wireless speed

kenc51 · Post by **kenc51** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 7:38 pm

NetGear WG511T 108Mbps Card

NetGear WGT624SC Wireless Router

Are you certain the wifi connection is the prob?

DeusEx · Post by **DeusEx** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 10:17 pm

what do u mean ? it only gives me 54 mbps. every time i lag i minimize the game, turn on wireles smonitor and observe sharp drops in the speed, as low as 24 mbps raising my ping to 800's. so yeah i need this stuff.

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kenc51 · Post by **kenc51** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 10:29 pm

you can try moving the laptop to beside the router, just to see it it improves at all...
when your beside the router disable the XP firewall or any other software one you have and test.....

or can you move the router to another room, just to test also....

then if it's still bad, get the 108Mbs router first....see if it improves (even @ 54Mbps) If it doesn't get the card too...

DeusEx · Post by **DeusEx** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 10:29 pm

a question to you ken, why would you recommend the Netgear WGT624SC Super G Wireless Router instead of the Netgear WGT624 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router ? what made you choose the sc version ?

kenc51 · Post by **kenc51** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 10:41 pm

Newer technology

The non "SC" version WGT624 : Release Date --> September, 2003

The "SC" version WGT624SC : Release Date --> July, 2005

BTW I don't work for Netgear...

DeusEx · Post by **DeusEx** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 7:32 am

he i didnt even see that. newver release is definately better. now all i gotta do is sell my components on ebay and buy the ones u lsited

infinitevalence · Post by **infinitevalence** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 8:29 am

I am going to out on a limb, but if your having pin issues and dropouts why not just use a cable? then you dont have to worry at all... Also at least test with acable, because even at 24mbs or even 10mbs your still going much faster than your internet connection, if your pings are hitting 800 it may not be your wireless. Play some games using a cable attached to your modem and see if the problems persist.

kenc51 · Post by **kenc51** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 10:33 am

Well said ;)

DeusEx · Post by **DeusEx** » Mon Jan 02, 2006 11:37 am

i talked to my cousin and he advised against buying another router. he has the exact same i got and he plays with no problem. he explained to me that the internet conection i got is supposed to work well with the router. he told me to just change settings and stuff. ill go try that, i mean if he got the same thing and its working for him it should work for me too

Kerii · Post by **Kerii** » Mon Jan 02, 2006 1:37 pm

Another thing you could try is plopping your system down right next to your router so that you can see 90%-100% signal strength in Windows.

Game like that for a while and if you see no problems, then think about what items in your house between your PC and your router may be interfering with the signal.

I have an 802.11b router myself and the signal strength is very poor throughout the house. I had to set it on the ground in a corner (away from all the PCs) in the upstairs office just to get a decent signal downstairs.