Lag issue

u3c307 · Mar 22, 2012

Hey guys,

I'm not sure if this is suppose to be on this thread but it seems to be the closes thing to my issue. I been having lag issue when playing games when everybody in my household is on. Obviously, people will say because you have a slow connection or a bad modem or too much people on. Slow connection ( 30mbps down and 5 mbps up), bad modem (asked the isp to replace it yesterday), and a lot of people maybe lol (3 iPod touch, 2 iPads, 1 smart TV, 5 laptops.) I mean my ping for game is like 70-90. FPS is probably 60 or so. I don't lag when I'm the only one on, but when everything or maybe half is on I will get lag spike here and there every probably 30 minutes. The modem is wifi integrated with 300Mbps transfer rate wifi wise and support to 200 devices. I also tested using my ASUS RT-N56U and bridged it to the modem and having a separate wifi connection just for gaming. Still no go either way connected to the modem wifi or asus wifi. Both setup to support 2ghz and 5ghz which most time everything else is connected to the 2ghz and only laptops that are gaming are connected to the 5ghz channel. I just don't see what wrong here. I'm a technician but I'm stump at the moment. Shed me some light networking people.

Thanks in advance,

U3

Major Attitude · Mar 22, 2012

This could go on for 100 responses but first off:

Only ONE way to game. Plug it in. Bottom line, you have too many devices on there. 11 devices? Seems the problem is obvious. The problem with broadband is the uploads (especially on cable) are the worst and you need some upload for gaming. Cable was designed to deliver, not upload data. I have never gotten near the promised 5 mbps but usually closer to 1-170. If you think you are going to play games smoothly via wireless with that many devices, you are dreaming

You might want to restrict or reserve data via the router for the gaming rig.

I would suggest you change the router channel but I think you are expecting more bandwidth then you are getting. Honestly, 30\5 is nothing when you have 11 things connected.

shnerdly · Mar 22, 2012

I agree with MA that you have defined the problem ahead of your question, too many devices at one time.

If you would provide the make and model of the Modem/Router and identify wired and wireless components, perhaps we can help reduce the bottleneck.

If you bridged the Asus to the Modem/Router to isolate the wifi, you really didn't isolate anything. The Asus is still connecting to the same Modem/Router wifi as everything else. a hard wire to the Asus and set it as an Access Point might improve your access some but keep the Modem/Router and the Asus as far apart as possible and on separate ends of the wifi channels. You should also make sure that the channels you are using are not in use by someone else near by. Netstumbler is a good utility for discovering what channels are in use in your area.

u3c307 · Mar 23, 2012

Service: Time Warner Cable
Router: ubee (I don't have the model at the moment because I'm not home)

Forgot to mention even hardwire it still lags. Anyhow do you guys think it would help if my connection was 50mbps?

Thanks,

U3

Major Attitude · Mar 23, 2012

No, your upload will still be limited. I think your problem isn't ALL download but some upload. You might want to monitor your bandwidth to see WHAT the cap is and if you are maxxing out bandwidth. Many people worry and think 50 mbps is a lot but it's not for a lot of devices.

I believe you need to try what I said:

1: Your gaming rig MUST be hard wired, wireless has too many flaws for gaming.
2: Disconnect all the devices and find out which is taking up the bandwidth to see if one inparticular is causing the problem.

Anything beyond 5 devices IMHO (only) is pushing it.

Also, I still LOVE the idea of prioritizing bandwidth via the router.

Finally, know what would work? A fibre connection if it's available. It does not slow down when all the kids come home from school, when everyone gets home from work and Sunday nights. Cable is shared and I bet you couldn't get 10 mbps in peak traffic.

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