Linksys WCG200 - Connection Issues!

[jeet]

Can someone please help me? No matter what I do, I'm continuing to experience intermittent connectivity with my brand new Linksys WCG200 wireless cable gateway. I've included a screenshot of what my netgraph looks like when my connectivity drops/freezes.


Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance.

[BadBrent]

Yeah, don't use wireless to play Quake 2 

Seriously though, in a game that requires such a low ping to be accurate (i.e. all FPS games) I'd pick a wired connection over wireless any day.  Wireless might be fine for MP3 streaming, webpage viewing, even streaming video, but for something that requires such a low latency as Q2, nothing beats a physical connection.

[BadBrent]

If you're set on keeping the connection wireless though, make sure you're not using the default channel (5 or 6 I believe) and change it to Channel 11.  Also, if you have any 2.4ghz phones in your house, unplug them motherfuckers, and move the antennas as close as you can together.

[jeet]

Yeah, don't use wireless to play Quake 2

Seriously though, in a game that requires such a low ping to be accurate (i.e. all FPS games) I'd pick a wired connection over wireless any day. Wireless might be fine for MP3 streaming, webpage viewing, even streaming video, but for something that requires such a low latency as Q2, nothing beats a physical connection.

Well, I was using a Netgrear wireless router in combination with my cable modem before, which was working without any problems at all. I always had a nice, steady 40 ping no matter which server I connected to. Once I switched to this setup, my ping reduced even more to ~35, the only draw back now is the short, millisecond-long drop outs.

[kong]

Update the firmware on it if you haven't already. I have this exact same router over at my parent's and never had this problem when I was over there.

[reaper]

i don't know man, i know i've had the same problem, and a  lot of people have
it's something with the wireless : )
if you ping the gateway, you can see that's where the problem is, from your wireless nic to your router
you see the lag as your netgraph shows
i did some searching on google and didn't find a good answer
if you can notice any difference in the configuration i would take a look there
maybe try wireless without encryption, and change the channel it's on. tell the client to always use that router for it's wireless
maybe that will help

[X'tyfe]

wireless sucks its just hype

[ni-ux]

Using wireless without at least WPA/EAP/RADIUS, or WPA with a shared key (WPA-PSK on some routers), is opening yourself up to have anyone use your internet connection.  WEP is totally insecure, and can be cracked quite easily due to a flaw.

If you've updated the firmware and still experience the problem, try changing the angle of the router, and failing that, look for devices that may be interfering...

If you don't have and/or arn't using WPA encryption, perhaps the spikes are from someone else using your bandwidth without your knowledge...

Be sure to set a secure shared key and use WPA-PSK encryption, and check your logs on your NAT/Wireless router frequently using the web interface.