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Gaming & MTU Settings

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chef-

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I use wireless(wired isn't available to me) and use channel 5 on my router. I used TCP Optimizer and noticed some people talking about lowering MTU settings to get speedier packets for gaming. I realize packets are sent to/from the ISP and if they are too big, they get chopped down and some is lost causing less than optimal speeds.

Anyways, would I notice any kind of improvement with packetloss / choke if I played with the MTU setting? It's currently the default 1500.

Also, are there any other connection tweaks I can look into?

Thanks
 
We know that you have some sort of Windows box, due to using TCP Optimizer, and it's probably running XP, however you're not telling us any of this, so please post with your system specs.
 
Changing these settings isn't going to make a very big difference with gaming, the latency relies on all the hops between you and the server, and optimising one of those hops a little bit won't make a noticeable difference.

If your ping is unusually high then it might indicate a problem which is another matter entirely, more information would help.
 
PrincessFrosty said:
Changing these settings isn't going to make a very big difference with gaming, the latency relies on all the hops between you and the server, and optimising one of those hops a little bit won't make a noticeable difference.

If your ping is unusually high then it might indicate a problem which is another matter entirely, more information would help.
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This. Unless you have Windows 95 and dial-up, no change of settings will result in a better quality online experience.
 
PrincessFrosty said:
Changing these settings isn't going to make a very big difference with gaming, the latency relies on all the hops between you and the server, and optimising one of those hops a little bit won't make a noticeable difference.

If your ping is unusually high then it might indicate a problem which is another matter entirely, more information would help.
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I agree.
 
wouldn't hurt to check for other near by wifi access points in the area and setting your router to a channel different than theirs. The non-over lapping channels of 1,6 or 11 are the best to use.

Vista stumbler or net stumbler are good programs to use to see what wifi points are in the area.
 
chef- said:
I use wireless(wired isn't available to me) and use channel 5 on my router. I used TCP Optimizer and noticed some people talking about lowering MTU settings to get speedier packets for gaming. I realize packets are sent to/from the ISP and if they are too big, they get chopped down and some is lost causing less than optimal speeds.

Anyways, would I notice any kind of improvement with packetloss / choke if I played with the MTU setting? It's currently the default 1500.

Also, are there any other connection tweaks I can look into?

Thanks
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Tweaking the MTU setting will do little to anything nowadays to improve your gaming. Online gaming depends on two things: Latency and packetloss. Your wireless will add maybe a few ms to your ping time but ultimately its up to your ISP and the quality of their connection. For example, while playing some L4D2 anything above 250 MS and the MP game starts to cause issues. Best I ever got was aroun 40 ms and it ran great.
 
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