Connection

Disconnection issues (and have a Netgear router)
We have been seeing many issues with Netgear routers (not only iRacing specific).  One member was able to resolve this by enabling Traffic Meter and set...
Thu, Jun 13, 2019 at 10:23 AM
What ports and IP addresses does iRacing use?
The sim uses only UDP traffic, so if the others using your Internet connection are using mostly TCP, and you can give priority to UDP traffic, that would be...
Fri, Sep 13, 2024 at 8:36 AM
Connection Type & Max Cars
Connection Type The Connection Type selection in My Account controls the maximum amount of data that the sim and the race server will exchange with each ot...
Fri, Jan 12, 2024 at 12:53 PM
Why are Satellite connections are not supported?
Internet racing requires low communications latency – the amount of time it takes for information to travel from your computer to our servers and back again...
Tue, Apr 3, 2018 at 10:40 AM
Using IPv6 (or a mix of IPv4 and IPv6)
Changes as of 2024.06.03.02 The “_useipv6.txt” and “_usesteam.txt” files have been moved to the Member’s AppCache directory (%LOCALAPPDATA%\<dir>)....
Tue, Jun 4, 2024 at 8:22 AM
Gathering Ping / Trace Data for Troubleshooting
This is heavily borrowed from PingPlotter's own troubleshooting guide at Troubleshooting with PingPlotter. Download PingPlotter Go to https://www.p...
Thu, Aug 22, 2024 at 11:47 AM
Error 10057, Error 10035 and Error 10054
Please try and go to your Documents folder, open the iRacing folder and open the file called "core.ini". In that file, in the Communicat...
Wed, Jun 5, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Dealing with Freezing and/or Stuttering Issues
Stutters and how to prevent them Are you experiencing stuttering and frame drops in iRacing? This article offers practical solutions to help you optimiz...
Wed, Oct 23, 2024 at 3:30 PM