why do i lag a lot

[Big Red 11]

Originally Posted by erg

the length of the ethernet cable doesnt matter, the data that travels between your PS2 and the Socom server travels at the speed of light. Im sure an extra foot of cable wont affect it

Aye.

The only thing about the cable that will screw you up is breaks, disruptions, extreme bends (forming an angle, sort of like a garden hose), and sometimes pinching.

[socomgunner]

Dude maybe you have a bad modem.like my at first it was horrible.now its kinda perfect.good luck

[Paco Fuentes]

Originally Posted by RadioactiveMan

If you use a router, it might not be up to speed. If less than 100mb, it will lag severely. I could be wrong, however. I'm not too brilliant when it comes to this crap.

That has nothing to do with it. Even a 10mb router is at least 10-15 times faster than a cable/dsl connection.

Originally Posted by erg

the length of the ethernet cable doesnt matter, the data that travels between your PS2 and the Socom server travels at the speed of light. Im sure an extra foot of cable wont affect it

Actually the length of an ethernet cable can make a difference in the quality of the connection, if it's a cheap cable on top of being long, or has other defects. Don't be cheap on buying a network cable, make sure it's at least CAT5. Otherwise you can end up with a poor connection to your router/cable/dsl modem, resulting in dropped packets that have to get resent or just plain lost.

-- Paul

[XYB42]

My Ethernet cord is directly in to my PS2.

Some people told me it was my cord others told me it was my ISP.

Which one is it

Because sometimes I lag so badly that people think I am pulling my cord

[Paco Fuentes]

Originally Posted by XYB42

My Ethernet cord is directly in to my PS2.

Some people told me it was my cord others told me it was my ISP.

Which one is it

Because sometimes I lag so badly that people think I am pulling my cord

It could be either. Go buy a good CAT5 cable and if it still does it then maybe it's your ISP.

-- Paul