Hello everybody - nice forum you have here. : )
I am in search for some advice on fixing my wireless internet connection.
Before I explain the problem I will give you some information that you may need in order to help me:
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Computer Specs:
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition SP2
Intel® Pentium® 4 516
Cache memory 1MB
2.93GHz
533MHz
512MB DDR
HDD size 160GB
Wireless Internet Set Up:
NETGEAR DG834G 54Mbps Wireless ADSL Modem Router:
2.4GHz
802.11g
Firmware Version 3.01.25
NETGEAR WG111 54Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter:
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Ok, so now for the problem.
Problem
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 recieved 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.
Thank you for reading, any response would be greatly appreciated.
- Joe
I am in search for some advice on fixing my wireless internet connection.
Before I explain the problem I will give you some information that you may need in order to help me:
_______________________________________________
Computer Specs:
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition SP2
Intel® Pentium® 4 516
Cache memory 1MB
2.93GHz
533MHz
512MB DDR
HDD size 160GB
Wireless Internet Set Up:
NETGEAR DG834G 54Mbps Wireless ADSL Modem Router:
2.4GHz
802.11g
Firmware Version 3.01.25
NETGEAR WG111 54Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter:
_______________________________________________
Ok, so now for the problem.
Problem
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 recieved 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.
Thank you for reading, any response would be greatly appreciated.
- Joe