Why is my connection so bad?

greggumz · 12-03-2006, 03:16 PM

Hello I have a linksys wireless router I bought it a few months ago from walmart. Recently my wireless connection has been terrible, I play wow and when I'm on my laptop my ping will shoot up to 1700 ms then come back down to 500 ms. I used to get 115-170 ms but recently my ping is terrible. I have a computer that is wired up to the router and that computer gets around 100 ms. Why would my connection be so bad? I am in the same room as the router. Also every 15-30 minutes my laptop disconnects from the router and I have to alt tab when I lose my connection in world of warcraft to go reconnect.

I have WPA enabled and I am set up as the DMZ host.

**johnwill** · 12-04-2006, 07:07 AM

Try changing channels on the router, this sounds like wireless interference.

12-03-2006, 03:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
greggumz Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 87 OS: XP	Why is my connection so bad? Hello I have a linksys wireless router I bought it a few months ago from walmart. Recently my wireless connection has been terrible, I play wow and when I'm on my laptop my ping will shoot up to 1700 ms then come back down to 500 ms. I used to get 115-170 ms but recently my ping is terrible. I have a computer that is wired up to the router and that computer gets around 100 ms. Why would my connection be so bad? I am in the same room as the router. Also every 15-30 minutes my laptop disconnects from the router and I have to alt tab when I lose my connection in world of warcraft to go reconnect. I have WPA enabled and I am set up as the DMZ host. __________________ AMD Athlon 4600+ Dual Core Abit KN8 SLI Motherboard Nvidia 7950 PCI-E 2 Gig DDR 3200 / Antec SmartPower 650W

12-04-2006, 07:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,832 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Try changing channels on the router, this sounds like wireless interference. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience