Wireless "load" issues.

[Toothless]

So I have the Rosewill RNX-N180UBE and for some reason, it won't work at times. Let me explain:

On a MMORPG I like to play, I'll watch Task Manager for network usage and there is basically zero usage. So the game just doesn't load and disconnects. It doesn't do this with many things but loading TPU took FOREVER.

Now if I open a browser with the game open, it actually loads. As if the game doesn't create a "load" for the wireless card to think it needs to be used. Some games work perfectly fine besides the occasional lag spike, but say, Warframe, really doesn't like my card as it just won't even connect.

Any advice?

 

[Steevo]

Are you manually changing your MTU on the PC?

 

[remixedcat]

drivers? you got the latest ones?

 

[Toothless]

Are you manually changing your MTU on the PC?

Not that I know of.

drivers? you got the latest ones?

Yep.

 

[AsRock]

Look in device manager and tell it not to save power in the device advanced options, i noticed on one of mine that it actually turns it off if not in use so might want to check

 

[Kursah]

Go into BIOS or System Power Settings and ensure you're system isn't placing idle USB to sleep.

+1 to AsRock... ninja'd. Saw his post just pop up...figured I'd still add mine.

 

[Toothless]

Look in device manager and tell it not to save power in the device advanced options, i noticed on one of mine that it actually turns it off if not in use so might want to check

Go into BIOS or System Power Settings and ensure you're system isn't placing idle USB to sleep.

+1 to AsRock... ninja'd. Saw his post just pop up...figured I'd still add mine.

Already did that.

 

[remixedcat]

is the driver provided by rosewill or direct from realtek?

 

[Toothless]

is the driver provided by rosewill or direct from realtek?

Now that is a good question.. I'm not sure.

 

[Kursah]

I use that same adapter on my old lady's rig...it's working flawlessly and has been great in Win 7 x64 and Win 8.1 x64. That is using whatever driver loads from auto detection iirc. I will go check here shortly though and report back because it's been a long time since I've had do to anything with that WiFi adapter. It was pretty much plug it in, set my credentials and go.

We'll get you sorted.

I did a quick search for your issue, and it seems like all point to power saving settings.

 

[eidairaman1]

This person keeps screwing with stuff that doesnt need to be screwed with unless the isp says to screw with it.

 

[Steevo]

This person keeps screwing with stuff that doesnt need to be screwed with unless the isp says to screw with it.

This is how we all started, from soldering a serial port plus amp onto my old DSL modem to host CS, to unlocking cards, shaders, overclocking, CPU cores, rewriting memory SPD, and a lot else. Its what we do here, this isn't a forum of nannies that buy hardware and put it together as neatly and cleanly as possible, its not the forum of people who only run LN tests, its a conglomeration of people who are all of that and take chances. Its why some of us have killed hardware, and will continue to do so, its why W1zz wrote about how to recover BIOS's. Its why some of us learned to use a Hex editor for more than having fun with windows and the occasional security issue.

Its why I have been here for so long and will hopefully stay here.

 

[eidairaman1]

Well @Steevo g4u, keep on doin what you are doin but honestly he keeps on popping up pointless threads like this. Modification is only great if you know what you are getting into and the consequences of that, this person keeps on breaking his stuff.

 

[AsRock]

Already did that.

How about the options here, and might want to check in the power options too in control panel.

 

[Kursah]

So I checked my old lady's PC, and the same Rosewill WiFi Adapter you have, here's the driver info we have:

Driver Vendor: Microsoft
Driver Version: 1086.51.328.2013
Driver Date: 3/28/2013

I did notice a couple of interesting things, her adapter IS set to be disabled when not in use in both the adapter settings and also USB settings in Power Management. One thing that was different though, and is worth checking is in Power Management go to Wireless Adapter Settings > Power Saving Mode > set to Maximum Performance.

Beyond there, there's no good reason beyond a firewall port block or something similar for why your MMO shouldn't be working right that I can see with the description of the issue you provided. If you have any more details to provide, including what you have and haven't changed we'll work forward on this issue.

 

[Toothless]

Well @Kursah. Basically everything is stock. The only thing I changed network-related is this.

Now I've always done these one every computer I've owned and have never had issues. I'll turn them off when I get home and try again.

 

[Toothless]

UPDATE TIME.

I disabled the two things as in my last post. No change.

Also, adding this in.

 

[Kursah]

I wonder if something else is at play other than the wireless adapter. If you were losing utilization, it would be a disconnect. I believe this is something more with ports and possibly port forwarding more-so than your wifi adapter.

Maybe look into your game that isn't working right and see if you can find out what ports to specifically unblock and see if that helps.

It seems that when you initiate a browser session or using http via port 80 things come alive again. I would be looking at your games and network setups. If you have aggressive port blocking, upnp is blocked, etc. you might have issues with some requested ports being opened and games/applications timing out trying to reach servers they cannot because of said blockage.

Wish I was close by to see what the issue is or try to duplicate it. My kids play all sorts of online games w/o issue using that same adapter and OS. With even less messing around than you've done thus far. That's why I'm curious if it's not an OS or Router Firewall issue or something else in the links between you and the Internet.

 

[Toothless]

I wonder if something else is at play other than the wireless adapter. If you were losing utilization, it would be a disconnect. I believe this is something more with ports and possibly port forwarding more-so than your wifi adapter.

Maybe look into your game that isn't working right and see if you can find out what ports to specifically unblock and see if that helps.

It seems that when you initiate a browser session or using http via port 80 things come alive again. I would be looking at your games and network setups. If you have aggressive port blocking, upnp is blocked, etc. you might have issues with some requested ports being opened and games/applications timing out trying to reach servers they cannot because of said blockage.

Wish I was close by to see what the issue is or try to duplicate it. My kids play all sorts of online games w/o issue using that same adapter and OS. With even less messing around than you've done thus far. That's why I'm curious if it's not an OS or Router Firewall issue or something else in the links between you and the Internet.

Well I'm open for any help that I can get. Even a teamviewer session will be alright by me.

 

[remixedcat]

have you installed directly from realtek?

 

[Toothless]

have you installed directly from realtek?

It was a plug-download-play thing, even said so on the box. I'm going to try the drivers from uh.. Rosewill here soon.

 

[Aquinus]

It sounds like you're dropping packets. I wouldn't be surprised if you have the wi-fi antenna situated in such a way where you get a good signal but you drop most of the packets you send out. Describe to us the barriers (in a straight line) between your AP and your wi-fi device. Also, have you verified that it works fine when you're using the adapter basically next to the AP? Try to rule out radio interference is what I'm really trying to get at.

 

[Kursah]

Don't expect too much difference with drivers, but it's worth a shot to narrow down. Just because MS OE drivers work fine on my end, doesn't mean it won't work on your end! It's all worth a shot.

I might be up for a Teamviewer session at some point, unfortunately not at the moment.

+1 to moving the antenna, it comes with a base + 3ft USB cord and the +5db antenna...it shouldn't have any issues picking a signal up...mine sure as hell doesn't (picks up more wifi signals than any other device in the house! ). What signal rating do you have? How many other WiFi networks are in your area...it might not hurt to try a different channel on the AP/router if there's a lot. This could be a major cause for concern if there's interference.

I'm still thinking you should check the game's FAQ or contact support and see if they can advise you on the ports you need to allow through your firewall(s).

You can test inbound ports with something like this: http://www.whatsmyip.org/port-scanner/

Which should be closed until the application/game is using them, but it depends on your router and network setup.

 

[Toothless]

Don't expect too much difference with drivers, but it's worth a shot to narrow down. Just because MS OE drivers work fine on my end, doesn't mean it won't work on your end! It's all worth a shot.

I might be up for a Teamviewer session at some point, unfortunately not at the moment.

+1 to moving the antenna, it comes with a base + 3ft USB cord and the +5db antenna...it shouldn't have any issues picking a signal up...mine sure as hell doesn't (picks up more wifi signals than any other device in the house! ). What signal rating do you have? How many other WiFi networks are in your area...it might not hurt to try a different channel on the AP/router if there's a lot. This could be a major cause for concern if there's interference.

I'm still thinking you should check the game's FAQ or contact support and see if they can advise you on the ports you need to allow through your firewall(s).

You can test inbound ports with something like this: http://www.whatsmyip.org/port-scanner/

Which should be closed until the application/game is using them, but it depends on your router and network setup.

Sadly moving the card does nothing and there are no other networks I can test on. My laptop was completely fine on the network and game so it's this one wireless card. It's plugged directly into my USB 2.0 port in the front.

Here is another weird issue. I ran the wireless card on my LAPTOP and it worked fine, so I'm not sure what is exactly causing it.

 

[remixedcat]

Does your laptop have the same os and drivers?