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Question

Packets loss for gaming only on my PC

Oct 8, 2018 1:41PM PDT

There is another question for this which had a similar probelm to mine but it does not help me because that issue was for all PCs, this is only on mine.

Recently I have been gaming and experiencing a lot of packet loss, and disconnects from games, my connection overall is great, i can surf the net, watch videos, streams etc. But on games it all goes downhill I have a 200mbps synchronus connection. I have a main router which connects to a lesser one to enable wi-fi, my PC is connected directly to the main one, had no problems until now, tried to connect my PC to the lesser router to test, still the same problem, connected via Wi-Fi, same issue, I have tested with other PCs and devices to connect to the same routers, Ethernet and Wi-Fi, no issues at all. What can I do? I just checked the game publishers websites for firewall rules but that does not seem to work either. Help please.
Thanks.

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Clarification Request
Did not find your other question.
Oct 8, 2018 1:52PM PDT

So when I work this area the first move is to a wired connection. If the wired connection drops we usually find the game in question has many prior complaints.

There is so much missing detail in your post that I won't start a discussion here. But want to hear all the details since your setup is non-standard. I can't tell what the routers are, how connected and so on.

For example, any over 50 megabit connection and we must use all Gigabit routers. I will not debate this requirement. We lost so much time over the years trying to fix speeds on old sub gigabit routers that we just don't bother if we have an old router in the mix.

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Not my question but a kinda similar issue.
Oct 8, 2018 2:06PM PDT

The question is this one https://www.cnet.com/forums/discussions/how-to-fix-packet-loss-in-game-onlyurgent/ , its from another person but the description is basically my problem but in this case only my PC is at fault. My routers are a Dlink DIR-857 (this one is used as a repeater for wi-fi purposes), and the main router is a Zhone ZNID24, the setup is: The Zhone Router is attached to the wall, the conection from the street is connected there, and I have 2 ethernet cables that go, 1 to the wi-fi router and the other to my PC. The wi-fi router has 3 ethernet cables, 1 to consoles, 1 to another PC, 1 for a smartTV, when I play only my PC is using the connection most of the time, and if the other PC or the TV are used I have no problem either, has been like this for moths, i can say ages too, just recently (yesterday in fact) this problem arised and noticed that games on my other PC are fine, but on mine are having issues. Games like Rocket League detect loss of packets, World of Warcraft disconnects after 3 or 4 minutes.

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I worry here.
Oct 8, 2018 2:43PM PDT

You told me it's a 2011 modem router but just the series. Let's hope it's the Gigabit models such as:
zNID-GE-2402 GE Uplink, 2 GigE
zNID-GE-2424 GE Uplink, 2 POTS, 4 GigE
zNID-GE-2426 GE Uplink, 2 POTS, 4 GigE, WiFi, USB

The DIR-857 is dated about 2012 so https://www.cnet.com/reviews/d-link-dir-857-hd-media-router-3000-review/ noted "The D-Link DIR-857 doesn't offer 802.11ac and its performance on the 2.4GHz band is lacking."

https://wikidevi.com/wiki/D-Link_DIR-857 does give it some reprieve as all ports at Gigabit.

Since the loss is game specific I'd try other servers closer to your area.

This is why there are so many chats about packet loss and specific games. Some games are just worse on some routers and PCs.

Be sure your routers have current firmware. Stay wired and always keep to geographically close game servers.

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I dont use the wifi
Oct 8, 2018 3:48PM PDT

I use my PC with wired, never Wi-fi, as wi-fi is pretty bad with games, servers are not an issue, this just happened yesterday and it happens in every game, not specific ones, just named some as an example of what happens in some of them (but still I play on the recommended server or the servers closest to my region). And I really dont care if the Dlink has a bad wi-fi result, as I dont game on wifi to begin with, ever.

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I did ask for more detail.
Oct 8, 2018 3:56PM PDT

But in this case you are going to have to:
1. Make a direct connection to the main router.
2. Try other servers.
3. Be sure to use another DNS like 8.8.8.8
4. Post in the game forum that is having issues.