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| Thread ID: 71989 | 2006-08-24 21:09:00 | Sudden increase in ping after adding wireless access point | mejobloggs (264) | Press F1 |
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| 480557 | 2006-08-24 21:09:00 | I just plugged a WRT54GL into my existing router to function as a 'wireless access point' (if that is the correct terminology). The pc I am using is still plugged into the network through a cable, so it really shouldn't be affected... should it? Because I have noticed on my favourite bzflag server, that my ping has increased from about 250ms to 350ms. And there is an auto-kick if you are above 300ms for too long :yuck: Ok, I guess there could be other reasons for this, but I only noticed it after I added the WRT54GL, so i'm blaming that. |
mejobloggs (264) | ||
| 480558 | 2006-08-24 21:54:00 | Have you thought aboout unplugging it for now and testing the connection to see if it is actually the AP? You never know, it could be your ISP/net connection :rolleyes: |
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| 480559 | 2006-08-24 22:10:00 | That's too much common sense for me :p | mejobloggs (264) | ||
| 480560 | 2006-08-25 04:59:00 | :rolleyes: Test it and let us know :p | The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 480561 | 2006-08-25 06:56:00 | Maybe it is the AP. According to the TCP, a packet is re-sent by the source if the destination does not acknowledge receipt. Wireless networks, especially if the reception is less than perfect, will cause a lot of re-fetching, thus hogging your network. This applies only to "dumb" APs. You can build your own AP with *nix and a suitable card. Google will show a lot of references. You can put a caching server on this AP to prevent so much re-fetching from the source when browsing the web/ftping etc. But yeah, the easiest way to tell if the AP is hogging the network is to pull it off. |
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