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Hello Teamliquid,
Let me first start off by telling you what I have done so far. I hope pictures will be good enough for the telling.
I followed the advice on portfoward.com, and here's what I've done so far.
![[image loading]](http://i50.tinypic.com/1zveqdj.jpg)
![[image loading]](http://i48.tinypic.com/o5p73c.jpg)
We're all set, right? Then why do I still...
1. Lag so horribly?
It's like I conflict with 80% of b.net users.
2. Can't join games that other players can join?
There's only a few hosts whom I can join a game without problems.
3. Games show up with green bars, but b.net gives me "high latency" crap?
So retarded.
I'll add the more laughable info - > I'm still using dial-up. Yes, dial-up. But I didn't have a problem with lag this bad before I got an upgraded dial-up connection.
Un-upgraded dial-up - no problemo.
This "high-speed" dial-up - lag through the roof!
So the only source of problem I can think of is the router.
My router is a comtrend 5621T. What my connection looks like is the phone line goes from my wall, into my router, and from my router comes out an ethernet that hooks up to my computer.
Here's my ms paint job of it.
![[image loading]](http://i50.tinypic.com/qxqand.jpg)
Here are some extra information (not sure if they're useful):
![[image loading]](http://i50.tinypic.com/2qsnlvq.jpg)
![[image loading]](http://i46.tinypic.com/ejvgr6.jpg)
![[image loading]](http://i50.tinypic.com/3013ome.jpg)
Also, my router has an option for a QoS (Quality of Service), and I have tried following that path as well, but either I put in wrong information or that doesn't work either.
Ok... Guys, this lag issue is completely screwing up my want to play Starcraft. I love this game. But if I can't fix this short of buying dsl (which I won't), then I am not going to waste my time playing laggy games, and more importantly, I don't want to waste the time of other players.
I'm taking the chance of showing you all this information because I trust you guys, and I am on the brink of just quitting Starcraft if I don't find a solution soon.
Please... please, help me out here.
Any help is much appreciated. If your solution finally breaks the spell, I will put your name in my signature and write that I'm your #1 fan.
Cheers.
 
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I don't understand why you don't use DHCP.
Don't set manually your IP with Windows. If you have only one computer at home, change the DHCP address start and end IP to 192.168.1.2, so when you will connect to your router, you will obtain the 192.168.1.2 address for sure. Then forward the port for 192.168.1.2
Edit : I don't know what you mean exactly by "upgraded dial-up" but if you are talking about the dial-up connection where the ISP performs compression, this might be the cause of your problem. Didn't know that kind of connection still exists in 2010 lol.
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Try directly connecting your pc to your modem. just to see if your router is the one causing the lag.
And your using dial-up connection. i think SC2 requires broadband connection. 56k isnt broadband.
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@ endy
I've been browsing the web almost religiously to find a solution before I decided to bother you guys with another port forwarding problem. The only other help forum I found that matched my router was in portforward.com. Since they seemed to know so much about port forwarding, I followed their lead almost by the book. One of their methods was that I set up the DHCP, but I use a static IP address that is outside of the DHCP.
Will follow your lead and try this method out.
@keNn)
My computer used a modem card, but I kind of lost it... And it's Starcraft 1 I'm trying to play.
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@ endy
I set the DHCP to start and end with one address, then I port forwarded it to that address the same way as the picture above (picture 1). I also had my windows obtain an IP automatically (picture 2). The result is I'm still unable to join games that have green bars, and the few that I am able to join causes lag.
About your edit: My previous dial-up was running at 56k. Now it's "upgraded" to 128K, haha! So how can I resolve the ISP compression problem without having to switch to dsl/cable? Or is this hopeless? =(
[Edit 2]
@ endy
I surfed the web to see if I can disable the compression, and it said there's a checkbox in my TCP/IP tab where I can check if I want it or not. I don't have the checkbox, so maybe this is not the case?
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reset your router to factory standards then set up whatever you had before you messed with it.
Then google search simple pot forward.
It's a program that does -all- of it for you. (It's a little buggy so you might have to reset and try again but it will work.)
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If it was fine before it probably isn't the port forwarding setup. Port forwarding is either going to work or its not. Not having ports forwarded will usually not effect latency, only your ability to host games.
I'm betting its the "upgraded" dial-up using compression to exceed 56k.
You could always do something for a few hours to earn some cash and get a cheap DSL plan  . Hell the time you've spent on this coulda already payed for a couple months lol.
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@ Eiserne
The program does what I already did. Thanks though =) Yeah, it kept asking me for the router's password like 50 times!
@Wr3k
I kind of figured this was how it was going to end.
I'm not paying a lot for my current plan. The cheapest DSL that is available in my area is around $40. Yeah, since I live in the boonies (countryside), we don't really have any of the more common services like AT&T which has a price of $20?
I can spend the extra money on other things of need, not want.
Again with this compression. I just read up on it, and I'm wondering if I asked my ISP if they can disable it, if they can, would it just bring my speed back to 56k? Hahaha!
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