what is going on with horus today?

Warlord07 · 09-22-2009, 11:53 PM

Well i sign in and lag really bad and i cant do much i keep getting a packet loss of 30-70% and i know thats the problem. Is there away i can fix this? this is a first time for me to be this laggy. this is worse that it happened so anyone can help me or say anything that may help?

Warlord07 · 09-23-2009, 12:31 AM

nvm delete this please it was the printer :/ it was screwin with the game :P so delete this when you get time kailer

niclam · 09-23-2009, 01:01 AM

Oh no,

Im not deleting this until you explain to me how in the heck the printer was the cause of this? (I'm genuinely intrigued).

I will delete the post after the mystery has been cleared.

Regards!

King_Of_Angmar · 09-23-2009, 01:08 AM

This made me smile.

ArchmagusArcana · 09-23-2009, 01:20 AM

Im a bit curious also. Is it network printer?

Arafails · 09-23-2009, 03:00 AM

+1; How in ribbons' name?

Jippy · 09-23-2009, 03:30 AM

I know, his network printer had a bad port and was throwing out bad packets...

Vaylos · 09-23-2009, 04:27 AM

You know, there was a nasty printer problem at my old job. It wasn't in our department, but way over in the space science building. They had a little old Ricoh network printer that went on the fritz and started broadcast storming malformed packets. However, the packets were malformed in just such a way, that the routers didn't drop them, but instead passed them on. Pretty soon, one by one, the routers in the boundary went haywire. It completely wiped the campus network, the backup network. VoIP, networks, entire campus just went dark. They were literally going door to door looking for the problem. Doctors over in Shands medical center were literally walking down to rant at the IT guys who had nothing to do with the problem. It was a total mess lol.

They unplugged the printer to resolve the issue, and later disabled SSDP on all the others until a firmware patch was released to correct the issue. Apparently due to a certain firmware revision, the thing started broadcast storming multicast packets with a very short TTL to UPNP over SSDP. Me and my boss were simply awestruck that a little printer could broadcast the kind of volume needed to take out the backbone of a major university. I'm still awestruck thinking back on it hehe.

Recoil · 09-23-2009, 07:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by niclam

Oh no,

Im not deleting this until you explain to me how in the heck the printer was the cause of this? (I'm genuinely intrigued).

I will delete the post after the mystery has been cleared.

Regards!

Apparently, when his mom where using a local network printer, he had a huge packet loss in regnum, which led to almost unplayable game. Turning printer off had fixed things. This is all I know.

(/me clanmate)

09-22-2009, 11:53 PM	#1
Warlord07 Apprentice Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 57	what is going on with horus today? Well i sign in and lag really bad and i cant do much i keep getting a packet loss of 30-70% and i know thats the problem. Is there away i can fix this? this is a first time for me to be this laggy. this is worse that it happened so anyone can help me or say anything that may help?

09-23-2009, 01:01 AM	#3
niclam Legend Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,636	Oh no, Im not deleting this until you explain to me how in the heck the printer was the cause of this? (I'm genuinely intrigued). I will delete the post after the mystery has been cleared. Regards! __________________ niclam

09-23-2009, 01:20 AM	#5
ArchmagusArcana Master Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 357	Im a bit curious also. Is it network printer? __________________ Alsirian Legion Horus: Wulfgar Heartsfang 50 barb: Arcan Heartsfang 50 Lock RA: Drakonklenok 50 Knight

09-23-2009, 03:00 AM	#6
Arafails Baron Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Not where it looks like, to either of us. Posts: 706	+1; How in ribbons' name? __________________ If you can't detect sarcasm yourself, please pay attention when it's pointed out to you. Arathael :: Wyrd Sceote :: Gwn M'ger — Soul Taker, Imperial Guard of Ignis

09-23-2009, 12:31 AM	#2
Warlord07 Apprentice Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 57	nvm delete this please it was the printer :/ it was screwin with the game :P so delete this when you get time kailer

09-23-2009, 01:08 AM	#4
King_Of_Angmar Banned Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Wherever lag has Teleported me Posts: 99	This made me smile.

09-23-2009, 03:30 AM	#7
Jippy Initiate Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Any place that has beer Posts: 179	I know, his network printer had a bad port and was throwing out bad packets...

09-23-2009, 04:27 AM	#8
Vaylos Banned Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Coralville, IA Posts: 202	You know, there was a nasty printer problem at my old job. It wasn't in our department, but way over in the space science building. They had a little old Ricoh network printer that went on the fritz and started broadcast storming malformed packets. However, the packets were malformed in just such a way, that the routers didn't drop them, but instead passed them on. Pretty soon, one by one, the routers in the boundary went haywire. It completely wiped the campus network, the backup network. VoIP, networks, entire campus just went dark. They were literally going door to door looking for the problem. Doctors over in Shands medical center were literally walking down to rant at the IT guys who had nothing to do with the problem. It was a total mess lol. They unplugged the printer to resolve the issue, and later disabled SSDP on all the others until a firmware patch was released to correct the issue. Apparently due to a certain firmware revision, the thing started broadcast storming multicast packets with a very short TTL to UPNP over SSDP. Me and my boss were simply awestruck that a little printer could broadcast the kind of volume needed to take out the backbone of a major university. I'm still awestruck thinking back on it hehe.