Thread: Wireless Internet Gaming - Problems

I am in search for some advice on fixing my wireless internet connection.The wireless internet connection runs smoothly with no problems whilst browing websites and downloading files, however whilst playing an online game (for example: counterstrike) my internet suffers from sudden 'bursts of lag' roughly once every 60 seconds. These lag bursts cause the game to freeze momentarily (roughly 2 seconds, never more, never less). Apart from these lag bursts online games run very smoothly with no problems whatsoever.

I have received feedback from somebody who mentioned that the problem may lie within the WG111 USB Adapter - they said that USB Adapters often give these 'lag bursts'. This person suggested that I replace my USB Adapter with a wireless PCI Card - but I would like to be sure that this would solve the lagging problem before I purchase a PCI Card.

Thanks; any response would be greatly appreciated.

Unfortunately, that type of lag is inherent with wireless; it just wasn't designed with gaming in mind. You need to hard-wire your PC one way or another. Without knowing your home setup more specifically I couldn't tell you where to move your router to because you probably would have to move your cable/dsl modem or whatever also if you can't run any cables. If you are on dsl, no phone jack is likely going to kill that idea.

Something that may help, however, is to make sure that if you must use the wireless - make sure your PC is the only one turned on and connected to the router (make sure your wireless network is secure so your neighbors aren't hopping on!) - Sometimes they will handle a single machine better than multiple machines.

Also, make sure your signal quality is maxed, not just your signal strength. Quality > Strength.