Is there a device out there that I can hookup or add to eliminate lag on my sons computer? more...?

Question

My son and my self are going through a router which my Dads Pc is the main PC. I am wired and my son is wireless.I tried both PC's (Mine & my sons) to be both wired with the same result of my sons pc lags while playing a game and I either download or just change pages.His games work fine when I'm not using my pc. I guess my question is, short of getting a seperate Dsl account, is there anything I can do to eliminate the lag problem and keep peace between my son and myself? Thanks

Answer 1

First you can't just make any machine a dns server, you need server software for this, also you can't use 2 modems on 1 dsl line, this stops the connection. Your problem looks like bandwidth restrictions, you may be on too low a bandwidth for your overall use. It may be possible to subscribe to a higher bandwidth account, this costs extra. You need at least 2M for this kind of use, preferably 8M.

Answer 2

My first thought is your son's PC isn't able to run the game software as well as your PC is. The amount of RAM and the Graphics card are not as good as yours.

You are both playing an online game through the same internet connection and are overloading the available bandwidth provided by your ISP.

Call your ISP, I think they'll recommend a second DSL modem. It's the only real solution.

Answer 3

More Ram in your son's computer will help, but you can change the way your does its job also. Make it a DNS server this makes it work faster and smoother, Also allows you to add a dedicated computer as a file server. Look at your routers documentation on how to set it up.

Answer 4

How fast is you Internet? if say 500k then upgrading to 8MB will speed things up, if your with sky 8MB is only £10 month.

Answer 5

Possibly more RAM