Will this fix my gaming lag issue?

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Angry Aussie 197

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Hello,

I bought a computer for gaming, and it runs games fine. We currently have wifi in the house, and I can run online games with a ping of 49ish when it's only me using the internet. However, around 4PM when my family starts to get home, they all insist on watching youtube, checking FB etc. That uses a tonne of bandwidth, so from 4PM to 1030PM when I go to sleep, all games are unplayable as I ping around 400. I have been looking at ways to prioritise my PC so I don't lag when I game, however our provider (Telstra) have "dumbed" the software on our default router they sent us, so QoS is not available. I researched this a fair bit, and there are no software upgrades. Anyway, I was looking online at this;

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=200_1348&products_id=16992

If you can't see the link, it is an ethernet over power mains kit. I was thinking if I had a wired connection, I may not lag. The router is about 20 metres away, so Ethernet cords are not an option. However, I am skeptical, as I don't even know if a wired connection would stop my lag when people are using the internet in the house. Is my only real option to buy a new router with QoS and prioritise my bandwidth? And if I do that, will that even fix the issue? please help, i am getting very frustrated with spending $1800 on a computer, and not being able to even use it.

Thanks, Jake.
 
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Before you get real far along you best bet is to buy a $10 20m Ethernet cable just to test. If your issue is that you are getting interference on the wireless from all the other traffic then a powerline connection should help.

If your problem is that you are exceeding the total internet bandwidth in the house then it is a much more difficult problem to fix. The first issue is will other people in the house allow you to restrict their usage so you can play your game. If the person that pays the bill like to stream hi def netflix you may be out of luck.

You actually need a fairly advanced QoS configuration to accomplish this. The vast majority of routes that have QoS can only limit the data that is being sent..ie upload. This is...
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Before you get real far along you best bet is to buy a $10 20m Ethernet cable just to test. If your issue is that you are getting interference on the wireless from all the other traffic then a powerline connection should help.

If your problem is that you are exceeding the total internet bandwidth in the house then it is a much more difficult problem to fix. The first issue is will other people in the house allow you to restrict their usage so you can play your game. If the person that pays the bill like to stream hi def netflix you may be out of luck.

You actually need a fairly advanced QoS configuration to accomplish this. The vast majority of routes that have QoS can only limit the data that is being sent..ie upload. This is seldom the bottleneck. The traffic being send to you...ie download is actually fully in control of the ISP. If the link is overloaded they will drop traffic randomly and once the traffic is gone there is nothing your router can do to recreate no matter what fancy QoS it has.

What you need to look for is a QoS implementation that has the ability to limit traffic to a fixed rate based on ip/mac addresses. It must have this ability on the download traffic as well as the upload. The better ASUS and TPLINK routers have this so you can look at their manual to see what it looks like. You can then artificially limit the traffic of every one else but your game machine to a level low enough that it leaves unused bandwidth for you. What you are doing is throwing away even more traffic that you actually received form the ISP in the hope that the user application will detect the errors and slow down. It is works ok but it is not really QoS since only the ISP can really prioritize certain traffic being sent to your house
 
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I myself use powerline and FOR ME, it works great...

Powerline all depends on the layout of your house's wiring, the age of the wiring, the quality and the overall distance. Since it uses the power cable as a means of transferring data, it will work well for some, but fail completely for others- it is best to try and see and return the kit if it doesnt work.

Also, if you use powerline and sometimes a heavy load on the circuit is present such as a washing machine, it may disrupt your connection. Also, I have to switch on and off the adapter usually once a day because it just freezes sometimes and thats just how powerline is.

It will most likely work, and reduce latency ( not guaranteed) but its all about trial and error and seeing whats best for YOU.
 
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