What do i need

Rybo89 · 31 Aug 2009 at 16:09

Hey guys

Been wireless for about 3 years but now im just getting sick of it, constantly having to reconnect to my router, lag spikes in multiplayer FPS games and my downloading lately will constantly be go up to 1100kbps, down to 1kbps ,back up, back down ect. Its near about impossible to get a "Excellent" connection anything lower and its not happy at all

So what do i need? I have a Sky router but i dont have any kind of connection on my computer. Do i need to buy a modem or do i buy something to put into the comp and then i just have wire straight from the router to the comp?

Or is there any good wireless hubs? Ive had mine a few year so that could be cause of the problem? I dunno. Its a belkin anyway

cheers

SpiderX · 31 Aug 2009 at 17:16

just a rj-45 network cable from router to pc, most pcs have a onboard nic, so you should be fine.

Rybo89 · 31 Aug 2009 at 17:29

thanks for reply

im not sure the abit ip35 mobo has one, so what would i need? this - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-030-BE&groupid=46&catid=1453&subcat= ?

would prefer to stay wireless as i cannot stand wires lying about, but proper sick of how this wireless acts

Xelene · 31 Aug 2009 at 17:34

it appears to have network built in, just need an ethernet cable between router and pc.

Wiggins · 31 Aug 2009 at 17:37

You should have all the tools you need at home. Sky will have supplied you with a yellow network cable. All you have to do is plug one end into the back of your router and the other into the LAN Port in the back of your motherboard shown below.

Cyanide · 31 Aug 2009 at 20:13

I'm having this problem myself. If the problem is with the Sky modem/router then, bar the somewhat risky process of hacking it and flashing a new one, you HAVE to use the modem Sky provide as it's part of their t&c's

Only other option is to forego wireless and run a cable.

Azuse05 · 31 Aug 2009 at 20:50

T&c verified by using an un-spoofable mac... so long as a router can spook the mac of the one sky gave you you can use any you like without telling sky, although the wireless on the gts is usually rock solid.

If you've been using wireless for years and it's only recently stopped working properly it's mostly likly interference/poor reception. At the very least it's a good thing to rule out. Download InSIDDer (free) and run it, simply switching to a less crowded channel could solve your issues.

a lot of people near me have sky, and they're all on the same channel along with everyone using bt & talktalk. Wonder why they have problems

Rybo89 · 5 Sep 2009 at 10:08

Cheers guys

Your right about the motherboard, the metal plate on the antec 900 case was covering the connections up

Azuse.....cheers for that ill check it out later before i put wires in