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    My M17 Rubber-bands horribly and my desktop does not.

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Kevorkian, Mar 9, 2014.

  1. Kevorkian

    Kevorkian Notebook Guru

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    I recently bought an M17 For college, and It is a great computer. I've noticed when I try and play specific games, like Battlefield 4 and Team Fortress 2, I get horrible rubber-banding. I had Verizion for a while, and When I got the laptop, I had to change the 802.11 settings to improve the connection.


    Recently I changed to Xfinity through Comcast which caused the problem again. However, unlike before my speedtests are fine. 59 ping, 17.22 Download, and 4.20 Upload. I even run downloads with steam at great speeds. So I dont think it's the 802.11 settings anymore.

    The real kicker to this, is that if I play the games on my desktop, The connection is perfect. And I never changed any settings on my desktop.

    I'm at a loss for what to do.

    Edit: Also, if it helps my Laptop has an 802.11a/c adapter, and my desktop has an 802.11b preamble set to long and short.

    Comcast only gives the options for 802.11g/n and 802.11b/g/n.
     
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    Anyone know what might cause the problem?
     
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    What router do you have? Might be router unable to keep up maybe?
     
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    I haven't had much luck at all with these Broadcom wireless cards.
     
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    The router they gave me is an ARRIS TG862G
     
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