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[HellishFiend]

Biotic_Warlock wrote...

Running...

If this stops Virgin media being so annoying, then the OP is a biotic god.

I just did a quick search on google and it looks like Virgin Media's DNS servers are known to have some issues, so this might indeed work for you. Here's hoping. 

[Biotic_Warlock]

Okay i've changed something according to the tutorial, so i'll be back to game and see what's happened

edit: Things do seem slightly faster...

Modifié par Biotic_Warlock, 19 mai 2012 - 04:17 .

[HellishFiend]

Biotic_Warlock wrote...

Okay i've changed something according to the tutorial, so i'll be back to game and see what's happened

edit: Things do seem slightly faster...

What seems faster, exactly? A better DNS server wont affect gameplay itself, since the peer-to-peer connections dont require DNS resolution. The DNS resolution only affects communication with the EA/Bioware servers. 

[Biotic_Warlock]

HellishFiend wrote...

Biotic_Warlock wrote...

Okay i've changed something according to the tutorial, so i'll be back to game and see what's happened

edit: Things do seem slightly faster...

What seems faster, exactly? A better DNS server wont affect gameplay itself, since the peer-to-peer connections dont require DNS resolution. The DNS resolution only affects communication with the EA/Bioware servers. 

Internet in general, but i'm still having problems connecting to the EA server (randomly disconnects on character screens)

[HellishFiend]

Biotic_Warlock wrote...

HellishFiend wrote...

Biotic_Warlock wrote...

Okay i've changed something according to the tutorial, so i'll be back to game and see what's happened

edit: Things do seem slightly faster...

What seems faster, exactly? A better DNS server wont affect gameplay itself, since the peer-to-peer connections dont require DNS resolution. The DNS resolution only affects communication with the EA/Bioware servers. 

Internet in general, but i'm still having problems connecting to the EA server (randomly disconnects on character screens)

If your internet is faster, then DNS was probably one of your problems. But it sounds like there may be more factors than just that one. 

[Pekkan]

Nice Guide.

Also it can be good to do the DNS test on different times of day and on different days, and see what of the addresses is most stable for you.

For me, either Google 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 were always the fastest and worst DNS, randomly fluctuating from best to worst, so this wasn't nice. So I looked on the several runs of this program stored in my temp files, and changed to one of the OpenDNS address, which came in top 3 on the most of the tests I had run, now the connection feels much more stable. 

Modifié par Pekkan, 16 juin 2012 - 12:31 .

[HellishFiend]

Pekkan wrote...

Nice Guide.

Also it can be good to do the DNS test on different times of day and on different days, and see what of the addresses is most stable for you.

For me, either Google 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 were always the fastest and worst DNS, randomly fluctuating from best to worst, so this wasn't nice. So I looked on the several runs of this program stored in my temp files, and changed to one of the OpenDNS address, which came in top 3 on the most of the tests I had run, now the connection feels much more stable. 

Nice! Glad it helped you out!

[Serker31]

Interesting solution. So you say that ME3 attempts to resolve host name to IP any time it needs to connect? I believe you can get better results if you will add a line to "hosts" file in Windows. But we need to know host name for that.

[GGW KillerTiger]

Too bad I can't even access my Router settings >.<
The router was installed by Time Warner and when I go to access it it asks for me to log into some AMBIT crap where the default username and pass claims to be user but those don't work and when I called and asked Time Warner they said they don't use those so they don't know. Go figure ....

[Bluebeam2012]

I also got the Google 8.8.4.4

the thing is, where do I put it? My adapter settings has:

Internet Protocol Versinn 6 (TCP/IPv6)
Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)

[HellishFiend]

Bluebeam2012 wrote...

I also got the Google 8.8.4.4

the thing is, where do I put it? My adapter settings has:

Internet Protocol Versinn 6 (TCP/IPv6)
Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)

You should only have one place where you can plug in your DNS server addresses. You may have looked up the wrong tutorial. A good tutorial will be quite clear on where to plug in those numbers! 

[HellishFiend]

GGW KillerTiger wrote...

Too bad I can't even access my Router settings >.<
The router was installed by Time Warner and when I go to access it it asks for me to log into some AMBIT crap where the default username and pass claims to be user but those don't work and when I called and asked Time Warner they said they don't use those so they don't know. Go figure ....

You can bypass your router entirely by changing your DNS server on your console/PC. Just follow the steps/guide as normal and you should obtain the same results as anyone else even without administrative access to your router. 

[Fox-snipe]

DNS doesn't do a damn thing once you've already established a connection.

[HellishFiend]

Serker31 wrote...

Interesting solution. So you say that ME3 attempts to resolve host name to IP any time it needs to connect? I believe you can get better results if you will add a line to "hosts" file in Windows. But we need to know host name for that.

It would seem that way, yes. But, not only would a hosts file solution not apply to 360/ps3, but it would also be subject to needing to be changed frequently, as I'm sure they dont just have one authentication server, and they may rotate addresses occasionally as an added security measure. In any case, if your ME3 connectivity is being affected by DNS issues, this is something you need to do anyway to speed up your overall connectivity. 

[HellishFiend]

Fox-snipe wrote...

DNS doesn't do a damn thing once you've already established a connection.

Unless the program in question requires frequent re-authentication as a security measure. Programmers can do whatever the hell they want. Please dont spread misinformation based on assumptions. 

Modifié par HellishFiend, 17 juin 2012 - 04:15 .

[Fox-snipe]

I'm not spreading mis-information.

DNS is used to resolve a hostname to an IP, that's it. Once that IP is obtained and a connection is established, DNS isn't going to magically break that connection. Latency, interruptions, packet drops, they cause disconnections.

Further, DNS is NOT constantly updating. It happens sporadically, usually every few hours (on both the client end and DNS server end). If you are constantly getting dropped from games, it's the link between you and the server (and the myriad of hubs, switches & routers between).

If a specific route the packets take goes down or is too slow, the systems try to compensate, but in something as latency-dependant as a game, that generally doesn't work well. Same for VoIP and the break-ups you can hear.

The only issue is, where other games will try to pause the match while trying to re-establish the connection, ME3 just drops you back to the lobby.

[Bluebeam2012]

HellishFiend wrote...

Bluebeam2012 wrote...

I also got the Google 8.8.4.4

the thing is, where do I put it? My adapter settings has:

Internet Protocol Versinn 6 (TCP/IPv6)
Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)

You should only have one place where you can plug in your DNS server addresses. You may have looked up the wrong tutorial. A good tutorial will be quite clear on where to plug in those numbers! 

So I actually need to thinker my Router Settings? 

[HellishFiend]

Fox-snipe wrote...

I'm not spreading mis-information.

DNS is used to resolve a hostname to an IP, that's it. Once that IP is obtained and a connection is established, DNS isn't going to magically break that connection. Latency, interruptions, packet drops, they cause disconnections.

Further, DNS is NOT constantly updating. It happens sporadically, usually every few hours (on both the client end and DNS server end). If you are constantly getting dropped from games, it's the link between you and the server (and the myriad of hubs, switches & routers between).

If a specific route the packets take goes down or is too slow, the systems try to compensate, but in something as latency-dependant as a game, that generally doesn't work well. Same for VoIP and the break-ups you can hear.

The only issue is, where other games will try to pause the match while trying to re-establish the connection, ME3 just drops you back to the lobby.

You tell me these things as if you think I dont know them. I know what I'm talking about, and I'm telling you, I think that part of BW/EA's cheat/hack/piracy protection involves regularly checking in with an authentication server, and that it does a fresh DNS query each time. If that query doesnt offer any kind of persistency, then one failed query could result in the game believing your connection with the EA server has been severed. A lot of people have DNS server issues and dont even know it, because browsers and most other programs are persistent with their DNS queries until they get a response. I dont believe that ME3 offers any such forgiveness. 

Anyway, if you still dont believe this fix could possibly work for anybody, then simply move along. 

[HellishFiend]

Bluebeam2012 wrote...

HellishFiend wrote...

Bluebeam2012 wrote...

I also got the Google 8.8.4.4

the thing is, where do I put it? My adapter settings has:

Internet Protocol Versinn 6 (TCP/IPv6)
Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)

You should only have one place where you can plug in your DNS server addresses. You may have looked up the wrong tutorial. A good tutorial will be quite clear on where to plug in those numbers! 

So I actually need to thinker my Router Settings? 

Well, you could insert the new DNS server addresses into your router, but if it's your router that is mishandling the DNS queries, that wont help you. To be safe, you should try setting the DNS entries on your computer. There should only be one place to put them in. Try going into the IPv4. 

[Pekkan]

Bluebeam2012 wrote...

HellishFiend wrote...

Bluebeam2012 wrote...

I also got the Google 8.8.4.4

the thing is, where do I put it? My adapter settings has:

Internet Protocol Versinn 6 (TCP/IPv6)
Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)

You should only have one place where you can plug in your DNS server addresses. You may have looked up the wrong tutorial. A good tutorial will be quite clear on where to plug in those numbers! 

So I actually need to thinker my Router Settings? 

I have a router too and didn't need to touch it settings, just used the Control Panel settings.

Google DNS settings *your version of windows ( xp, vista, 7, whichever it is)*

[Bluebeam2012]

Thanks to Pekkan and HellishFiend for the help! Connecting to EA servers has been more stable and arguably faster.

When namebench did an analysis, they did find that the Google DNS server is faster......



by 791.8%


/truestory

[ToToRoTY]

How could changing DNS possibly work? It's bioware's ME3 server's "job" to assign you with other players... Unless they change the parameters, or your ISP's DNS server is intentionally crippling the connection...
Also, using another DNS to play games is sometimes troublesome... Some games for whatever stupid reason they can think of blocks open DNS... even VPN connections...

[Pekkan]

In Advanced TCP/IP settings -> DNS you can list as many DNS servers as you want, in preferred order of use, and move them up and down with arrow buttons. So if the DNS server that works for ME3 doesn't work for something else, changing DNS server will be relatively fast.

[Gornok]

Just changed mine... here goes nothing.
It says my new server is 14% faster now... did a test of the xbox connection and it gave no issues so far... now time to play

[kilgh]

Well, according to this I already have the fastest possible DNS. Cool.