spikey wireless gaming

[famebawt]

yes i used the search function, but none of the threads had any answers i wanted.

whenever i play any online game (Warcraft III, CS, WoW) i get periodic lag spikes every 1-2 minutes. I use to have this problem when i ran XP but then a friend of mine said windows periodically scans for networks and that slows me down. So he turned it off and things were all peachy.

Does win7 still do that scan thing? If so is there a way to disable it?
Also is there a better wireless connection manager? i really dislike the one that comes with win7.

 

[zigzag3143]

wifi prob

yes i used the search function, but none of the threads had any answers i wanted.

whenever i play any online game (Warcraft III, CS, WoW) i get periodic lag spikes every 1-2 minutes. I use to have this problem when i ran XP but then a friend of mine said windows periodically scans for networks and that slows me down. So he turned it off and things were all peachy.

Does win7 still do that scan thing? If so is there a way to disable it?
Also is there a better wireless connection manager? i really dislike the one that comes with win7.

hey and welcome to SF

It might be a good place to start if you would tell us abt your computer and wifi set up.

Ken

 

[famebawt]

Dell studio 15
Windows 7 7264
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T6400 2.00ghz
3gb ram
ATI 4500
Intel(R) Wifi Link 5100 AGN

ISP: Roadrunner Cable
Region: California
Router: Belkin (I dont remember model number) But its a wirless B