Need assistance with ping spikes?
Need assistance with ping spikes?
I'm facing a similar situation. I have 15/5 fiber connection and have been playing CSGO for a long time. I'm pretty sure it's due to other network activity taking precedence over game traffic. If possible, check if the issue happens during streaming times. Since you've used DSL before, it might be related to something outside your home network. Try searching online and running commands to repeatedly ping a distant location—see if the problem gets worse.
I've been researching to resolve my own problem over the past couple of years. From what I've learned, QoS settings often work poorly on routers and modems that come with your internet connection. Try searching for your router's name along with terms like management, QoS settings, or simply "router's name change settings."
With you connected via DSL, you're sharing the copper connection with neighbors. When someone streams a movie, bandwidth usage increases. You might want to adjust the DNS server your computer connects to. This option isn't guaranteed to succeed, but it's worth a try. Since most people search for DNS settings online, consider exploring alternatives. Switching to fiber could provide a dedicated connection with fewer interruptions. If you decide to experiment with DNS, open a file explorer, navigate to Control Panel → All Control Panel Items → Network and Sharing Center. Select Ethernet, click properties, double-click IPv4, and you should see DNS disabled. Try using the following settings: 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220 as primary and secondary IPs respectively. Click apply, then okay (or just okay if you're comfortable). Check connectivity by pinging the primary IP and also 8.8.8.8. Remember, don't rely solely on this advice—it's been a while since I've used DSL.
So this tells me something is down somewhere. With the two requests timing out and the 184ms for 140.222.235.99 to get back. Has it been prolonged that you've seen the issues, or just today? Google has been under some pretty bad attacks lately.