Need some networking help...

[Titan]

I'm a bit savvy with PC's, but with networks, 0.

My stepson and I just built new systems. He is upstairs connected to the wireless router, I am downstairs connecting via wireless-G. Typically, on CS servers, especially East Coast, I can get a 10-30 ping.

Today, we decided to play each other on a server. Now, I get about a 90 ping, and he a 90 as well. Difference is, I get spikes of up to 300, and somewhat choppy game play in intervals.

I have never had 2 people FPS gaming on a network at once, is there anything I need to do concerning ports, port forwarding, or settings, or anything to reduce the laggy game play I am getting at times? It seems to happen at regular intervals.

Any help is appreciated, thanks.

PS: It is a 3MB down, 1MB up DSL connect, if that matters.

[deathscythe04]

well one bit of info for ya is wireless will cause that to happen as it isn't made for transferring data fast it is more for basic users to connect but if you do games or transferring files pc to pc then go hardwire. as far as settings there isn't any settings in the router that i know of that will decrease your pings other than maybe increasing power output for the wireless connection.

[slayer44]

You can forward ports death

I'm just not sure which port

[Titan]

The wireless connect is not the issue, as I have been playing hassle free, pinging low with wireless for about 2 years now.

[slayer44]

maybe your wireless router cant handle that much info going through it and your isp isn't that great either try upgrading to a faster service try for 8mbs or even 9

[tenkae]

technically your wireless should be going faster than your internet, seeing as average wireless connection is usually 20mbps, 54 being highest, and your internet is 3. it does drop still though, but not really enough to spike you to 300. you have 2 computers receiving similar data, but the server is sending it to each of you, so it still has to go through the same connection. your internet/router is getting twice the data shoved through it than it is used to. there are no ports to forward to speed anything up. you send a signal to the server, the server sends a signal back, thats how the connection works. port forwarding only affects when something sends a signal without you requesting one. all port forwarding does is say which computer to go to, which is not what you need.

unfortunately there isnt much to do other than hardwire and/or go for cable/fiber

im also an avid believer that the killernic is bull

[Titan]

Thanks Tenk, much appreciated.

Today on DM, and and my son were playing, and alas, 0 lag. Perhaps we were just having a crappy connect that day.

Thanks again.

[deathscythe04]

Originally Posted by Titan

The wireless connect is not the issue, as I have been playing hassle free, pinging low with wireless for about 2 years now.

yeah with 1 computer connecting at a time might not have an issue with wireless but if you have 1 connected wirelessly and one hardwired then the wireless connection will be effecting thinks because it has to convert the data to frequency then frequency to data again with hardwire for both wotn be an issue

[slayer44]

Tenk i think he just needs a faster internet connection

[Titan]

Originally Posted by slayer44

Tenk i think he just needs a faster internet connection

It was just that day.

We played all day today without issue.

[deathscythe04]

well glad to hear the problem went away which is good and bad at same time as it could be an intermittent problem hopefully not

[alexmitton]

Are you sure its not the server you were in?

[Titan]

It could have been. As I stated twice above, the problem has been gone, and we have been playing together on the DM server without issue.