So... This is probably the weirdest issue I've ever had in my life.
For a long time, I was able to connect to my friend's server with no issues. However, some months ago, I suddenly could not connect to the server at all. The server's ping is still normal (~200ms ping, still typical), but trying to connect just results in a lagfest that ends in a "Timed Out" message.
Now, I've spent enough time studying this, and have found that this lagfest actually takes place approximately between noon and late night (12:00~22:00), and only applies to Minecraft. Every other game I own and every other internet service I have still works perfectly fine during these times, but Minecraft is the only game with which I cannot connect to any server that isn't in Israel (my home country, where I live currently.)
Stranger yet, I tried connecting to Minecraft servers through my laptop during those times, and I had zero lag. Even more curiously, once I manage to maintain connection with the server during those times and not time out, everything I do registers on the server fine and is shown to other players, but comes back to me after a massive delay. Whenever I move around, other players see me moving around in ~1s intervals, and whenever I send chat messages, they reach the other players pretty much instantly.
I have tried pretty much everything I could think of, from reinstalling Minecraft to tinkering with my Firewall and Antivirus. By now I'm all out of ideas, and nothing changed. So, does anyone have any idea why this is happening?
EDIT: So apparently WTFast fixes this.......... hm.
[UPDATED AS OF 18/12/15]
So... This is probably the weirdest issue I've ever had in my life.
For a long time, I was able to connect to my friend's server with no issues. However, some months ago, I suddenly could not connect to the server at all. The server's ping is still normal (~200ms ping, still typical), but trying to connect just results in a lagfest that ends in a "Timed Out" message.
Now, I've spent enough time studying this, and have found that this lagfest actually takes place approximately between noon and late night (12:00~22:00), and only applies to Minecraft. Every other game I own and every other internet service I have still works perfectly fine during these times, but Minecraft is the only game with which I cannot connect to any server that isn't in Israel (my home country, where I live currently.)
Stranger yet, I tried connecting to Minecraft servers through my laptop during those times, and I had zero lag. Even more curiously, once I manage to maintain connection with the server during those times and not time out, everything I do registers on the server fine and is shown to other players, but comes back to me after a massive delay. Whenever I move around, other players see me moving around in ~1s intervals, and whenever I send chat messages, they reach the other players pretty much instantly.
I have tried pretty much everything I could think of, from reinstalling Minecraft to tinkering with my Firewall and Antivirus. By now I'm all out of ideas, and nothing changed. So, does anyone have any idea why this is happening?
EDIT: So apparently WTFast fixes this.......... hm.
Bump, this sucks. Anyone knows a solution ?
Bump. Updated details. I really want this fixed ASAP.