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Question about modem/router/latency :D
My modem is a Linksys Cm100 cable modem and my router a super crappy Belkin that a neighbor gave me. If I play any online game with a direct connection to the modem, I have about 30 MS ping with 6 second lag spikes every few minutes that will pretty much disable me for that amount of time. My internet browsing speeds are super fast too, but like I said, my computer seems to freeze for about 5-6 seconds every 2-3 minutes when hooked up right to the modem. On the other hand, if I'm connected through the router, my download speeds are as high as they would be with a modem connection, yet I cannot even load a single web page (it always times out) and my gaming latency is perfect 30-60 MS with no spikes. I've been trying to diagnose this for a while but I haven't been able to find any info so I came here as a last ditch effort. If anyone can offer any advice (besides buying a new router... I'm broke) that'd be great. Thanks :) | |
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The 5-6 second lag spikes is probably related to the "Quality of Service" service. If you do some google searches about that you might find the problem matches your and maybe turning off the QoS service will fix it... maybe it won't. As for your OTHER problem, I have no idea what to tell you other than to make sure the router is set up properly, and maybe (just maybe) you might want to start from the defaults and set everything on your own in case there was some kind of previous setup your neighbor had before he gave it to you. It's also possible the router is somehow defective and that's why he gave it to you. Usually if you add a router and it gives you trouble it's not with webpages but with stuff that has specific needs when it comes to open ports. Unless your neighbor had it set up somehow to block port 80 (or redirect it to a specific IP that isn't on your LAN), there should be no reason for it to be fine on downloads and bad on web pages. Again, try to find out how to reset the router to default settings and start from there. --- http://raptr.com/badge/dc821beb3ce7e522d4d6721ba24c11e0/fs.png http://www.tf2newbs.com/hlstatsx/sig-31453-random.png | |
From: arleas | #003 Thank you very much :) I'll default the router back. As for your first suggestion, I'm kind of confused as to what you mean by "quality of service" service. | |
start > run > services.msc (click on start, click on run, and type services.msc) That will bring up a list of the services that you're currently running. One of them is SUPPOSED to maintain good line quality somehow, and in XP was called "QoS RSVP" and it might be called something else under Vista or Windows 7... or it might be gone entirely, I'm not sure. All I know is, every so often it tends to mess with the internet settings to try to maintain some level of quality, and in the end it causes those lag spikes... actually now that I think about it, it MIGHT be related to wireless and scanning for new networks. If you're not using wireless you can probably just shut off any services related to it. I don't know the specifics because I've never had the problem myself, but I remember people mentioning the problem and saying it was related to some QOS service... --- http://raptr.com/badge/dc821beb3ce7e522d4d6721ba24c11e0/fs.png http://www.tf2newbs.com/hlstatsx/sig-31453-random.png | |
From: arleas | #005 I'm on windows 7 and I did some googling but to no avail. 7 doesn't seem to have that QoS RSVP service running. | |
and it's weird because it only started doing this about a month after I'd had my new ISP and modem. | |
I'm sorry to hijack the topic slightly, but are there certain ports I can open on my router in order to increase - or rather decrease my ping? I mean it's not too bad now, with no open ports for Steam/TF2, but if it can be better, why not..? --- We will make everything metal. Blacker then the blackest black, times infinity - Dethklok | |
I keep all the default ports for steam open just in case, because most source games use the same ones.... basically 27000-27050. anything in that range. It probably won't affect your ping (since that's just a measure of how quickly you can send a packet of data from your computer to the server and back) but if you were having trouble connecting at all, then opening ports could help. --- http://raptr.com/badge/dc821beb3ce7e522d4d6721ba24c11e0/fs.png http://badges.mypersonality.info/badge/0/19/193056.png | |
From: MrGraham | #007 Oh and I forgot to respond to this: maybe there was a windows update that changed something...That's the only thing I can think of as long as you didn't change anything yourself...I'm assuming it's not wireless. If your router was wireless then anyone who had the router password could probably change stuff (unless you set it to only allow the wired connections to change settings). --- http://badges.mypersonality.info/badge/0/19/193056.png http://www.speedtest.net/result/901974617.png |
