improving my connection

[OcSurfer]

Hi Guys,
Recently ive started to game online more,
the like of Battlefield3, CS:GO and F1 2012.
So, my computer is on the third floor of the house,
yup the parent shoved me up there so i have my own space,
anyway, the router is on the ground floor in the living room,
so short of running a massive cable out the house up the wall and back in, is there anything else i can do?
the issue i have is connection just dropping me out of games and connection freezing.
The only 'Multiplayer' i have no issues with is WoW.

 

[jamesriley94]

Have you tried powerline adapters?

 

[Feronix]

http://techlogon.com/2011/04/12/using-powerline-adapters-to-extend-internet-around-the-house/

Basically you use the power cables for your internet data. You just need an empty wall socket near the router and one near your computer and use cables for those short distances.

It's slightly faster than wireless and at least it will give you a solid connection

 

[OcSurfer]

no which is what i was gunna query on,
any specific make to go for?
did know how they worked but now feronix has gone over it

 

[jamesriley94]

I have 500mbps TP link ones.
I know TTL uses Netgear.

I've never had a problem with mine, and I know he wouldn't use them if he had any problems, so I'd say both of them.

 

[Pr3d4t0r]

many things can impact that, since you didnt tell us what router is it ill assume either you got with broadband deal or you have no clue what it could be.

first of all are you the only user of the internet in the house? even wireless ipad can impact your latency.

Running a rj45 around the house isnt such a bad idea, thats what ive done, 2 hour job really.

also run a speedtest and latency test

and wow can be played from 56k modem lol

 

[OcSurfer]

i have BT infinity on a Homehub3,
i have no problems with the consoles just the PC,
only things on are the pc and my phone which is connected, however i have tried with only the PC connected and still get teh occassional drop outs.

 

[yassarikhan786]

I'm using TP Link power line adapters as well. Mine are 200Mbps, but they are really good.

 

[Whaler_99]

I use a pair of Belkin 500 Mbps ones and they are rock solid. Even streaming Blu-ray rip over the network is flawless...

 

[Techie103]

Personally, I would see if running CATx is worth it. Or, if you have a coax jack nearby, you can get a coax to Ethernet adapter. I was lucky enough to have an unused coax wall port near my gateway, so I removed the coax plate and installed a RJ-45 plate and ran a CAT 7 cable :lol: 10Gb/s over 100m, or 40Gb/s over 10m.

 

[Pr3d4t0r]

theres few things you can do:

1. powerline

2. wire around house

3. get wifi extenders(can be bought super cheap)

4.you can limit the bandwidth of other users on the network, setup static dns, which would improve your connection but reduce others.

 

[Techie103]

He could also consider a High output antenna which could give him two extra bars.

 

[Vitalius]

One thing to remember when dealing with powerline adapters.

If there's a circuit breaker between you and the router, you will get no signal. They act like a brick wall for this kinda stuff. You have to make sure the wire that connects to the plug you put the powerline adapter in is directly connected to your plug somehow. Otherwise, it's pointless.