This is weird...
 

2 weeks ago when i played MOH i got a ping of around 90-100 but i just got back from vacation & for some reason my ping stays at about 300! :( anyone have any idea why?

Performance Tips Here!!!
 

If you've already set your game video settings to the bare minimum, check to see if there are any excess services running.

Here are a couple of great links that'll walk you through the whole process.

XP Service decriptions and dependencies can be found at:

[url]http://www.blkviper.com/WinXP/service411.htm[url]

Suggested configurations for tuning internet gateway and gaming systems can be found at:

[url:9abd9]http://www.blkviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm[/url:9abd9]

If you've done this and still have performance issues, try the following:
Choose your network card: [url:9abd9]http://www.tweakdatabase.com/tweakdatabase/tweakdb_display.aspx?id=822&des=Stop%20Jerkey%20Gr aphics[/url:9abd9]
Disable Zip Drives: [url:9abd9]http://www.tweakdatabase.com/tweakdatabase/tweakdb_display.aspx?id=1137&des=Stop%20jerky%20gr aphics.%20The%20alternative%20way.[/url:9abd9]

im useing win98 :( but iv figered out how to get the DX window up & it lets me override my video card but what should i set it at?

I have no idea what video card you're using, nor did you state which drivers are installed and I don't particularly care.

I'm assuming you've updated virus scanning software and run a full system scan prior and also defragged your drive/drives prior to changing too many funky settings. If not, I'd highly advise doing so since systems seldom slow down for no reason. You did say that things were working fine prior to your vacation.

Okay... so you've changed from Network issues (ping) to video card/directX/OpenGL tweaking...

I'd suggest visiting both of the following sites:
[url:50f1d]http://www.tweak3d.net[/url:50f1d]
[url:50f1d]http://www.guru3d.com/[/url:50f1d]

Try this: [url:50f1d]http://gamershq.madonion.com/articles/3dmarktips/?page=3[/url:50f1d]

More video card tweaks: [url:50f1d]http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/print/0,23102,3014598,00.html[/url:50f1d]

try to contact ur cable or xdsl provider, or, try to set the mohaa graphics settings to a minimum so it can get better performace.
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Great links, Killah. I gotta check em all out when I get home.

Yep, they're keepers. [url:21f43]http://www.tweakxp.com[/url:21f43] is pretty good and guru3d helped me sweeten up my GeForce4 Ti4400.. 60-70FPS in snowy park, 98+ in Southern France.... damn!!!

Yah, I use the XP Tweak at home. I finally was able to turn off QoS (Quality of Service) with it. This is a built-in program in Windows that takes 15% of your connection and dedicates it to Microsoft for Automatic updates.

Yeah... I did that one too... I haven't noticed any huge improvement on that alone, but it's one less service running in the background.