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Actiontech MRI424WS router wireless problems with PS3

I'm having major issues with lag and keeping a stable connection while gaming wirelessly on my Playstation 3. I've seeked advice and tried just about everything. Fortunately, I am able to get a connection to PSN. The problem is I lag in every single Metal Gear Online game I play and I constantly get a message saying "connection is not stable" and it disconnects me from the host. I've got a static ip set for my ps3 (192.168.1.80) and I put it in the DMZ on the router settings. The ps3 shows the signal strength at around 85-100% consistently. I tried setting the routers firewall setting to "low" and setting "ssid broadcast" to "off" last night. I rebooted but haven't yet had a chance to test the system out. I'll try it out when I get home. Does anybody have any suggestions? Surely there is a FIOS tech out there who's a gamer and can solve this for me!

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Telcoguru

Do you have Verizon Fios TV servive? If you do not have TV service I would get a Ethernet connection from Verizon and switch to a different router. If you have TV service take out all the configurations you did to the router it is not needed. All you need is the SSID and WEP key for Playstation 3.

zdenneh

Thanks for the reply. I do not have FIOS TV service; I have DirecTV. Unfortunately, I'm still experiencing difficulty with my ps3 wireless connection. I'm mostly able to keep a connection to the network, but the lag is terrible and the games I've played frequently kick me out due to "unstable connection". I have FIOS 10mb/ 2mb. I noticed that the game Metal Gear Online has a network settings menu which I am able to adjust the maximum upload speed. If I adjust it to the lowest speed (96kps upload), I am able to play the game without getting disconnected. The game recommends 512kbps upload if in a "fast network such as fiber optic". Ha! It recommends at least 128kbps upload for smooth play, but suggests to adjust it lower if in a "slow network" and experiencing disconnects. If I adjust it to any speed higher than the lowest speed I get disconnected within 10-30 minutes. This leads me to the conclusion that I am experiening lag spikes from Verizon so severe I cannot consistently upload any faster than 96kps! I've thrown my hands up in the air on this and have decided to seek out a new internet service that can provide a stable wireless connection to a ps3.

Message Edited by zdenneh on 08-07-2008 11:30 AM

Telcoguru

I would have Verizon switch you to an Ethernet connection and use my own router. This should fix your trouble.

zdenneh

I'm not sure if I understand what you mean. If I wanted to use ethernet I would just run an ethernet cable from the Actiontech router. I wouldn't need to have them switch me to ethernet or get me a new router. The Actiontech has 4 LAN ethernet slots in the back of it. The router and modem is installed in kitchen, about 30 ft from the ps3. I'm not going to run a 30 ft cord through the kitchen to the living room. The wireless connection to the ps3 has a pretty good signal (about 80%) but the speed is too unstable to game. I've been to busy to contact Verizon in the last couple days. I'll try them on Monday and see if I can actually get somebody on the phone who might be able to propose a solution. I shouldn't have to buy a new modem to use my ps3 online. I only need a steady 200-500 kbps to game online, which is really quite sad considering I pay for 10mb/2mb FIOS internet and fall short of that.

Message Edited by zdenneh on 08-08-2008 09:40 PM

dslr595148

I have to ask a question..

I know that it is possible to portforward manually.

But how does UPnP improve things?

And I might add.. I am not talking about having at least two game consoles (example PS3) behind this router.

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Anyways..

Verizon provided routers have a small routing table. See as need be

http://www.verizonfioswiki.com/index.php/Using_Your_Own_Router

what to do about it.

Good luck.

CharlesH

Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Plug_and_Play

Some highlights about the protocol, Quality of service which can improve your gaming experience for sure. There are a lot of features of upnp, I would glance at that page.

ShiftyBW

@dslr595148 wrote:
I have to ask a question..

I know that it is possible to portforward manually.

But how does UPnP improve things?

And I might add.. I am not talking about having at least two game consoles (example PS3) behind this router.

--

Anyways..

Verizon provided routers have a small routing table. See as need be

http://www.verizonfioswiki.com/index.php/Using_Your_Own_Router

what to do about it.

Good luck.

After reading through that, I'm actually bewildered at the fact that Verizon came in here and managed to FUBAR my entire network with that Actiontec router, and not only that, the way it's set up for my TV I can't even plug my own router in myself; now I have to call them up and have myself switched over to CAT instead of now-inconvenient coax?

Come on. News flash: It would have been really great to know during installation that the router you were going to provide me with was sub-par and was going to be dropping incomnig connections left and right. Now I see why it was free on installation.

dslr595148

To: All.

#1 About their routers..

What is worse, is they have know this issue for years and they refuse to fix it.

Note: Please keep in mind, this is only info that I found on the net. I do not have FIOS (and never have).

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#2 About the UPnP issue.

There is a variant of the widespread Zlob trojan that uses UPnP to can change DNS settings in your router.

And thanks to UPnP, it does not have to know/find out the user name and password of the router.

Great. Grr...

Which is why, I would recommend manually forwarding. With only one catch, what I said before in this thread.

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To: ShiftyBW (and others trying to forward with the PS3)

Anyways moving along back to the issue, of forwarding for this PS3...

What is the DHCP range of the router?

This should be something about a Starting IP and the Ending IP or a Starting IP and the Number of users in the router.

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