I have a WRT54G v8.0 router.  I recently purchased 50Mb Internet.  I have 2 PCs and a PS3.  I noticed that streaming and overall quality or streamign files or downloads for both writed and wireless applications are sub par.  Here is how its configd.

My PC(gaming rig) - Wired
PS3 - Wired(wireless backup)
Other PC - Wireless USB key

Now i dont expect much performance from the wireless being as its G and also i have no idea on her wireless USB spec.  However im positive my PS3 should function better when streaming Netflix or downloading movies.  So what say everyone?  I want as cheap as possible and yes i understand $ = quality usually, but would making the jump to a slightly newer N router handle everything better?  What specs should i be looking for.

Here is a link with some tech specs on it (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linksys_WRT54G_series)

So...what say you gents?

Also, i dont want some sort of super high performance top of the line GAMING EXTREME N router.  The gaming and PS3 are wired, and should do just fine...

With the WRT54G you can try setting up QoS in the Applications & Gaming section. I have mine enabled and set my wired ports to have higher priority than wireless. This may help increase your throughput to those devices.

Also, not sure if your router is susceptible to this, but some don't allow simultaneous connections. So basically when you have multiple machines running on the same router, it essentially switches back and forth between the connections. This can cause what appears to be lag or poor connections.

Hope that helps

Yea i set up the QoS to give me and PS3 high priority of the bandwisth allocation.  However i think that these 2 pulling info as past as possible casuses the router to reset or 'reboot'.

Minecraft is one heck of a resource hog(java, and its still in beta) then pile netflix on the PS3 and CoD on my gaming rig, and thers sure to be lag spikes and CI's.

My only conclusion is the router cant handle maximum throughput to all the devices and when it starts to lag behind it just refreshes its connections.

I do not have the same router make and model but was experiencing some of the same issues. My ISP and associated router use DHCP so to fix the priority issue, I assigned a permanent router IP address for my gaming computer and gave it top priority. That fixed most of my problems. Now, when someone other family member is using bandwidth, my gaming computer gets as much as it needs. Good luck.

Got a new router and i must say it deffinately fixed the issue.  Thanks for all the suggestions.  Not one stutter on Netflix(PS3) so i think ill set up QoS on this routerto give my PC priority.  Blops still seems a bit sluggish...although so has my PC even with a new install of windows 7.  Guess its time to get back to configuring.

Bolerro, can you give a detailed procedure to do this Thanks

If you want to really perform at the best level, I would recommend not utilizing a router. I actually run better and faster by going directly through the cable modem. A look at my current performance can be seen below by utilizing a Docsis 3.0 cable modem which I go directly through

Let me pull out my old Linksys and I can do a step by step for you moosehead.

Hey guys, did a quick tutorial on setting QoS for you guys, let me know if you have any questions!


Link

Nice Bull

Thanks