Need better ping :)

[Jammer]

Hi, the rest of the family uses a lot of bandwidth though youtube and a bit of p2p.

This makes fps gaming almost impossible, Whats the best way to go about fixing it? Looking round the Internet i heard about QoS, I carnt seem to find that on my router :/ (cheap tesco)

Ive also heard of d-link dgl-4300 with gamefuel and
http://gamer.ubicom.com/guides/qos_t...ogy_guide.html
Which looks like their technology in in some of these devices (under solutions) , anyone used any of these before?

Any advice is appreciated
p.s I use ADSL

[Fraz]

Hi...are you using a wireless connection for you computer's internet connection? If so, try a cable. It certainly makes a massive difference for me in round-trip time, particularly if there are a lot of other wireless routers sharing the airwaves.

[Jammer]

Hi...are you using a wireless connection for you computer's internet connection? If so, try a cable. It certainly makes a massive difference for me in round-trip time, particularly if there are a lot of other wireless routers sharing the airwaves.

No im using a Wired connection , but thanks anyway

[gss03]

Draytek 2800's do QOS, but they are £lots (£150)

[mrt9888]

I just bought a Billion Bipac 7300g wireless modem router with qos for £40 so far so good.

[Jay]

even if you use QoS your ping will be not much better. To be honest the only way around it is to stop them using it!

You could try a router that has priority options for pakets to and from certain ports.

[Splash]

You could try a router that has priority options for pakets to and from certain ports.

Surely a form of QoS?

[Merlin4458]

yeh some like the 2600plus will allow u to permanantly allocate a speed to each port on the router, thus u SHOULD have no interuptions regardless as to what they are doing.

Am i right? Or too optimistic

[d3fiant]

I would simply limit connections from the other IPs to times I wasnt gaming, but then I own and pay for the connection in my house

[usxhe190]

speedtouch routers are pretty good i feel

[Lee H]

QoS would only work so far in this type of situation. It's not the magic cure which your looking for.

The best remedy for a problem such as this, is to sit down and speak to them and explain that you require the web unadulterated between a few set times so you can enjoy your FPS without any hinderence. Ask them nicely to schedule the downloads outside the gaming times.

[MasterFlash]

I used to share with 2 bandwidth nutters, we solved the problem buy using netlimiter on each machine ->> http://www.netlimiter.com/

[Jammer]

Thanks for all the help guys, But because of circumstances i wont go into the person is at home 23.5 hours a day, 22 of those his computers downloading. Asking the person nicely isn't a option I've tried it before.

But i do practically pay for the Internet , also the main other user i don't think would notice as long as his damn youtube videos still load, That's why i was looking at these speed boosters, this in particular
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=95418

So he can keep his speed constant, but it will cut off a portion for my game when i need it correct?

EDIT: Netlimiter looks intresting, but do u need to have it on all computers on the netork? (couldnt see anything about it on site)

[MasterFlash]

Yes you do need it running on the computer you need to limit. Basically, when we used it we split the connection into 3.

[Merlin4458]

- If your basically paying for it, tell him if u wanna download, downlaod at night. Thats our rule in my student flat (unless its an mp3 or something)

- Can u get cable? If so get ur own cable and he can keep the adsl

- If he wont cooperate tell him, he owes u for line rental...and u need it by end of the week or u will just use it for urself.

[Splash]

Just a hint on the broadband booster thingy - if it works at all it certainly won't be worth it. If you seriously need to set bandwidth aside get yourself a Vigor and apply QoS, then VLAN him off with a dedicated share of the bandwidth you get.