokePing to generate these graphs (https://oss.oetiker.ch/smokeping/)
It's just gotten so much worse. I am calling right now.
