Thread: Lag problem on internet gaming

That connection is dirt slow, but the latency isn't outrageous. Is there anything else running that would be using bandwith? BitTorrent? P2P software? Malware?

Also, just so you know, the network stack in Vista sucks horribly. I've seen it cause massive latency problems on a gigabit LAN; I can only imagine trying to game on a slow ADSL link with Vista.

Originally Posted by Gui

xD well normaly i just play with windows live menssenger on and sometimes with steam.
But some months ago i had a low performance computer with windows XP and the internet connection was the same and i didnt lag at all..

Right. So with that in mind, here are the likely possibilities:

a) Malware (virus, spyware, etc) using your bandwidth to do bad things.
b) Vista's shitty network stack being sucky.
c) All of the above.

Originally Posted by Gui

So, how can i solve this?

Well, you can start with some anti-malware sweeps, make as sure as possible that the system hasn't been compromised. After that, consider ditching Vista?

Originally Posted by Gui

I think it isnt virus.. but anyway i will see that. Hm i didnt wanted that option because it might be hard to move many things but are you sure if i move to XP the problem will end?

Most likely. I'm no fan of Windows, but the truth is that the network stack in previous versions was flawed but functional. Microsoft decided to rewrite it for Vista from the ground up, and you can see just how well that turned out. XP's network stack may suck, but at least it's mature.

You can manually set the tcp/ip half open connections (that AT quite rightly said suck monkey ass in vista) with this neat little app.

After using this i can run torrents, leech from USEnet and watch iplayer all at the same time on a 6mb connection

LINK: Windows Half-Open Limit Fix (Patch) Free Download to Remove XP, Vista and Server 2003 (32 and 64-bit) TCP 4226 Connection Attempts Limit My Digital Life