[Devmen]

hi, ive been reading alot of articles and threads about ping spikes today, and im this is frustrating me.
I just moved to an apartment complex that has T1 connection at 1.5 mbps, and thats insanely fast compared to my internet at me previous location . I dont have any trouble downloading large files or surfing the web.

But when i try to play a game online, i get huge lag spikes. I'm not using wireless because the signal is pretty weak, and im running Vista Home Premium.
I dont know whats causing this, it seems like the lag every 5 minutes. i know alot of people share this connection, but it should be fine because normally i have low pings in games, but they just spike. I want to know whats causing the spikes. This occurs on my roommates computer as well. My first guess is Norton, because we both have norton.

thanks for any help!

-rob

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[The Skeptic]

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