Trouble with internet connection

**WaterDumple** · 09-19-09, 05:53 PM

I'm having an extremely hard playing online games right now because my wireless connection keeps messing up.

Starting about two weeks ago, every 10 minutes or so in a multiplayer game, my ping will start to grow. It'll dribble in and peak around 800 (I've actually hit as high as 1,250 in Call of Duty 4). If I'm not kicked in time, after 5-10 minutes it'll start to dribble down back to normal. But then it'll randomly go up again later. It's excessively hard to play online when this is happening, and I've been kicked from more than a few servers because of this.

Does anybody have any idea what the problem is and how to fix it?

**IronStomach** · 09-19-09, 06:03 PM

Hmm. Someone could be leeching your wireless signal and downloading stuff with it? Do you share your connection with anyone knowingly, and what kind of encryption do you use? (Hint: WEP can be cracked in about 10 minutes. WPA is where it's at, as well as MAC address filtering.)

**WaterDumple** · 09-19-09, 07:07 PM

I only share it with family members, and I'm the only one playing online games, so basically just me.

Maybe it's some chump neighbor...

**Warprosper** · 09-19-09, 07:44 PM

Originally Posted by WaterDumple

I only share it with family members, and I'm the only one playing online games, so basically just me.

Maybe it's some chump neighbor...

My suggestion.... If you playing games ... Rune a wire... Fuck wireless when it comes to gaming

**SapiensErus** · 09-19-09, 11:57 PM

Hey hardware gurus, I moved this here so you can help a brother out. Let's get Dumple back in his game!

Ping that high sounds like a torrent... especially if it comes and goes and slowly grows.

Do you share your connection with anyone? Are they using a torrent or other file-sharing system?

If no one is using it (that you know of) make sure you are using a secured wireless network and maybe change the password. And I do prefer playing on a wire...but if someone is stealing bandwidth that will still effect you. (Most wireless routers have wired connections too, thats how I roll, gaming rig and file server on the wire, and the other stuff on the wireless).

**SapiensErus** · 09-20-09, 12:05 AM

OK.. Read more.. hah, you had already answered my questions!

Like Iron said, make sure you are encrypted and using WPA.

Let us know if that helps...

The next step might be to look for malware that might be doing something with your network...

**SapiensErus** · 09-20-09, 12:06 AM

Damnit I just realized where I moved this.. Epic fail.

Thanks in advance mods.

**gatita_andy** · 09-20-09, 11:24 AM

OK so as you all know I just got a new computer for Nicky, I bought 3 different kinds and brands of wireless receibers for my DSL I got a very weak signal and I could'nt get a good enough connection to play any game or even download a game that requires some internet, so I had to run an ethernet cable from one to the other ( drilled a hole in the floor even

) finally helped
sorry water you might have to run cable too