Login Server, Wireless

[Subjagator]

Hmm. Ok then. Damn, eq in bed was sounding damn good. Guess I will have to sit at my desk. Thanks for the reply though. I guess EQ is just too old for much wireless support. Do you if using normal wire to connect to login then using wireless afterwards would work? or would I just get disconnected?

[techguy84]

Switching wouldnt work either because of your laptop changing connections. You will be disconnected from the server, needing to log all the way back out then back in only to get the same problems.

Pick up a router from walmart for $15

[Subjagator]

Originally Posted by mattmeck

Pick up a router from walmart for $15

I have a wireless router. I will just buy a very long wire. That should fix it

Thanks.

[Kayot]

Originally Posted by mattmeck

Pick up a router from walmart for $15

You mean hub, a router is much more expensive. I don't suggest a hub ever. To many collisions. It slows the data stream to a crawl too.

[cavedude]

No, you actually can get true routers for that cheap nowadays. True hubs are actually more expensive (closer to $100 for 4 or 5 port). Go figure

[Caseus]

I've played EQ both on live and on EqEmu with a laptop and wireless router connection.

When I started, I had a horrible time. There are 7 wireless networks within range of my house. My laptop kept switching connections and I'd get disconnected constantly. That changed when I changed my network to a security-enabled wireless network, and set my laptop to automatically connect to my network as a preferred network. After that, everything worked great.

IF you're using Windows XP, the best place to start is to make sure your network is listed in the preferred networks box (Network Connections->Wireless Network Connection->Wireless Networks).

[Subjagator]

There is only 3 other connections in range of my laptop and they are never on at 3am, which is when I play eq in bed. I have it set up to only connect to my wireless and my wireless has a security protocol thingy. It is not the speed. I can download files from the internet through my wireless at 300k+ and upload at 40k+ which should be well above the minimum required to connect to an online server. I also play a lot of lan games with my wireless and although I might get a bit of lag sometimes it is not a major problem. I don't really want to go out and buy more hubs and/or routers because knowing my luck it will probably not work. I can learn to live with playing at my desk I guess.