Strange Network Lag

[Raist]

It happens all throughout the day

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
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C:\Users\Nate>tracert 184.107.107.176

Tracing route to 184.107.107.176 over a maximum of 30 hops

4 8 ms 13 ms 10 ms mcdldsrj01-ae2.0.rd.ph.cox.net [70.169.76.225]
5 * 21 ms 24 ms 68.1.5.139
6 26 ms 23 ms 22 ms te0-0-0-32.ccr23.lax05.atlas.cogentco.com [38.10
4.84.13]
7 22 ms 25 ms * be2179.ccr22.lax01.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.41
.81]
8 * 57 ms 62 ms be2068.mpd22.iah01.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.7.
157]
9 62 ms * 69 ms be2144.ccr21.dfw01.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.25
.106]
10 76 ms 74 ms 84 ms be2064.mpd21.mci01.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.5.
217]
11 84 ms 87 ms 85 ms be2158.mpd21.ord01.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.7.
130]
12 107 ms 98 ms 99 ms be2082.ccr22.yyz02.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.28
.10]
13 103 ms 98 ms 100 ms te4-1.mag01.yyz02.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.40.
154]
14 103 ms 103 ms 100 ms te4-1.ccr01.yyz03.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.45.
118]
15 100 ms 102 ms 106 ms 38.122.70.186
16 103 ms 103 ms 102 ms te8-2.cr1.mtl.iweb.com [67.205.127.121]
17 101 ms 104 ms 103 ms te7-4.dr9.mtl.iweb.com [184.107.1.110]
18 102 ms 101 ms 105 ms 72.55.128.44
19 103 ms 107 ms 104 ms 184.107.107.176

Trace complete.

C:\Users\Nate>PING 184.107.107.176

Pinging 184.107.107.176 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 184.107.107.176: bytes=32 time=111ms TTL=49
Reply from 184.107.107.176: bytes=32 time=106ms TTL=49
Reply from 184.107.107.176: bytes=32 time=105ms TTL=49
Reply from 184.107.107.176: bytes=32 time=104ms TTL=49

Ping statistics for 184.107.107.176:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 104ms, Maximum = 111ms, Average = 106ms

Need the IP for your game server, not the www.eidos.com webserver. That server is in a subnet managed by a different company, and because it's physically in a different section of Montreal, it breaks off differently once it hits the Montreal area. Open Resource Monitor (run resmon) and find FFXIV in the networking section to see what IP's you are connecting to when in game. There will be more than one. You need the one starting with 199 for NA/EU (the one starting with 124 is a connection to Japan and is idle most the time).

You likely will still come across those struggling cogentco segments though...they've been having problems in both LA and San Jose for some time now. Interesting that it is following over to Texas too.