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    poor latency on WoW with new laptop

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by DMan, Jul 28, 2006.

  1. DMan

    DMan Notebook Guru

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    Hey guys,

    I posted in another thread that I just got my acer5672 today. Started playing WoW and I will start with good green latency (around 200ms) but then quickly it will turn red (1000-4000ms). Any idea why this is?

    I tested my laptop speed on bandwidthplace.com and was getting close to 1Mbps.
     
    DMan, Jul 28, 2006
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    Its probably an issue with Blizzard. I've been getting all kinds of weird connection problems on any game for battle.net lately.
     
    TwilightVampire, Jul 28, 2006
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    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Probrably your server, mines spikes at times as well.


    It could also be your wireless card, check the drivers
     
    coriolis, Jul 28, 2006
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  4. DMan

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    I checked Acer's website but the wireless card driver is the same version I already have installed. Anyone know if there is a more current one out there?
     
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    If its an intel card, try intel.com

    But like I said, blizz has been a little weird lately. My friends and I have been getting a huge amount of lag in StarCraft and WarCraft 3. To the point where someone starts a game and no one can join because the latency is too high.

    I've been getting weird spikes like that in WoW too.
     
    TwilightVampire, Jul 28, 2006
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    guys, I read somewhere that it was because WEP was enabled on my router. It was suggested to disable WEP b/c the encryption slows everything down but then you run more security risks this way I guess. A friend of mine suggested disabling WEP and enabling MAC addresses. Anyone know how to do this or if this idea would work??
     
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    update: I upgraded my ram from 1gb to 2gb (slightly faster clock speed too). Latency issues seem to have disappeared. I can't explain it, I'll just accept it.
     
    DMan, Jul 29, 2006
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    wireless for me was always like that..i could be right next to my router, and while gaming ill start out at 80ms, and slowly hike to 1000+..meanwhile with my wired router, ill NEVER even come close to 300..highest ive seen was under 100ms.

    pb,out.
     
    pbcustom98, Jul 29, 2006
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