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#1 04-10-2007, 05:02 PM

Pick up a router from walmart for $15

Subjagator · #2 04-11-2007, 12:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mattmeck

Pick up a router from walmart for $15

I have a wireless router. I will just buy a very long wire. That should fix it

Thanks.

Kayot · #3 04-11-2007, 12:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mattmeck

Pick up a router from walmart for $15

You mean hub, a router is much more expensive. I don't suggest a hub ever. To many collisions. It slows the data stream to a crawl too.

**cavedude** · #4 04-11-2007, 03:12 AM

No, you actually can get true routers for that cheap nowadays. True hubs are actually more expensive (closer to $100 for 4 or 5 port). Go figure

Caseus · #5 04-11-2007, 04:34 AM

I've played EQ both on live and on EqEmu with a laptop and wireless router connection.

When I started, I had a horrible time. There are 7 wireless networks within range of my house. My laptop kept switching connections and I'd get disconnected constantly. That changed when I changed my network to a security-enabled wireless network, and set my laptop to automatically connect to my network as a preferred network. After that, everything worked great.

IF you're using Windows XP, the best place to start is to make sure your network is listed in the preferred networks box (Network Connections->Wireless Network Connection->Wireless Networks).

Subjagator · #6 04-11-2007, 07:31 AM

There is only 3 other connections in range of my laptop and they are never on at 3am, which is when I play eq in bed. I have it set up to only connect to my wireless and my wireless has a security protocol thingy. It is not the speed. I can download files from the internet through my wireless at 300k+ and upload at 40k+ which should be well above the minimum required to connect to an online server. I also play a lot of lan games with my wireless and although I might get a bit of lag sometimes it is not a major problem. I don't really want to go out and buy more hubs and/or routers because knowing my luck it will probably not work. I can learn to live with playing at my desk I guess.

gernblan · #7 04-11-2007, 10:30 AM

PING is your friend.

Wireless has too much overhead for good pings, and is not a stable connection like wired is.

Even your refrigerator compressor kicking on or whatever can cause a spike in wireless radio waves that can drop your gaming connection.

Wireless = bad for gaming.

Caseus · #8 04-11-2007, 11:35 AM

I have played EQ for 6 hours straight on wireless without a single hiccup.

As with most things, just because it's the prevailing opinion doesn't mean it's that way for everyone.