Networked Computers Slow on Internet Games...

Is it possible that I didn't set up something correctly on the router that is still allowing me to get internet access but slows it down severely on games.

BTW, the Linksys router is the 4 port model with 2 PC's attached.

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antivirus, you have @Home with the Linksys 4 Port Router, correct?

when you went to the IP first to set up the router, what did you put in the "Host Name" and "Domain Name" spots?

600 ping is not going to allow me to play Counter-Strike... I might have to move back into the dorms for my 10 ping

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i put 'server' and '@home' in those respective spots in the router, although i believe all that is necessary is the correct network id, such as 'cx100101' to properly communicate with the @home network.

the reason i want you to run those speed and tweak test over at dslreports is to isolate your problem. first step in any troubleshooting endevour is to isolate the issue. here you are running around not sure if its your settings, the cable, the servers, your pc......see? If you run the tests and get around 500 kb/sec download and at least 128 kb/sec upload then i think your line/router/server is ok. if you get anything below that, then run the tweak tests to determine if the problem is software/registry settings. if after running the tweak tests you detwrmine your settings are cool, then look to the long ethernet cable from the router to the pc (it is cat5 cable, right?). run the tests if you havent already so we can do this the smart way, amigo......

ignore everything i say

Slightly off the newtwork configuring/tweaking replies, but where exactly do you see the servers with the "sub 50" pings? Is it:

a:>immediately after updating/refreshing servers?
b:>if you click on "view game info"?
c:>when you actually join the server?

If it is choice "a" or "b", then it is NOT your cable service provider. Happens to me (& many others) all the time, & I am on dsl.

I always ignore the servers at or near the top of the list. Most show latency between 30ms & 60ms, but I have a 28.8 modem like ping when I join. It's just way easier to "view game info" on these servers to actually see their "true" pings. The "false" (to you) pings shown is a HL/WON issue.

Alternatively, many times I'll notice a server that shows a lousy ping (like 500ms) but has a suspiciouly large amount of players on it. So I do a "view game info" on it & what do you know - it now reports as a 70ms server. Strange.........

Cheers,

Ron_Jeremy

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