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How can I make my Xbox Live experience NOT LAG when someone is using a comp
When ever I am playing on Xbox Live while someone is using a computer/lap top at home, I lag. Why does this happen? I lag only for a split second when the person is browsing web pages, but I lag a lot when the person is watching videos or downloading files. How can I fix this? I heard you can make your Xbox the main priority with the internet sharing that way the computer is slow instead of the Xbox or something like that, or do port forwarding with the Xbox. If any of those suggestions are true then how can I do it? Other suggestions would be nice, looking for a not so complicated way where I can enjoy Xbox Live without suffering lag while someone is on a computer. And don't say wait for the person to stop using the computer because that's not what I'm looking for. Oh, and my Xbox is directly connected to the modem with a really long cable going from downstairs (Xbox) to the upstairs (Modem).
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Honestly, get a better connection.
I'm picturing your network right now, I think you mean that your x box is plugged into the router. Both cable and DSL usually have a modem which is connected to a wall, which is connected through its one ethernet port to a router, which can be connected to more computers and can send out wireless.
If you actually ARE plugged into the modem, that might be part of the problem. Modems are generally not designed to handle routing tasks and to help manage data flow on a network.
This would mean your modem has more than one ethernet port. The best solution for this would be to buy a router (I recommend Linksys) and plug the router into the modem, then plug everything else into the router. That should help some, especially with online gaming, which doesn't actually require that much bandwidth.
If someone is actually downloading, however, you're probably going to still see alot of lag. For that, you just would have to get a connection with more bandwidth. There's only so much that can be sent or received at one time, and the X box communications are likely to be lower priority than file transfers and video, so some of your data gets dumped when the networks overflowing. Hence, lag.
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