Game causing router to only focus on the game. Slow internet in browser and discord

[Bakri (No Left Hand)]

Hey!

I'm on a fully decked out 17" Lenovo Legion laptop hooked up to a 500 mbit/s fiber ethernet connection.

When I have CSGO running and ALT-Tab'ed my browser internet speed is super slow and even buffers on twitch with 360 quality. Same with discord. But when I'm playing it's fine.

I just tried faceit and I I'm rubber banding like crazy and my discord connection jumps from green to red all the time.

I get the feeling that the router is only focusing it's power on CSGO or any other multiplayer game from steam. Hence I have faceit running and the anti-cheat I get the feeling that the issue can be the same as when I have CSGO ALT-Tab'ed.

I can't share my screen in discord either because then I get RED connection. This happens even if I'm not in a game...

Is this some routing issue or something?

Any1 experienced alything similar?

Cheers

[Jack Schitt]

Please share what ISP company you have. Verizon and AT&T are DSL.
DSL is known to do things like you're experiencing and be unreliable. That might possibly be it that it's just (crappy) DSL and there's not anything anyone can do about that.
Also look up and in to QoS Packet Scheduling. That stuff might be set on your laptop and/or in the router settings.

I tried to find a link that was informative about QoS but...ugh...:(
The internet is no longer the Information Highway, it's an inaccurate landfill anymore. :(
So I went to and I'm going to share MicroCrap links, they're the most accurate I've found that share what it is and how to's.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-networking/what-is-a-qos-packet-scheduler-and-how-does-it/78f02869-eda8-451d-89d5-17963ff410cb?auth=1

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/desktop/qos/packet-scheduler

By what you described is going on my thoughts are leaning toward your connection being DSL, which is not an actual Fiber line although they (falsely) market high speeds that they truly are not capable of providing.

Do a speed test on your connection when there's minimal to no traffic on your network and then run a few more speed tests (speedtest.net) while there is traffic - launch the games and everything you're using that's using the internet. Your connection might be bottle necking (traffic jam) because of all the things you're running that's using the connection. That's another possibility.

[Bakri (No Left Hand)]

Hey Jack!

Thanks for the quick reply and for taking your time to help.

I'm in Sweden and I'm connected to Tele2 / Comhem. All my friends are on the same stuff and they have no problems with it. It's most def some issue with my computer because this happens where ever I set up my computer. At LAN's, my holiday house etc.

QoS and that Packet Scheduler is new stuff for me and I'm not that tech savy when it comes to internet and routers I'm afraid... But I'll definately check it out.

It's weird cause I can tell when a program is really using up a lot of the bandwith...

[Bakri (No Left Hand)]

Maybe I should uninstall my packet scheduler in my ethernet settings?

[Jack Schitt]

Originally posted by Bakri:

Hey Jack!

Thanks for the quick reply and for taking your time to help.

I'm in Sweden and I'm connected to Tele2 / Comhem. All my friends are on the same stuff and they have no problems with it. It's most def some issue with my computer because this happens where ever I set up my computer. At LAN's, my holiday house etc.

QoS and that Packet Scheduler is new stuff for me and I'm not that tech savy when it comes to internet and routers I'm afraid... But I'll definately check it out.

It's weird cause I can tell when a program is really using up a lot of the bandwith...

QoS settings are usually in Windows or IOS for Macs, in the internet adapter settings. Those kind of controls and settings are only in advanced routers. If you don't have your own, advanced, router that's not from the internet provider it's not impossible but unlikely the router has it.

It does sound like it could be Packet Scheduling to me now that you clarified your internet quality.

Here is a video of how to disable QoS in Windows. The person narrating it is a bit like listening to your local (Swedish) Chef from The Muppets. What he's saying isn't the important part. Hopefully you can follow what he does in Windows to turn QoS off:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IYS7pQpr9E

Text version:
1. Click start button and type Control Panel (should show up after typing Control P).
2. Go in to Network and Sharing then click on Ethernet on the next screen.
3. Click on Properties in the lower left of the next window.
4. Un-check "QoS" Packet Scheduler.
Click ok and close all the windows. This turns it off in Windows.

I wasn't able to find anything that's easy to follow for people that aren't nerds for IOS.

[Bakri (No Left Hand)]

Hey man! Thanks for the massive help. I kind of sorted the problem by closing the faceit desktop app after i joined the match. No I only get a few rubber bands per session. This is obviously not the full fix and I intend to really dig into the QoS and package prios. Thanks a million for pointing me in to the right direction!

[mami ***********]

yeah boy

[Iceira]

Lenovo and MSI , has been notice to have network management in network traffic you might want to look at that.

this is from other steam user with that specific Brand

[Bakri (No Left Hand)]

Originally posted by Iceira:

Lenovo and MSI , has been notice to have network management in network traffic you might want to look at that.

this is from other steam user with that specific Brand

Alright thanks a lot dude! Will look in to it!

[Jack Schitt]

Originally posted by Bakri:

Hey man! Thanks for the massive help. I kind of sorted the problem by closing the faceit desktop app after i joined the match. No I only get a few rubber bands per session. This is obviously not the full fix and I intend to really dig into the QoS and package prios. Thanks a million for pointing me in to the right direction!

Very extremely glad I could be of help. Hope you get it completely sorted out with all the info that's been shared here by everyone. It's rewarding when we succeed in helping.