computer=low ping, xbox=lag ???

[keith_mahoney]

Why is it I can play on a server with 63 other people on BF2 with no lag and a low ping rate but I can't even play on an 8 person game of Team Fortress 2 on xbox 360 with out lagging like crazy?
I am so pissed I bout this game for the 360 since there is no 1 player option with bots and I can not play it online.

[glc]

Exactly how are you connecting the 360 to the Internet?

[keith_mahoney]

Sorry should have mentiond that. It is hooked up through the same linksys router the computer is. Nothing different. That is what I don't understand, heck I don't even know how people try to play online with a wireless connection.
I also do not have both computer and xbox on at the same time, they each get shut down when not in use.

[glc]

Have you tried a different cable, different router port, and rebooting the router?

[keith_mahoney]

Yes I have tried several cables, I have a whole box full, unfortunately the one kink may be I have one of those extender pieces to link two cables together. That may well be the culprit. I did have a 200' cable I buit off a spool of cat5 I used but ended up losing to a roomate a couple years ago. I may just try ordering a custom lenght of cable to have one piece again.

I was also wondering if the whole xbox love thing wasn't trying to draw for other resources other than the game in progress like constantly scanning my console to make sure I haven't modded the system in any way. I knew people who had their accounts deleted on modded xbox's like that back in the day. But that brings up the point again that people acually connect and play wirelessly.

[mojo]

Hook up a laptop to the exact same cable (coupler and all) that you use for the xbox and run some pings and connection tests and see what you get.

[keith_mahoney]

Man why didn't I think of that thanks I'll try that out.
This site is great. It's nice to have people with common sense answering questions for a change.

[glc]

It's also nice to have members that accept logical troubleshooting procedures!

[keith_mahoney]

Anyhow finally pulled myself away from BF2 long enough to check this out and got a speed of <1ms so no problems there. On the otherhand a friend brought over COD4 for the 360 and I get very little lag if at all so it must be the way TF2 is set up. Man I can't even begint to play that game though