Faster Connection?

[Vashinred]

This is my problem, Runescape works fine if course but other low end online games like Soldat or Call od duty: United assault and even Starcraft, Lag VERY BAD ONLINE. For those who've played Starcraft, My DL speed is 1% per two seconds, yet Runescape runs very fast.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currently, Ive got Comcast (I like them...) And a Linksys SRX 200 router.

 

 

 

And the Router is wireless, and unsecured. About two or three computers might be connected or even using the internet while I'm trying to play but even when I am alone with the internet, its still slow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I need help! I must play starcraft!!! This is really getting the better of me.

[Nadril]

And the Router is wireless, and unsecured.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'd try to go ahead and secure your connection. I don't know if that will have any bearing on your speed, but it may if a lot of people are leaching from you. (although when I first moved to my new house I leeched off of the neighbors internet for about 3 weeks. Worked fine for me).

[Cruiser]

My DL speed is 1% per two seconds, yet Runescape runs very fast.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RS will run fast on any connection because it sends very little data between you and the server. Most other games do a lot more sending and receiving so require a bit more bandwidth.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"1% per two seconds" isn't a very usefull number. It could be for a 50kb file, or 2gb, we don't know. Running SpeakEasy's speed test and posting the results for us will tell us more about your internet speed. :P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fast or not, I'd definitely suggest securing your wireless to ensure no neighbors or drive by users are abusing your access point.

[weezcake]

Someone might be on your connection and is torrenting (which places a big strain on your router and connection). Secure it.

[Vashinred]

 

My DL speed is 1% per two seconds, yet Runescape runs very fast.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RS will run fast on any connection because it sends very little data between you and the server. Most other games do a lot more sending and receiving so require a bit more bandwidth.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"1% per two seconds" isn't a very usefull number. It could be for a 50kb file, or 2gb, we don't know. Running SpeakEasy's speed test and posting the results for us will tell us more about your internet speed. :P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fast or not, I'd definitely suggest securing your wireless to ensure no neighbors or drive by users are abusing your access point.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I ment that for Starcraft. When you dl a map, a little number appears and you download the map. However, if you move slow, like my connection...

 

 

 

then you usally get kicked since no one wants a lagger even though i dont lag once in game.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edit, Did that test on my labtop, which uses the wireless internet, and got the following;

 

 

 

0 download speed (I think zone alarm, but It never came up.)

 

 

 

52/48 Upload speed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(this is in kbps)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I will test my Non-Zone Alarm computer in a moment. The Non Zone alarm computer is the Main one, A desktop, and is connected directly to the internet. Its also Got the game (starcraft, COD, Etc...)

 

 

 

Results in a bit.

[Cruiser]

Even knowing it's a Starcraft map, it still doesn't tell us how fast your connection is because 1% per 2 seconds is dependent on file size. :?

[Vashinred]

Even knowing it's a Starcraft map, it still doesn't tell us how fast your connection is because 1% per 2 seconds is dependent on file size. :?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I Would guess most are the same but probally a little bigger since I play only with "Use Map Settings" meaning alot of scripts running.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EDIT: Got the Tests of the Gameing Computer. Just wow....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Download Speed: 12475 KBPS

 

 

 

Upload Speed: 327 KBPS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I cant compare the Download speed since Zonealarm... Buy Upload is very much faster.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And how would I got about locking my Wireless Connection because there is a very big Speed Diffrance.

[blade995]

 

Even knowing it's a Starcraft map, it still doesn't tell us how fast your connection is because 1% per 2 seconds is dependent on file size. :?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I Would guess most are the same but probally a little bigger since I play only with "Use Map Settings" meaning alot of scripts running.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EDIT: Got the Tests of the Gameing Computer. Just wow....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Download Speed: 12475 KBPS

 

 

 

Upload Speed: 327 KBPS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I cant compare the Download speed since Zonealarm... Buy Upload is very much faster.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And how would I got about locking my Wireless Connection because there is a very big Speed Diffrance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disable Zonealarm while running the test on both computers and test again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On your gaming computer you should have no lag, those speeds are around what I'm getting with comcast.

[mikercool]

 

 

 

RS will run fast on any connection because it sends very little data between you and the server.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stop being a noob giving out all this bad info on this forum, at home I have 28.8kbps Dial-Up and Runescape lags alot.

[blade995]

 

 

 

 

RS will run fast on any connection because it sends very little data between you and the server.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stop being a noob giving out all this bad info on this forum, at home I have 28.8kbps Dial-Up and Runescape lags alot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No you stop being a noob. Cruiser knows what he's talking about. Runescape doesn't send too much data.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The big problem with dial is the ping times. If you get a ping time of 300ms and highspeed you get anywhere from 30-100.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So dial-up your laging behind of everybody else because of bad ping time, not because of tons of data is being sent. Why do you think Runescape suggest you use servers closer to you? For better ping time.

[Cruiser]

Stop being a noob giving out all this bad info on this forum, at home I have 28.8kbps Dial-Up and Runescape lags alot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your personal experiences are not the benchmarks for the rest of the planet. You need to get off your high horse and research what you're saying before you go spewing it on public forums. If you're going to be posting on the T&C board, you should at least have a clue what you're talking about, and you obviously don't.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you don't believe me, I suggest you go get a bandwidth monitoring tool and watch what it does as you play RS with nothing else open. I've never seen RS above 4kb/s in the 5 years I've been playing. Doing the straight up conversion, 28.8kbps dialup is 3.6kB/s, so you shouldn't be having any problems. I'd think someone that supposedly owns a stereo store could afford a faster pipe too.

[Anesthesia]

Stop being a noob giving out all this bad info on this forum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cruiser is anything but a noob when it comes to computing issues.

[mikercool]

 

 

 

RS will run fast on any connection because it sends very little data between you and the server.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

He said it will run fast on any connection! Which, is a total lie!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I live out in the country and the fastest I can get is 28.8kbps. At work we have Comcast.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Edit* When I download something on Steam it will say I am downloading at 0.9kbp/s max (Goes to 0.0kbp/s alot).

[Kinslayer777]

:lol: Cruiser please still help out people nevertheless even though they claim you don't know what you're talking about.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:cry: I supppose it could get frustrating.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The question, i believe, however remains. How do you go about securing the connection? I can't see if it's been answered. Oh, and perhaps, if anyone is feeling particularly helpfully could someone tell me what a 'ping' exactly is or point me the direction to find out? I've never really figured it out although i layed back supposing it's simply a relay time between computer-server. It just seems what a 'ping' would be (Hey! like ping pong : )

[Vashinred]

The problem still Remains....

[weezcake]

Have you secured your connection yet, vashinred?

[Stuart_G]

I live out in the country and the fastest I can get is 28.8kbps. At work we have Comcast.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And there's your problem. You live in the country meaning chances are there aren't any RS servers super close to your location meaning the ping times are higher as explained above which is why you're getting lag.

[Kinslayer777]

Have you secured your connection yet, vashinred?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think that's the remaining question- how?

[Anesthesia]

How do you go about securing the connection? I can't see if it's been answered.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You go to the router's setup interface, usually by entering either 192.168.1.1 or 10.0.0.1 in your browser. You enter the admin username and password. You then go to wherever the security settings are stored. You then select WPA encryption (not WEP) and choose to use PSK (pre-shared key) mode. Type a reasonably long key there, something like 15 characters or more.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh, and perhaps, if anyone is feeling particularly helpfully could someone tell me what a 'ping' exactly is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) ping is a single packet sent to a host which tells the host to reply to the source address. It is used to check whether devices are responding and if so, to check the time it takes them to respond. Many hosts block ping.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It also has a TTL (time to live) value which prevents it taking too many hops before reaching the destination. This can be used to trace the route a packet takes from the source to the destination by starting off with a ping packet with a TTL value of 1 then increasing it each time - that way every host along the route will reply, showing you the route a packet takes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think it's called ping because of the noise a submarine's sonar makes.

[mikercool]

 

I live out in the country and the fastest I can get is 28.8kbps. At work we have Comcast.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And there's your problem. You live in the country meaning chances are there aren't any RS servers super close to your location meaning the ping times are higher as explained above which is why you're getting lag.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am not asking why I get lag. I am just saying Cruiser lied when he said...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RS will run fast on any connection because it sends very little data between you and the server.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Even Blade995 agreed with me...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The big problem with dial is the ping times. If you get a ping time of 300ms and highspeed you get anywhere from 30-100.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So dial-up your laging behind of everybody else because of bad ping time, not because of tons of data is being sent.

[Cruiser]

Some routers also default to 192.168.0.1 (like my old DLink, it's now dead :x ) when trying to log into them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ping questions always make me think of this bash.org quote. :lol:

 

 

 

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mikercool, you need to reread what blade said and stop trying to attack one line of my reply. He didn't agree with you, he even told you to stop attacking me and then explained why you were wrong. You're living in bizarro world if that's agreement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you were on 28.8 in any major metro area, you would have better ping times to RS servers (because of local backbones, shorter round trip) and therefore no lag because a 28.8 connection can easily handle RuneScape's data needs. The connection as a whole can handle it, the distance and the copper you're traveling is just degrading it beyond reliable use.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selective quoting doesn't help your argument either, especially when you have no argument to begin with. Other posts in the thread make is pretty obvious you aren't going to get anywhere in your quest to make me look like an idiot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unless Vashinred has more questions, I'm done replying here.

[Kinslayer777]

Thankyou for the answer and extra time ping answer :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mikercool I have a feeling perhaps you're mistaken. Not only does a "lie" imply malicious intent, but it is my believe from what little I know is that he was saying that it'll run on the connections, but the only problem is ping time. Methinks it's me and you who don't know the distinction of connection speed and connection quality.