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aznfobulasfob · 07-18-2003, 11:27 AM

the signal strengh is 40% and link is 50%, its probably the 2.4ghz phone next to the router. im 30 ft away from the router. hmmm... on a wire my downstream is 1300kbps and 133 kbps downstream. on a good wireless reception how fast should both go?

**SKI** · 07-18-2003, 12:10 PM

That's completely limited by your Internet connection... Does your wireless connection status give you a speed reading? What kind of broadband do you have? That speed is decent for aDSL, not great but OK for cable.

aznfobulasfob · 07-18-2003, 01:26 PM

re: That's completely limited by your Internet connection... Does your wireless connection status give you a speed reading? What kind of broadband do you have? That speed is decent for aDSL, not great but OK for cable.

it doesnt give a speed reading. ( i htink). i have sbc dsl. i think imma go lines because of the low wireless

N.H.B · 07-18-2003, 01:32 PM

My take. So you walk around your house; bedroom, kitchen, toilet whatever and maybe your backyard and your wireless and if your lucky you will get a good internet signal and if your really lucky you get whatever speed your provider has it set to but then again maybe not. Basically you aint going nowhere far from your house with your pc. If it were me I would get the reliability of dsl network. Wireless whether it be wi-fi or satelite will most likely not be good for gaming because it hard to be 'real time' when your a signal propagating through the air. A good dsl provider like SBC, Version or Bellsouth would be what I do if you can get it where you live and then split the dsl via router from the dsl modem. SBC has dsl for only $30.00 bucks which is pretty good price for like a 1 year contract.

azproc · 07-18-2003, 01:37 PM

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Originally posted by flyboy -|-+
you just neet a standard router i think and get a long CAT5 cable, that should be all u need.

CAT 5E is preferable... it can get you better pings on longer cables and uses the 100Mb better...

packetloss · 07-18-2003, 02:04 PM

I have a netgear mr814 router and ma101 usb adapter and my pings in games are as good as wired. (30-80ms)

The one thing that is important if you use xp for gaming though is to have a wireless card which does not rely on the wireless zero config service. The service about every 30-60 seconds will scan for new acess points causing you to lose your connection for 1-3 seconds which isn't fun in games.

**SKI** · 07-18-2003, 03:24 PM

Now THERE'S something I didn't realize! Good one packetloss! That implies that if you don't use Zero-config you get better gaming results... have you tried it out?

"Enquiring minds want to know..."

You have decent speed for aDSL. Yeah, I can see how fast my wireless connection is running by checking the status of the wireless NIC (right-click the wireless connection Icon and click Status). Now, are you actually having trouble gaming, or are you concerned about what you're seeing from your speed test results? Your speed tests are probably seeing the speed of your aDSL, since it's probably slower than the WiFi link. That's why I asked about your wireless link speed.

N.H.B., he's got DSL already. What he's working on is the WLAN (wireless local area network) he connected to the DSL modem via a wireless router.

N.H.B · 07-18-2003, 03:44 PM

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Originally posted by SKI
N.H.B., he's got DSL already. What he's working on is the WLAN (wireless local area network) he connected to the DSL modem via a wireless router.

Oh sorry for the misunderstanding. Good luck, if it continues to be a problem just wire out a small dsl lan. Im interested to know what ping rate you get. Anything over 150 in my book is too high.

packetloss · 07-18-2003, 03:52 PM

Actually I didn't notice any speed differences between using the wzc service and the utility from netgear.

The only problem I could find with it was the fact that it scanned which no gamer would want, however once the wireless connection is made you can stop the service and the connection will continue to work w/out scans

**SKI** · 07-18-2003, 05:07 PM

Thanks, packet... if I ever get caught up around here I'll give it a try, and it goes in my notes for sure!

07-18-2003, 11:27 AM	#16
aznfobulasfob Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 60	the signal strengh is 40% and link is 50%, its probably the 2.4ghz phone next to the router. im 30 ft away from the router. hmmm... on a wire my downstream is 1300kbps and 133 kbps downstream. on a good wireless reception how fast should both go?
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07-18-2003, 12:10 PM	#17
SKI Comms Moderator Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Tempe, AZ (or wherever my luggage is) Posts: 8,487	That's completely limited by your Internet connection... Does your wireless connection status give you a speed reading? What kind of broadband do you have? That speed is decent for aDSL, not great but OK for cable. __________________ Never try to teach a pig to sing... It wastes your time, and annoys the pig.
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07-18-2003, 01:26 PM	#18
aznfobulasfob Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 60	re: That's completely limited by your Internet connection... Does your wireless connection status give you a speed reading? What kind of broadband do you have? That speed is decent for aDSL, not great but OK for cable. it doesnt give a speed reading. ( i htink). i have sbc dsl. i think imma go lines because of the low wireless
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07-18-2003, 01:32 PM	#19
N.H.B No Holds Barred Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Little Rock, AR U.S.A Posts: 1,168	My take. So you walk around your house; bedroom, kitchen, toilet whatever and maybe your backyard and your wireless and if your lucky you will get a good internet signal and if your really lucky you get whatever speed your provider has it set to but then again maybe not. Basically you aint going nowhere far from your house with your pc. If it were me I would get the reliability of dsl network. Wireless whether it be wi-fi or satelite will most likely not be good for gaming because it hard to be 'real time' when your a signal propagating through the air. A good dsl provider like SBC, Version or Bellsouth would be what I do if you can get it where you live and then split the dsl via router from the dsl modem. SBC has dsl for only $30.00 bucks which is pretty good price for like a 1 year contract. __________________ Mothership SpecsAMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Dual-Core CPU/Winxp Pro 64 Bit Edition on 2x74Gig Raptors Raid 0, 32 Bit on 2x36Gig Raptors Raid 0-both on NFORCE4 chipset/MSI K8N Diamond Plus MB MS 7220 Ver 1.0/PC Power & Cooling TURBO-COOL 1KW PSU/Corsair TWINX2048-3200C2PT 2GB Kit DDR400 XMS3200/2X MSI 7800 GTX 512 MB SLI PCI-E/SOUND BLASTER X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS e/w Creative 6.1CH 575W speakers/Thermaltake Tai Chi Water Cooled Case/BattleChair e/w Eastern DSP surround amplifier/EluminX keyboard/KDS RAD-23 23.1 Inch Flat Panel LCD Monitor/Logitech cordless Laser MX1000 mouse/Geek Squad 1500VA 900W UPS/BFG AGEIA PHYSX
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07-18-2003, 02:04 PM	#21
packetloss IRCtastic Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,704	I have a netgear mr814 router and ma101 usb adapter and my pings in games are as good as wired. (30-80ms) The one thing that is important if you use xp for gaming though is to have a wireless card which does not rely on the wireless zero config service. The service about every 30-60 seconds will scan for new acess points causing you to lose your connection for 1-3 seconds which isn't fun in games.
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07-18-2003, 03:24 PM	#22
SKI Comms Moderator Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Tempe, AZ (or wherever my luggage is) Posts: 8,487	Now THERE'S something I didn't realize! Good one packetloss! That implies that if you don't use Zero-config you get better gaming results... have you tried it out? "Enquiring minds want to know..." You have decent speed for aDSL. Yeah, I can see how fast my wireless connection is running by checking the status of the wireless NIC (right-click the wireless connection Icon and click Status). Now, are you actually having trouble gaming, or are you concerned about what you're seeing from your speed test results? Your speed tests are probably seeing the speed of your aDSL, since it's probably slower than the WiFi link. That's why I asked about your wireless link speed. N.H.B., he's got DSL already. What he's working on is the WLAN (wireless local area network) he connected to the DSL modem via a wireless router. __________________ Never try to teach a pig to sing... It wastes your time, and annoys the pig.
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07-18-2003, 03:52 PM	#24
packetloss IRCtastic Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,704	Actually I didn't notice any speed differences between using the wzc service and the utility from netgear. The only problem I could find with it was the fact that it scanned which no gamer would want, however once the wireless connection is made you can stop the service and the connection will continue to work w/out scans
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07-18-2003, 05:07 PM	#25
SKI Comms Moderator Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Tempe, AZ (or wherever my luggage is) Posts: 8,487	Thanks, packet... if I ever get caught up around here I'll give it a try, and it goes in my notes for sure! __________________ Never try to teach a pig to sing... It wastes your time, and annoys the pig.
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