Latency issues.

[MiGSY]

Hello.

Here's the scenario. We've got two computers in the same room, each connected to the same router. Both are connected via CAT 5 patch cable. Both of the cables are roughly the same length.

Now, for example. If I log into World of Warcraft on computer A, my average latency is around 100ms. Then I log off WoW on computer A and log in on computer B. My average latency is at least 40ms lower on average.

The only real difference is that computer B is using a PCI network card, whereas computer A is using the motherboards onboard gigabit LAN.

Could this difference in latency be caused by the use of the onboard LAN rather than a seperate network card? As far as I'm aware everything else is more or less identical in terms of network settings/hardware...etc

Thanks for any help in advance.

 

[Deleted member 58846]

Hello.

Here's the scenario. We've got two computers in the same room, each connected to the same router. Both are connected via CAT 5 patch cable. Both of the cables are roughly the same length.

Now, for example. If I log into World of Warcraft on computer A, my average latency is around 100ms. Then I log off WoW on computer A and log in on computer B. My average latency is at least 40ms lower on average.

The only real difference is that computer B is using a PCI network card, whereas computer A is using the motherboards onboard gigabit LAN.

Could this difference in latency be caused by the use of the onboard LAN rather than a seperate network card? As far as I'm aware everything else is more or less identical in terms of network settings/hardware...etc

Thanks for any help in advance.

Could be drivers or model of the network cards, If your gettin less ping on computer B and thats a network card in the PCI slot then how about fitting a PCI card the same make and model as computer B ??? Give it a go, if it fails then sell it .