Hi all. I need some help, I've been searching the forum and couldnt find a related problem, so here goes.

I just bought a new wheel (Logitech Formula Vibration Feedback Wheel), cheap, but works OK. Here is the problem; Whenever I join a server my ping is sky high, in the server list everything is fine, but I have massive lag in game. When I remove the USB for the wheel, everything is back to normal, so somehow my new wheel is creating the problem.

Question is, how do I solve it?

It's my first wheel, so I don't know if it's a common problem...

server lists ping means servers ping not your ping...
google for ping test and see if wheel really does increase your ping
if wheel does increase it, try to update drivers and see if that works

Quote from Kerodal :

server lists ping means servers ping not your ping...
google for ping test and see if wheel really does increase your ping
if wheel does increase it, try to update drivers and see if that works

Really? I thought the server was pinging me, and the time shown is the time it took for me to respond?

Anyway, no updates are available, and searching the all knowing internet gave me nothing! All I know is, it helps to remove my wheel, but that makes it so hard to use.

In other games, and when not inserting the wheels USB cable in my computer, my ping is fine.

Problem solved.

As it turns out, there was an update! And although' several people had fun on my behalf do to the ludicrous assumption that new wheel could = high ping/lag, that was the problem, there is a connection.

Thanks to Kerodal for helping me out.

Happy racing all.

what else do you have connected on your pc with USB?

Quote from george_tsiros :

what else do you have connected on your pc with USB?

Nothing.

It seems that during gaming, the Logitech profiler program must be running at all times, and LFS must be started from within that program. If I don't do that, the problem returns. Dunno why, but my problem is solved.