[Psyy]

Hi everyone,

I'm running Vista Home Premium 64-bit.
With a wireless card called: WL-181 Wireless Network 300N PCI Card
Router is a Philips model (a Belgium product)

My problem:
Every 60seconds Vista preforms a scan for new wireless connections, resulting in a lag spike.
Wireless Zero Config is my key word for trying to get a fix on this problem.

My options to resolve:
- Turning 2 options off on my Wireless Connection (didn't work):
* Connect automaticly when this network is in range
* Connect to a more preferred network if available

- Run Vista AntiLag (didn't work)

- Run Optimized (didn't work)

- Tryed with scripts to Disable Wlan (didn't work):
* C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /k netsh wlan set autoconfig enabled=yes interface="Wireless Network Connection"
* C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /k netsh wlan set autoconfig enabled=no interface="Wireless Network Connection"
This option in Vista compleetly shuts down Wireless lan immediatly, so resulting in a internet loss.
This also shutted down my wireless lan card - so I couldnt setup it anymore.

- Also made a new registry (didn't work):
* HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces\{GUID}
* DhcpConnDisableBcastFlagToggle

ADDED 04/05/09
- Changing an Scan Interval number in regedit (didn't work):
* HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Wlansvc\Interfaces\{randomized code}
* Look for "Scan Interval" and change "60 ea 00 00" to "00 ea 00 00".
Didn't work for me, it reset to 60 after reboot and ping didn't change before reboot aswell.


Optional things ive done:
- Router Firmware updated
- Wireless Card updated


Any help from here on is defently apreciated.

Thanks in advance.
Psyy

Edited by Psyy, 04 May 2009 - 02:59 PM.

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More addition information:

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Nathan-PC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Wireless-N Network PCI Card WL-181
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0C-F6-3E-E7-05
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::a12d:7ba3:1fde:d448%15(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.4(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : zondag 3 mei 2009 17:45:37
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : dinsdag 5 mei 2009 18:52:05
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

[Psyy]

More addition information:

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Nathan-PC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Wireless-N Network PCI Card WL-181
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0C-F6-3E-E7-05
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::a12d:7ba3:1fde:d448%15(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.4(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : zondag 3 mei 2009 17:45:37
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : dinsdag 5 mei 2009 18:52:05
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

[Psyy]

Bump for great misery from Online Gamers!

Problem fixers:

- Get a Auto Config Software for you Wlan Card (then you can turn WZC off):
* Wireless-N Network PCI Card WL-181 --- from Sitecom
* If anyone knows a Auto Config Software for this card i would be happy to hear it

- Get a new Wireless card that doesnt give this problem:
* Feedback? Witch card is best to buy to fix this problem




Thanks in advance,
Psyy

[Psyy]

FIXED


How I fixed this problem:

- First i dowloaded this file (http://www.ralinktec....0.7.0_Free.exe) from Ralink website. Even while my wireless card isnt from Ralink it still worked!

- Install the file - it will install drivers & utilty.

- Remove your utility your using atm to connect from your wireless card to the internet

- Make 2 Shortcut's on your desktop:
* right click --> new --> shortcut
* for the first one you give in this: C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /k netsh wlan set autoconfig enabled=yes interface="Wireless Network Connection"
* name it Wlan Enable (name it w/e you like, it doesnt matter to much)

* for the second short cut, give in this: C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /k netsh wlan set autoconfig enabled=no interface="Wireless Network Connection"
* name it Wlan Disable

ok; so now we got a new Utility from Ralink and 2 short cuts to disable & enable Wlan.

- Open the utility from Ralink (C:\Program Files (x86)\Ralink\RT2860 Wireless LAN Card\Utility) if you didnt put it somewhere else.
- Connect to you router
- Run the shortcut "Wlan Disable"

Now the Wireless Zero Config is disabled but your internet is still connected!
ping -t www.google.com to see if it worked
It worked for me so i hope it works for you to

Now, after your done playing, its better to run the shortcut "Wlan Enable".
Just for easyer reboot next time, otherwise he will not find your connection again after your reboot, then you just have to run Wlan Enable - get your connection back and run "Wlan Disable" to get rid of Wireless Zero Config.


So for total recount:
* download utility from Ralink (even if your card isnt from Ralink)
* remove old utilty (or dont let it run automatic)
* make 2 shortcuts to Disable & Enable Wlan
* run Ralink utility
* disbale wlan
* play with no lagspikes
* enable wlan
* shutdown

I'm tracking this forum so if you have any question, here is the place to ask.

Thanks in advance,
Psyy.

Edited by Psyy, 04 May 2009 - 03:55 PM.

[duganator9]

I know its like 4 years later, but this fixed worked great for me. Thank you so much. You have solved my horrible issue with getting 999ms ping in games. You're amazing.