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08-30-2009, 08:10 AM
This is a solution for those who use Vista with a wireless network adapter. If you experience periodic (about every minute) lag spikes that last for about 3-5 seconds, this method is for you!
There is a solution but it's very annoying, blame windows. The problem is that Wireless networks are set to check for new networks every 1 minute. Everytime it does this any internet activity completely stops for about 3 seconds. In XP you could turn this off, but in Vista you cannot through a normal means. Here is the solution:
On your desktop right click and go to New> Shortcut. Then a box comes up asking for the shortcut command. Put this into the shortcut line:
C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /k netsh wlan set autoconfig enabled=yes interface="Wireless Network Connection"
Then make another shortcut and put this:
C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /k netsh wlan set autoconfig enabled=no interface="Wireless Network Connection"
Name the first one Internet ON, The second one Internet OFF. Everytime before you start an internet game, double click the OFF one. This will stop Vista from looking for wireless networks. Then turn it back on when you're done or leave it off (I do). The only time you need it to turn back on is if you disconnect from your network somehow. Then you just turn it right back on, connect, and right back off.
P.S. ATTENTION: On those command lines where it says" Wireless Network Connection", You must make that the name of your wireless network connection. To find out what that is on your bottom right tray right click your internet symbol and go to Networking and Sharing center. Then it will say Connection: Wireless Network Connection (RouterName). You need to put whatever that is in there, without the router name. If you don't do it correctly, when you run the file it will say "No such network exist" so you'll know you need to fix it.
There is a solution but it's very annoying, blame windows. The problem is that Wireless networks are set to check for new networks every 1 minute. Everytime it does this any internet activity completely stops for about 3 seconds. In XP you could turn this off, but in Vista you cannot through a normal means. Here is the solution:
On your desktop right click and go to New> Shortcut. Then a box comes up asking for the shortcut command. Put this into the shortcut line:
C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /k netsh wlan set autoconfig enabled=yes interface="Wireless Network Connection"
Then make another shortcut and put this:
C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /k netsh wlan set autoconfig enabled=no interface="Wireless Network Connection"
Name the first one Internet ON, The second one Internet OFF. Everytime before you start an internet game, double click the OFF one. This will stop Vista from looking for wireless networks. Then turn it back on when you're done or leave it off (I do). The only time you need it to turn back on is if you disconnect from your network somehow. Then you just turn it right back on, connect, and right back off.
P.S. ATTENTION: On those command lines where it says" Wireless Network Connection", You must make that the name of your wireless network connection. To find out what that is on your bottom right tray right click your internet symbol and go to Networking and Sharing center. Then it will say Connection: Wireless Network Connection (RouterName). You need to put whatever that is in there, without the router name. If you don't do it correctly, when you run the file it will say "No such network exist" so you'll know you need to fix it.