Controlling Internet use

[SleekDaElite]

Can someone please help me with this...
at my house we have 2 wireless computers hooked up to a 256 internet connection. I use this mostly for gaming but everytime the other computer is booted up i start to get a higher ping.. using chat programs like MSN is allright but as soon as it starts to even use explorer i get kicked almost every time. Is it possible for me to prioritise the 2 computers with the modem so i can at least get my ping low enough to not get booted from servers??

[mbossman2]

1st off, going to a wired connection wihle gaming may improve the situation a bit. Wireless is a shared technology, akin to a hub, and with multiple PCs on the wireless connection collisions will occur and can affect your overall connection speed.

As to prioritization:

What you are talking about is quality of service (QoS) functionality. If you have a router/switch capable of reading layer 2 priority tags (802.1q/802.1p functionality) then you may be able to pull it off. 1st thing to check is the above functionality is something your devices can handle.

[SleekDaElite]

OK sounds pretty striahgt forward so far.... can u tell me how exactly i find out if my router can do that?? im not very good with the technical side of comps lol... i only play games

[mbossman2]

what is the make and model of your router?

[SleekDaElite]

Siemans Speedstream 6520

[flanzig1]

You will need to get into the routers control panel to make any changes. Here's a link on how to access the control panel: http://myway.faq.frontiernet.net/faq_answer.asp?c=8&q=370

[SleekDaElite]

if i run through the steps on this page will it let me prioritise the 2 computers?? e.g. give the gaming one 60% and the other 40%

[mbossman2]

this router does not appear to have the granular level of control necessary to do any real restrictions/controls.