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Jeanette Hailey

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Join date: 11 Mar 2005

Posts: 185

10-18-2006 11:47

Hi all! I think I finally figured out my problem of low fps. I noticed the other day that my bandwidth is at about 20kbps, which from what I remember is NOT GOOD.

So my question is...what do I change on my router to fix that? The other two people using the connection are just fine, so I don't want to mess with their connections. It's a DLink DI-604. I just can't find the setting in there to allow SL access for me.

Any help?

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Whimsycallie Pegler

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Join date: 28 Apr 2006

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10-18-2006 12:36

check the knowledge base. There is an article there on configuring your firewall. It discusses router configuration.

Dr Tardis

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Join date: 3 Nov 2005

Posts: 426

10-19-2006 18:37

There's no need to change your router settings. A D-Link router (as with almost all home NAT routers) can handle SL just fine.

If you're getting poor bandwidth to SL, then it's likely:
1. Your local network. Are you using a WiFi network in your house? Are there 2.4GHz cordless phones in the house (as an example, we have 2.4Ghz phones, and when I'm in the kitchen, and someone walks between my notebook and the router, my connection bogs down). Since SL uses "not guaranteed" UDP packets (why, oh why??) to talk to the client, any packet loss will adversely affect your session.
2. Your route to SL: there used to be a tool to trace the route to SL and see where the slow points are. I can't remember the name, but if you look around in the support section of the site, you should be able to find it.

If you dont' know how to configure your router, then you shouldn't be trying to make changes... changing somethig you don't understand could leave you without Internet access - the very thing you'd need to find out how to fix what you changed.

Shep Korvin

The Lucky Chair Guy

Join date: 30 Jun 2005

Posts: 305

10-20-2006 05:24

Do you have any idea what the "other two people" are doing with their connections? They might be running something antisocial (like unthrottled bittorrent clients, for example) and eating up more than their fair share of bandwidth.

Ninja Kawabata

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Join date: 6 Nov 2005

Posts: 135

Setting check

10-20-2006 14:25

Check you bandwidth setting in the SL client try to set it as high as you can for your connection speed, also a few updates back the setting was reset to 500 so you might have to re-adjust it

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Raster Teazle

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Join date: 13 Sep 2005

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10-20-2006 18:30

Another thing to look at is the LAN card in your computer. Is it a older slower model?

SuezanneC Baskerville

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10-20-2006 20:44

One free trace utility is WinMTR, at http://winmtr.sourceforge.net .

Another trace utility is pingplotter, at http://www.pingplotter.com.
The freeware 1.0 version of pingplotter is at http://www.pingplotter.com/downloads/pngplt_1.exe . They also offer for pay versions.

What do you have your Preferences, Network tab, Maximum Bandwidth set at?

There's nothing intrinsically wrong with showing a low bandwidth usage like the 16 kbps I am showing at the moment. I am motionless in a place that has loaded, there isn't much to send me. Of course if you cant' get any higher than that something is amiss.

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Ashrilyn Hayashida

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Join date: 6 Jul 2006

Posts: 103

10-22-2006 05:21

I can verify that a D-Link DI-604 works well enough with Second Life.. I use one.

Just as a random note, I have "Gaming Mode" disabled.

Its help says "Gaming Mode
If you are experiencing difficulties when playing online games or even certain applications that use voice data, you may need to enable Gaming Mode for these applications to work correctly. When not playing games or using these voice applications, it is recommended that Gaming Mode is disabled."
I'm not even sure what it does, exactly, or why it's recommended to be disabled when not playing them.

I have it set to 10/100Mbps Auto (Tools, Misc.), versus 10Mbps/Full which I tried once. Even though my internet connection is less than 1.5 Mbps, it all seemed less laggy with multiple computers when set on 10/100Mbps Auto.
I do have a 100Mbps network card.

And.. under the filters, servers, and all, I didn't have to set up anything for Second Life.

You might check what others are doing with the connection, as others said.. but a lack of bandwidth shouldn't be causing a low framerate/fps. It would just make things load more slowly and potentially delays in moving, chatting, building or otherwise manipulating objects in the world.

For me, at least, I know others loading webpages or downloading can lag me in SL. This router needs some traffic shaping, or something.

Though I am on a wireless internet connection, which surely contributes in some way.

While an area's loading, it will generally use the bandwidth I've specified, and after an area is loaded, it hovers somewhere around 6-20kbps.

Help with a DLink router
Jeanette Hailey Diva Designs Join date: 11 Mar 2005 Posts: 185	10-18-2006 11:47 Hi all! I think I finally figured out my problem of low fps. I noticed the other day that my bandwidth is at about 20kbps, which from what I remember is NOT GOOD. So my question is...what do I change on my router to fix that? The other two people using the connection are just fine, so I don't want to mess with their connections. It's a DLink DI-604. I just can't find the setting in there to allow SL access for me. Any help? _____________________ .-~+Diva+~-. Sprocket Island: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sprocket/68/127/22
Whimsycallie Pegler Registered User Join date: 28 Apr 2006 Posts: 1,003	10-18-2006 12:36 check the knowledge base. There is an article there on configuring your firewall. It discusses router configuration.
Dr Tardis Registered User Join date: 3 Nov 2005 Posts: 426	10-19-2006 18:37 There's no need to change your router settings. A D-Link router (as with almost all home NAT routers) can handle SL just fine. If you're getting poor bandwidth to SL, then it's likely: 1. Your local network. Are you using a WiFi network in your house? Are there 2.4GHz cordless phones in the house (as an example, we have 2.4Ghz phones, and when I'm in the kitchen, and someone walks between my notebook and the router, my connection bogs down). Since SL uses "not guaranteed" UDP packets (why, oh why??) to talk to the client, any packet loss will adversely affect your session. 2. Your route to SL: there used to be a tool to trace the route to SL and see where the slow points are. I can't remember the name, but if you look around in the support section of the site, you should be able to find it. If you dont' know how to configure your router, then you shouldn't be trying to make changes... changing somethig you don't understand could leave you without Internet access - the very thing you'd need to find out how to fix what you changed.
Shep Korvin The Lucky Chair Guy Join date: 30 Jun 2005 Posts: 305	10-20-2006 05:24 Do you have any idea what the "other two people" are doing with their connections? They might be running something antisocial (like unthrottled bittorrent clients, for example) and eating up more than their fair share of bandwidth.
Ninja Kawabata Registered User Join date: 6 Nov 2005 Posts: 135	Setting check 10-20-2006 14:25 Check you bandwidth setting in the SL client try to set it as high as you can for your connection speed, also a few updates back the setting was reset to 500 so you might have to re-adjust it _____________________ Be Part of the Action Join the Coast Guard Auxilary and help save lives
Raster Teazle Registered User Join date: 13 Sep 2005 Posts: 114	10-20-2006 18:30 Another thing to look at is the LAN card in your computer. Is it a older slower model?
SuezanneC Baskerville Forums Rock! Join date: 22 Dec 2003 Posts: 14,229	10-20-2006 20:44 One free trace utility is WinMTR, at http://winmtr.sourceforge.net . Another trace utility is pingplotter, at http://www.pingplotter.com. The freeware 1.0 version of pingplotter is at http://www.pingplotter.com/downloads/pngplt_1.exe . They also offer for pay versions. What do you have your Preferences, Network tab, Maximum Bandwidth set at? There's nothing intrinsically wrong with showing a low bandwidth usage like the 16 kbps I am showing at the moment. I am motionless in a place that has loaded, there isn't much to send me. Of course if you cant' get any higher than that something is amiss. _____________________ - So long to these forums, the vBulletin forums that used to be at forums.secondlife.com. I will miss them. I can be found on the web by searching for "SuezanneC Baskerville", or go to http://www.google.com/profiles/suezanne - http://lindenlab.tribe.net/ created on 11/19/03. Members: Ben, Catherine, Colin, Cory, Dan, Doug, Jim, Philip, Phoenix, Richard, Robin, and Ryan -
Ashrilyn Hayashida Registered User Join date: 6 Jul 2006 Posts: 103	10-22-2006 05:21 I can verify that a D-Link DI-604 works well enough with Second Life.. I use one. Just as a random note, I have "Gaming Mode" disabled. Its help says "Gaming Mode If you are experiencing difficulties when playing online games or even certain applications that use voice data, you may need to enable Gaming Mode for these applications to work correctly. When not playing games or using these voice applications, it is recommended that Gaming Mode is disabled." I'm not even sure what it does, exactly, or why it's recommended to be disabled when not playing them. I have it set to 10/100Mbps Auto (Tools, Misc.), versus 10Mbps/Full which I tried once. Even though my internet connection is less than 1.5 Mbps, it all seemed less laggy with multiple computers when set on 10/100Mbps Auto. I do have a 100Mbps network card. And.. under the filters, servers, and all, I didn't have to set up anything for Second Life. You might check what others are doing with the connection, as others said.. but a lack of bandwidth shouldn't be causing a low framerate/fps. It would just make things load more slowly and potentially delays in moving, chatting, building or otherwise manipulating objects in the world. For me, at least, I know others loading webpages or downloading can lag me in SL. This router needs some traffic shaping, or something. Though I am on a wireless internet connection, which surely contributes in some way. While an area's loading, it will generally use the bandwidth I've specified, and after an area is loaded, it hovers somewhere around 6-20kbps.

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