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    gaming with a wireless card

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Ferrari, May 20, 2007.

  1. Ferrari

    Ferrari Notebook Evangelist

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    I got this laptop a month ago and i bought a linksys wireless usb adapter at 54mbps 2.4 ghz and using a dsl connection thats hooked up to my desktop. i have no real problem with it accept whenever i play battlefield 2 i play with lowest settings and i still get lagg but when i play my mmo i get no lagg at high settings and i evan played it at the same time using my dektop and i still get no lagg. So it my wireless connection? or my computer? do i need to get a better wireless thing?
     
    Ferrari, May 20, 2007
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  2. WackyT

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    Have you tried playing BF2 while wired up to your router to see if the lag is lessened?
     
    WackyT, May 20, 2007
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  3. Fusionburn

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    MMOs like WoW typically are much less bandwidth hungry than an FPS. It's probably your wireless.
     
    Fusionburn, May 20, 2007
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  4. sylonien

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    I've played BF2 with my laptop through Wi-Fi with my mate before on his laptop and it played fine. :) So it's definatley not the wireless that slowed me down, but my graphics power from the laptop.
     
    sylonien, May 20, 2007
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  5. Ferrari

    Ferrari Notebook Evangelist

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    ight i i unpluged my wirelss adapter and i switche off the interal card i pluged it directly into my dsl modem thing i went on bf2 and this is what i got

    with wirelss adapter i get 190+ ping on low settings
    without wireless card i get 120 ping on low settings
    with medium settings i get 180 ping
    with high settings i get 180 ping
    180 ping+ =lagg
     
    Ferrari, May 20, 2007
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  6. Ferrari

    Ferrari Notebook Evangelist

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    my graphics is i think one of ATI's top graphics for laptops i dont think its my graphics
     
    Ferrari, May 20, 2007
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  7. coriolis

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    Perhaps the wireless drivers or the Router's firmware needs an upgrade?
     
    coriolis, May 21, 2007
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