Router for Warhawk

[Guest]

I am looking into somehow getting a newer router and i want to host 16-24players so fish or someone can you show me a router that BEST BUY or TArget carrys?

[fishki]

yeah a router wont really solve your problems as it mainly depends on your upload/download speeds.
most service providers don't offer symetrical speeds so your upload will be alot lower than your download, since most ppl download instead of upload.

You can gain a little tho if your router is configed properly. The little speed test your ps3 does is finding your max speeds and setting the number of players accordingly. So if you cant increase by quite a bit you are screwed, it would also help if all your neighbors were offline too since they are burning up bandwidth. You do share that line with quite a few other ppl.

[tekkentool]

I am looking into somehow getting a newer router and i want to host 16-24players so fish or someone can you show me a router that BEST BUY or TArget carrys?

yeah i know how you feel, my crappy australian internet means i can only host 4 people -_-;

[twistedblister]

unfortunetely Fish and TT are on the money its all about how you connect. CABLE DSL FIber shoud all provide you with solid throughput. other wise you are out of luck.

one suggestion is to turn off all other loged on items that might be competeing for bandwidth.

[stickcult]

Also, stop using the internet on any computers on your network, that should help at least a little.

And I don't know how you have it set up Kat, but wiring your PS3 to the router instead of using wireless will get you better speeds.

[Guest]

but i have a like 9.99 D-Link 5yr old router so if i update to a nice new one i won't be able to host any more? How do i mess with my router so i can host higher numbers my aim is for 16-20 but 12 is cool.

[fishki]

go spend 60 bucks and get a new belkin or linksys N series router, just make sure when you set it up you get it configed right, they ar epretty easy to set up, and it might help on your speeds if you are running wireless, but dont plan on being able to host 20 ppl

[fishki]

go spend 60 bucks and get a new belkin or linksys N series router, just make sure when you set it up you get it configed right, they ar epretty easy to set up, and it might help on your speeds if you are running wireless, but dont plan on being able to host 20 ppl

But be sure to get an N series, they are made for online gaming

[Guest]

go spend 60 bucks and get a new belkin or linksys N series router, just make sure when you set it up you get it configed right, they ar epretty easy to set up, and it might help on your speeds if you are running wireless, but dont plan on being able to host 20 ppl

But be sure to get an N series, they are made for online gaming

Will my reg internet still run as fast? OK can i expect 12-16 players?

[fishki]

why the fk did i dbl post?
kat use this link and tell me your up and down speeds

http://www.speedtest.net/index.php

[stickcult]

Getting a wireless N router will only do so much when the PS3 is uses G.

[fishki]

my point being stick if your gonna buy a router why waste the money on a G, online games hog bandwidth and an N is designed for better throughput.

[cloud945076]

wow...my internet is slooooow

[stickcult]

Ok, yeah, that makes sense Fish

[Guest]

Ok so fish i have

6536upload and 481 download. Will a new router improve that or can i mess with my old one to make it better?

BTW that was using the chicago server since they didn't have an Iowa server.

[fishki]

Ok so fish i have

6536upload and 481 download. Will a new router improve that or can i mess with my old one to make it better?

BTW that was using the chicago server since they didn't have an Iowa server.

are you sure you dont have the numbers backwards? Download should be higher than upload

[tekkentool]

Ok so fish i have

6536upload and 481 download. Will a new router improve that or can i mess with my old one to make it better?

BTW that was using the chicago server since they didn't have an Iowa server.

are you sure you dont have the numbers backwards? Download should be higher than upload

not for me, ,my upload is nearly twice as fast as my download. i think it's because the exchange server in dilston (where i live) is the oldest in autralia, i think it dates from when australia actually got internet, it's so fucked, from 7-8 o clock the internet can sometimes halve in speed. they call it broadband, but its not even 1 mbs

[tekkentool]

huh, did the speed test, 189 down, 40 up. thats so strange, uploading normally takes less time.

[tekkentool]

further proof the internetz here is screwed, took the test again, 1307 up, 30 down. rediculous. my download rate has fallen from 32 KBS to 18kbs.

[Guest]

Ok so fish i have

6536upload and 481 download. Will a new router improve that or can i mess with my old one to make it better?

BTW that was using the chicago server since they didn't have an Iowa server.

are you sure you dont have the numbers backwards? Download should be higher than upload

ok yeah i got it backwords so what does this mean for me fish??????

[fishki]

huh, did the speed test, 189 down, 40 up. thats so strange, uploading normally takes less time.

further proof the internetz here is screwed, took the test again, 1307 up, 30 down. rediculous. my download rate has fallen from 32 KBS to 18kbs.

tek...i just dont know what to say to this....you have serious issues....actually prolly not you but your isp, depending how much bandwidth they are alloted it sounds like they have totally overloaded the highway, I am surprised you can even play online. And yes the 7-8 oclock would prolly be when most ppl are online and burning up each others bandwidth, just think of your internet as a highway, if you are the only driver on the road you can haul ass and have it all to yourself, get a bunch of ppl on that road with you and you will slow to a crawl

[tekkentool]

huh, did the speed test, 189 down, 40 up. thats so strange, uploading normally takes less time.

further proof the internetz here is screwed, took the test again, 1307 up, 30 down. rediculous. my download rate has fallen from 32 KBS to 18kbs.

tek...i just dont know what to say to this....you have serious issues....actually prolly not you but your isp, depending how much bandwidth they are alloted it sounds like they have totally overloaded the highway, I am surprised you can even play online. And yes the 7-8 oclock would prolly be when most ppl are online and burning up each others bandwidth, just think of your internet as a highway, if you are the only driver on the road you can haul ass and have it all to yourself, get a bunch of ppl on that road with you and you will slow to a crawl

yeah i know. i'm going to make as many angry calls as i can to telstra so we can get the internet fixed, they need a new exchange server and they need it fast. one of my firends had a strange experience with the fucked up server, he downloaded a movie in 4 seconds. i think the server alloted him the entire internet bandwidth for a short amount of time. it really sucks. the movie was 680 MB btw

[fishki]

ok sorry kat, would answered you earlier but got side tracked

Your speeds are pretty typical of a standard residential service, so you [i]should[i] be able to host at least 12 with those speeds, if you cannot host 12 then i would recomend a new router, if yours is indeed 5 plus years old all your firmware is more than likely out of date (most ppl dont update their firmware) and is more than likely not configed correctly, (I am assuming it is a G), G 's are not typicly made for online gaming. D link does make a top of the line router but it will set you back a couple hundred bucks. You can buy a good Belkin N router for around 60 bucks at walmart, they are relatively simple to set up and get configed properly. Just make sure that if you do buy a router of any sorts, once you are hooked up check the manufacturers website for the latest firmware update.

Not making any promises but this could possibly help you out.

[Guest]

ok sorry kat, would answered you earlier but got side tracked

Your speeds are pretty typical of a standard residential service, so you [i]should[i] be able to host at least 12 with those speeds, if you cannot host 12 then i would recomend a new router, if yours is indeed 5 plus years old all your firmware is more than likely out of date (most ppl dont update their firmware) and is more than likely not configed correctly, (I am assuming it is a G), G 's are not typicly made for online gaming. D link does make a top of the line router but it will set you back a couple hundred bucks. You can buy a good Belkin N router for around 60 bucks at walmart, they are relatively simple to set up and get configed properly. Just make sure that if you do buy a router of any sorts, once you are hooked up check the manufacturers website for the latest firmware update.

Not making any promises but this could possibly help you out.

cool thanks fish wht do you mean my firmware is outdated my router and main computer are but my basement isn't and the labtops are pretty new.

[fishki]

ok sorry kat, would answered you earlier but got side tracked

Your speeds are pretty typical of a standard residential service, so you [i]should[i] be able to host at least 12 with those speeds, if you cannot host 12 then i would recomend a new router, if yours is indeed 5 plus years old all your firmware is more than likely out of date (most ppl dont update their firmware) and is more than likely not configed correctly, (I am assuming it is a G), G 's are not typicly made for online gaming. D link does make a top of the line router but it will set you back a couple hundred bucks. You can buy a good Belkin N router for around 60 bucks at walmart, they are relatively simple to set up and get configed properly. Just make sure that if you do buy a router of any sorts, once you are hooked up check the manufacturers website for the latest firmware update.

Not making any promises but this could possibly help you out.

cool thanks fish wht do you mean my firmware is outdated my router and main computer are but my basement isn't and the labtops are pretty new.

I have to update my router thru the manufacturers website, just like your OS updates, ps3 updates, whatever updates, you need to keep everything up to date

This will explain firmware http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firmware

Please raise your hand if you didnt know you needed to update your router...