Having problems playing games since getting a router

Mac2 · 12 Dec 2007 at 20:17

I have just moved and had VM 4MB cable put in. I want to share it with a flat mate so I bought a Linksys WRT54GS which seems to work fine except plaiying CSS which is the first game I've tried. The server browser is slow and I only get a tiny fraction of the numbers of servers showing up than with just the cable modem. This is my first router so it may be something obvious but googling suggests it may be something to do with port forwarding? Can anyone shed any light?

Curiousalien · 13 Dec 2007 at 19:08

http://www.portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/Linksys/WRT54GS/WRT54GSindex.htm go here it has all the information for your router and should help you, other routers and things are on there too so moght be a good sight to bookmark

hope it helps

AssaTM · 13 Dec 2007 at 20:57

Also enable Upnp, you'll be really grateful for it when things add ports for themselves, trust me

tolien · 13 Dec 2007 at 21:28

You don't need to forward ports to play CSS, and AFAIK CSS doesn't do uPnP (not that it would make any odds, see my first point).

It's possible the lobotomised new WRT54GS can't handle the server browser opening dozens of connections at once.

BoB3rt · 13 Dec 2007 at 22:59

Mac2 said:
This is my first router so it may be something obvious but googling suggests it may be something to do with port forwarding? Can anyone shed any light?

I have Had this problem for soo long !! i have yet to read the full thred coz am so happy sumone else has the problem (oviously dnt wish it on anyone)...exacly the same i have a linksys router too and i have tried other routers but it does the same !!! IT is soo annoying!!!

ok i read now ... =)

BoB3rt · 13 Dec 2007 at 23:05

well i also play CnC (generals) and i get disconnected every few minutes...i tried forwarding that and nothing works... as for CS i get about 6000 with modem and about 400 with a router also it takes a few minutes after refresher the servers to actully join a game as the servers dnt refresh (realtime type)... i cant find a answer to this and tried for so long what is your modem ...wouldnt be a webstar by any chance? ....

see this is the thread i placed up 2day (strange enuff)

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17815676