Question about my connection

[MarshallJenkins]

Ok, before you ask, my 360 is already port forwarded to the router, and my NAT is Open. Now, when I'm playing MW2, sometimes, usually when I start, my connection is good. Then all of a sudden, it just starts sucking and lagging hard. Also, my computer is connected to the same connection, and when the 360 lags, my computer starts acting slow as well.

However, when I reset my router, both my computer and 360 will be faster. Is it my router? I'm starting to think so.

 

[SweetSVT99]

What router do you have? I would start out by running a speedtest on your connection: Speakeasy Speed Test

I would guess either you don't have the bandwidth to support the game, or your router can't handle the number of connections required.

 

[CaMera_On]

I would run a speed test like SweetSVT99 said.

Do you know what speed you are paying for?

I know in Halo 2 and 3 people on live would use bots to flood your connection so that it would slow down tremendously, but I doubt that it is happening in MW2.

 

[MarshallJenkins]

My router is a Linksys WRT54G

Also, I ran that test, I connected to Chicago

7.1mbps DL, 2.6mbps UL.

Is that good?

 

[txyaloo]

My router is a Linksys WRT54G

Also, I ran that test, I connected to Chicago

7.1kbps DL, 2.6kbps UL.

Is that good?

You sure those numbers are correct? Those are dial-up speeds...

 

[MarshallJenkins]

Aww shit, it's Mbps lmao... **** me

my fault, but yeah, it's 7.1mbps and 2.6mbps.

Whoops.

 

[BigSweezey]

I'd run a continuous ping test on you computer....go play and when it starts laggin really bad see if your losing packets.
We have a linksys router and for no reason it'll just start dropping packets ever once in a while. Reset normally fixes it.

For a continuous ping
start>run>type "cmd"> enter
Type "ping google.com -t"

crtl+C to stop the ping test.

 

[SweetSVT99]

My router is a Linksys WRT54G

Also, I ran that test, I connected to Chicago

7.1mbps DL, 2.6mbps UL.

Is that good?

That should be more than enough to run your game and then some, assuming your connection isn't fluctuating.

Your next step should be to check the version of your router's firmware and upgrade it if there is a newer version. If that doesn't take care of it, I would look into swapping the router out and see what happens.

For the record, even though it is a good router, I have heard of Xbox360 users having some problems with the WRT54G.

 

[MarshallJenkins]

i did that test... when the connection was working fine, ping was under 100ms. when it started lagging, it would go north of 350ms.


it sent 134 packets and 3 were lost

 

[WireEater]

Have you tried running the XBOX with your PC off?

You said that when it happens, you check your PC and it seems slow too then you bounce your equipment so it could very well be something on the PC (malicious software) sucking up the resources.

 

[SweetSVT99]

Have you tried running the XBOX with your PC off?

You said that when it happens, you check your PC and it seems slow too then you bounce your equipment so it could very well be something on the PC (malicious software) sucking up the resources.

Though I'm not going to say he doesn't have malicious software on his PC, it is unlikely that is the cause of his problem. If that were the case, he would have problems with the PC when he isn't using the xbox. Since he didn't report that to be the case, I'm going to ASSume the connection runs fine most other times.

 

[SweetSVT99]

i did that test... when the connection was working fine, ping was under 100ms. when it started lagging, it would go north of 350ms.


it sent 134 packets and 3 were lost

Ping test was really a waste of time. All that's been proven is what you already knew...it gets slow when you use the xbox.

 

[MarshallJenkins]

Have you tried running the XBOX with your PC off?

You said that when it happens, you check your PC and it seems slow too then you bounce your equipment so it could very well be something on the PC (malicious software) sucking up the resources.

hmm, i'll give this a try

 

[MarshallJenkins]

well, that didnt work... lol shit

 

[SweetSVT99]

well, that didnt work... lol shit

Have you checked the firmware on the router yet?

 

[MarshallJenkins]

Have you checked the firmware on the router yet?

it's version 8.00.0

do you know what the newest one is?

 

[piss&vinegar]

linksys.com is where you can find the latest. I assume you are using Cable?

 

[SweetSVT99]

it's version 8.00.0

do you know what the newest one is?

That depends on what version of the WRT54G you have. I'm guessing you have v8, in which case the lastest firmware is 8.00.7.


Go here: Linksys by Cisco - WRT54G Support

Make sure you enter the correct router version from the drop down.

 

[MarshallJenkins]

Yeah, I just checked, I have V8. I downloaded it. Now, how do I install this shit?

 

[SweetSVT99]

Yeah, I just checked, I have V8. I downloaded it. Now, how do I install this shit?

http://downloads.linksysbycisco.com/downloads/WRT54G-v5_ug.pdf