I'm in need of some help... several questions

drofnasnelladrofnasnella
edited June 2006 in Science & Tech
Ok my computer acts really funny on occassion...

I try to play games on line and after some time the game begins to lag. With comcast cable I thought this issue would dissappear but no..

I have the cable running into a wireless router (linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router with 2 phone ports model# WRTP54G)

The computer I play games with is plug-in with wire to the router.. my other computer is too messed up but alas that is topic for later time.

When I've tried to post this in the past I've had serious problems pulling up the pages... making me think I've got something wrong with my connection?

I need some help what should I do to make these issues go away?

Thanks for your help!

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  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited June 2006
    When did this problem start? Why do you think it's a networking/router/internet problem?

    Did the problem start right after your reconfigured your internet connection, or right after you installed your router or modem?
  • drofnasnelladrofnasnella
    edited June 2006
    I'm thinking its a router issue but I don't know what exactly to do..

    I reset the router to factory defaults just to see if that would clear it up... last night it didn't help.

    Right now the computer is working wonderfully, pages load quick wtihout that frustrating 30 sec delay that was happening last night.

    What would cause the computer to run so slowly after playing games for a few hours? When I first turn the computer on for the day it works well for a few hours after that I get a permanent delay on all internet based activity.. games and browsing?

    Sorry I am not more computer savy!
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited June 2006
    OK, your description of events is getting better, but it's still vague.

    What preceded the slowdown? When was everything working well and when did things take a turn for the worse? If we figure out what events happened right before the problem began then I'm sure we can get you back in good shape.
  • drofnasnelladrofnasnella
    edited June 2006
    Thinking it started getting really annoying after I opened some ports to host games. I recently reset router so this is no longer in play.

    I ran into a person online that thinks that a graffics cards could be the problem... He said my pentium based card uses memory to produce the picture? would extended game play result in system operatng slow in other functions?

    My router is split 3 ways one wired to this computer, wireless 2nd computer (not being used at the same time usually, never when I am having issues), and the phone is run through the router (Vonage nobody on phone during issues)

    Do routers need a seperate firewall?

    thanks for trying to help! Wish I could provide better info!
  • drofnasnelladrofnasnella
    edited June 2006
    I've read a few people complaining about "overclocking" what is this?

    Other people were dealing with cooling issues...

    Would a room at about 90F cause problems on a computer?
  • flyriceflyrice
    edited June 2006
    To rule out the issue of your router, I would bypass your router, connect directly to your modem, and then play whatever game it is.

    If you notice network lag, then it actually might be your ISP.
  • mtroxmtrox Minnesota
    edited June 2006
    drofnasnella wrote:

    What would cause the computer to run so slowly after playing games for a few hours? When I first turn the computer on for the day it works well for a few hours after that I get a permanent delay on all internet based activity.. games and browsing?

    I have the strong feeling your games are not "cleaning up" when you exit. Games use a lot of resources. If some of their processes are still running that would explain a lot.

    You didn't say what kind of computer it was. Macs are notorious for not cleaning up after you close a program.

    If it's a PC, after you reboot hold down Shift & Cntl while you press Esc. That will bring up Task Manager. Click on the "Performance" tab and see what the CPU usage and PF usage. If your computer is healthy and clean the CPU should be running at about 0-3% at idle. Then play your game for a while. After you close the game out check the CPU and PF usage. The CPU should be back to 0-3% again, PF (pagefile) might be a little higher, but if all of the game's processes ended when you exited the game, you shouldn't be a lot higher than you were when you first booted up.
  • mtroxmtrox Minnesota
    edited June 2006
    drofnasnella wrote:
    I've read a few people complaining about "overclocking" what is this?

    Other people were dealing with cooling issues...

    Would a room at about 90F cause problems on a computer?

    I can tell from your posts you are not overclocking. That's when you make a computer run faster than it's designed to. It also makes them run too hot so you end up with cooling issues.

    And no, 90 F is pretty cool compared to what a CPU runs at. That being said, a hot running computer will slow itself down for self-preservation. A good test would be to just reboot right after you play your game. If it's fast right after a reboot, it's not a heat problem.
    drofnasnella wrote:
    Do routers need a seperate firewall?

    No, although you should still have a firewall on your computer, A router has some of the basic functions of a firewall (NAT and DHCP) and does not need a firewall.
  • WuGgaRoOWuGgaRoO Not in the shower Icrontian
    edited June 2006
    have you run spybot search and destroy or hijack this? it might be a spyware problem making you connection all loopy
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