Wireless Linksys

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by mack1525, Apr 15, 2004.

  1. mack1525

    mack1525 Private E-2

    3.0Ghz Penium
    1000Ram

    Hello,
    I have a Linksys wirless router and am using the satelite computer. The speed is usally around 24-36Mps and signal stength says excellanet, while the internet speed and downlaod times are great I notice that when playing on-line games it will freeze eery minute or so. I say freeze and not lag becuase nothing slows down, it stops completly like I disconnected for a moment and then will restart again. It is not running at a slow speed either the ping is around 30-60 on most good servers witch is great for me. What can I do about this problem?

    Thanks for the help,
     
    Last edited: Apr 15, 2004
    mack1525, Apr 15, 2004
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  2. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    Does this only happen when playing games? What OS are you running and what other tasks are running? Virusscan? Spyware stuff?
     
    chaslang, Apr 16, 2004
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  3. InYearsToCome

    InYearsToCome MajorGeek

    what kind of wireless card are you using? I have found that for gaming, USB wireless adapters freeze up in most cases.

    If you dont have any PCI wireless cards and would like some, I have some I need to sell for cheap. Personally, I got tired of the high pings with wireless and bought 100ft cat-5 cables;)
     
    InYearsToCome, Apr 16, 2004
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  4. Major Attitude

    Major Attitude Co-Owner MajorGeeks.Com Staff Member

    Hi, I wonder if this problem occured before the router? My understanding is satellite connections add a minimum 1 second lag to games and are considered a bad way to play online in games where seconds count. Recently, when in Florida, the satellite connection seemed to go up and down and spit and sputter a lot in the hotel.

    Anyhow, there may be a lot of possibilities otherwise, you may need a bandwidth monitoring tool to try and track it. Our internet tool section, maybe monitoring, has some tools to watch bandwidth a bit. I would try and upload and download files and see if you get the same lag. I had some lag problems one time using the XP firewall, which I didnt even know was on. Worth a look.

     
    Major Attitude, Apr 16, 2004
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