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Why the high ping in Quake 2 under Win2k with LT Winmodem?

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I wonder why my ping is 40ms higher in Win 2k than in Win 98. I am using the latest modem driver for Win98/2000 from Lucent. My modem is an Lucent Winmodem K56flex/V.90 Dual. My video card is an 3Dfx voodoo Banshee 16 meg PCI. Also, the fps in Win2k aren't that good as in Win 98, but I don't know why a OS built for the net performs slower than a OS build for slow ****. Anyone else notice higher pings in Q2 with a modem?

 

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Keep some things in mind:

 

- The ping reported by Quake games is not a true ping, it's an estimate. many factors can change the value and yet it effectively performs the same.

 

- Winmodems suck because they rely on a program running on the computer to operate them (unlike a regular modem which is standalone and requires nothing from the CPU). Could be that under Win2K the driver/app isn't optimized.

 

 

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