Is There A Way To Get Rid Of Lag And High Ping In MMO/Online Games?

[SilverSparrow]

Hi, I'm trying to figure out if there is a way to remove lag and high ping in the online games I play. I'm not to tech savvy but I've heard you could remove lag/ high ping by connecting your pc to your router or using a wifi extender? Is there any other ways to help deal with this problem and would the advice I've heard help my situation? Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks!

[ReBoot]

Let's take a couple steps back. Why exactly do you consider switching the router? Yes, it can be a problem, but that's only one among many possible causes. Switching the router is costly, trying a cable costs an order of magnitude less. And that's before we get to setting up the new router which takes not money but time. And if the problem isn't the router to begin with, you'll end up paying that money & time for a new router for nothing.

Just do what we agreed to (I think) above & run an Ethernet cable. It's a cheap troubleshooting step and may very well solve the issue.

[SilverSparrow]

ReBoot původně napsal:

You could also dig out your copy of the contract with the ISP. That stuff must be noted (and I doubt the contract is valid if it isn't).

Yea, I'd have to ask my roommate who originally dealt with them if they have it, they didn't give me a copy of the paper work, but yea I'll check that out tomorrow with them.

[SilverSparrow]

ReBoot původně napsal:

Let's take a couple steps back. Why exactly do you consider switching the router? Yes, it can be a problem, but that's only one among many possible causes. Switching the router is costly, trying a cable costs an order of magnitude less. And that's before we get to setting up the new router which takes not money but time. And if the problem isn't the router to begin with, you'll end up paying that money & time for a new router for nothing.

Just do what we agreed to (I think) above & run an Ethernet cable. It's a cheap troubleshooting step and may very well solve the issue.

Well I was only suggesting it as some of the research I've done(which I'm fairly new too) ppl where saying they use a wifi router also as a repeater to help get a stronger signal. Since I live on the other side of the house where the router is located I thought it could help. But if the Ethernet cable does the same thing and is cheaper I can try that first and see how it works.

[ReBoot]

SilverSparrow původně napsal:

ReBoot původně napsal:

Let's take a couple steps back. Why exactly do you consider switching the router? Yes, it can be a problem, but that's only one among many possible causes. Switching the router is costly, trying a cable costs an order of magnitude less. And that's before we get to setting up the new router which takes not money but time. And if the problem isn't the router to begin with, you'll end up paying that money & time for a new router for nothing.

Just do what we agreed to (I think) above & run an Ethernet cable. It's a cheap troubleshooting step and may very well solve the issue.

Well I was only suggesting it as some of the research I've done(which I'm fairly new too) ppl where saying they use a wifi router also as a repeater to help get a stronger signal. Since I live on the other side of the house where the router is located I thought it could help. But if the Ethernet cable does the same thing and is cheaper I can try that first and see how it works.

It could, yes, if WLAN's the issue here. It doesn't have to be but it can. However, nothing, absolutely literally nothing you can do to improve a WLAN connection, will be ever able to match the connection quality of Ethernet. If you can afford running an Ethernet cable (in terms of space, those things are dirt-cheap), do it as it's the best possible solution to any sort of connection problems within a LAN.

[Muppet among Puppets]

Prices of cables are not proportional to the length.
So measure how much you need, then look for the price.

Do not buy unshielded cables.

[Elucidator]

Wynters původně napsal:

I would NOT buy a shielded cable because some routers cannot handle them. I had this one router with a shielded cable and the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ cable melted into the port. Not all routers can use shielded cables. The PC side can and was fine though without melting.

You can cut a bit of the aluminium away and attach a non-shielded connector.
The shielding is against neighboring signals mostly.
You can create shielding by going around the cable with aluminium foil yourself. Like... just modify it to your liking basically.

Also @OP, did you try using tcp optimizer?
In the past it was more useful to use I suppose. (Disabling naggles, etc.) It should still help with ping a bit.

[Muppet among Puppets]

Wynters původně napsal:

Muppet among Puppets původně napsal:

Prices of cables are not proportional to the length.
So measure how much you need, then look for the price.

Do not buy unshielded cables.

I would NOT buy a shielded cable because some routers cannot handle them. I had this one router with a shielded cable and the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ cable melted into the port. Not all routers can use shielded cables. The PC side can and was fine though without melting.

I dont think that router meets requirements of safe use,
if things melt
by the energy a shield against electromagnetic interferences OUTSIDE of cable lines
collects "out of the air".

Normal size cables you need to go out of your way to find unshielded ones.

Are you sure you got that right?
"Hello i need a lan cable, but it must be unshielded, otherwise my router melts!"

[SilverSparrow]

ReBoot původně napsal:

Now still, please answer the question of how you connect to the internet.

Alright so I checked my modem this morning and it is a wired connection by coaxial cable. It was hard to tell what was plugged into it since it's wired through a cabinet, but I don't think the tv is connected to it.

Elucidator původně napsal:

Also @OP, did you try using tcp optimizer?
In the past it was more useful to use I suppose. (Disabling naggles, etc.) It should still help with ping a bit.

I don't think I have, but I look more into it if it can help, thanks.

[Muppet among Puppets]

SilverSparrow původně napsal:

ReBoot původně napsal:

Now still, please answer the question of how you connect to the internet.

Alright so I checked my modem this morning and it is a wired connection by coaxial cable. It was hard to tell what was plugged into it since it's wired through a cabinet, but I don't think the tv is connected to it.

Looks like you have internet by cable (tv) line.

So test your connection with something connected to the router.
Then with a mobile device on several steps on the way to your place.

[Satoru]

Note 'latency' is almost impossible to measure accurately since you rarely know where the server is on the other side. Most people end up measuring 'bandwidth' which again doesn't actually measure latency. You hcan have a low latency low bandwidth connection (like ISDN) or you can have a high latency high bandwidth connection (like satellite). There are few consumer level tools to measure latency and most users have no idea how to interpret the data anyway. Its why most games have removed actual measurements of latency because people get way too hung up over "this is not a single digit number". Despite the fact that most modern games basically can play fine even as high as 150-200ms ping. You don't need 2ms ping to play a game anymore. The irony is that your latency fluctuating wildly is far worse than if it was just 'sorta bad' consistently. Games and network code generally can handle 'sorta bad' latency fine. It can more or less compensate for it consistently.

The reality is that the only 'latency' you can control is local. And unless you are running some kind of router that is 20 years old, and you're on wifi on the other end of a concrete bunker, your local latency won't generally be an issue. If you're on wifi th emost common issue is actually interference not latency. Someone upstairs using their microwave can mess up the spectrum on your floor.

As such the only way to 'improve' your latency in any way that you control, is to physically wire yourself to your router from your computer. That's pretty much it.