Having Problems

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:09 pm

Hi, I have an upload of 756 and when i host, people start complaining that it starts to lag when there are 6 or more people, and when my friend hosts, he can hold up to 10 people and we both have the same type of internet. What can be the problem? Sad

Team XLink Moderator Joined: 21 May 2004 Posts: 1536

could be anything from bad setup, firewall setting, to you running internet sharing programs, such as Kazaa. Confused

Kai Lover Joined: 17 Mar 2005 Posts: 699

For confirmed knowledge, I would suggest doing one of those speed tests just to make sure you know the correct upload speed. This is only just to give you a confirmed reference. Then, try hosting a game again and see if the lag still persists. If so, there are three possible reasons: firewalls and bad setup (as stated by redwolf), or the connection between your peers. Remember, the closer, the better. Very Happy

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 6:08 pm

ya i have programs like that......but me and my friend have the same programs except my parents have lots of programs on my comp, does that matter?

Kai Lover Joined: 17 Mar 2005 Posts: 699

Not to my knowledge. As long as the programs (which may be active) you use don't share the internet connection, then there shouldn't be a problem.

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 6:52 pm

if i exit the programs like msn, yahoo and stuff will that make a difference?

Kai Lover Joined: 17 Mar 2005 Posts: 699

Not completely sure. I want to say no, but then again, I'm not sure. Trial and error is your option here. I doubt it'll make any difference whatsoever IMO.

Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 7:14 pm

Pun4Life wrote:

if i exit the programs like msn, yahoo and stuff will that make a difference?

Closing these programs while you are host is not really necessary unless you are sending things back and forth to your buddies (pictures, songs, not text). You can use a program like _DU Meter_ which I don't believe is free, but has a 30 day demo if I'm not mistaken. You can use this to see how much bandwidth your computer is actually using while hosting as well as other programs that are using your upload.

Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 1:50 am

Where do i get that program Question

Nintendo Specialist Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Posts: 1889

Pun4Life @ Thu Jul 28, 2005 2:52 pm wrote:

if i exit the programs like msn, yahoo and stuff will that make a difference?

exiting any programs running will improve your speed. Also in some areas Cable internet can be slower than normal if there are alot of other cable users in your neighborhood. To minimize lag, create a private arena and play there. If you set the number of users to a smaller number you can play with less lag and less complaints of lag from the players in your game.

Edit: If you are using DSL your upload speed is slower than your download. Cable is ideal for online games.

Kai Beginner Joined: 09 Apr 2005 Posts: 39

Use this to monitor your outbound bandwidth.

Nintendo Specialist Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Posts: 1889

There is also a website that can do the same. I forgot the address. Just search google for it.