Improve Your Connection on XBOX One
Jul 4, 2017 10:33:00 GMT -5
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Post by Lifted on Jul 4, 2017 10:33:00 GMT -5
I am probably going to pay for this in constant lag outs now just for bringing it up, but for those that play with me a lot, you know that I very rarely have lag or lag outs or even chat issues. I tend to believe its because of the setup I have with my local home network. I can't guarantee any of this advice will work for you, im only saying that with my setup, I have a lot of success, so i thought I would share what I do.
My Router is a Netgear WNDR4500. To be completely honest, I have no idea where this ranks in the good/bad rankings of routers, but I have always had seemingly good performance from it.
My connection stats:
DL: +/- 50 mbps
UL: +/- 6 mbps
Ping: 10 ms
1. I don't use the wireless feature on the XBOX, Hardwire only. This means I have a wire running from the router, directly to the XBOX One. There are too many opportunities for interference from other electronics for me to be convinced that it will work reliably. I honestly think this is the biggest problem most people have.
2. I assign my XBOX One it's own IP address (static IP). This way the XBOX One will always communicate through the same channel, never needing to be refreshed. The more solid the traffic route for the data, the better.
On my Router this is called 'Address Reservation. You need to find the mac address of your XBOX (found in your xbox network settings) and assign an IP address to it.
In fact, pretty much ever device that I have on my network is assigned it's own IP address. I like to reduce any confusion between devices when the router is trying to assign them.
Once you have assigned your XBOX One with it's own static IP address, you will want to port forward that IP. This will open certain channels of communication between servers and your Xbox one and router. To be honest I don't know a lot about this stuff, only that it seems necessary for having a stable connection.
Here is a sight that can help you do port forwarding. On the site they have links for a variety of routers out there, so they can help you do it step by step on your router.
portforward.com/router.htm
3. I set up my XBOX to shut down completely. This means updates aren't applied automatically, but also means nothing is clogging up the XBOX with data while im away. In addition to that, make sure exit out of GTA Online, letting it save first, then shut down your XBOX completely. Always a good idea to exit out of any other apps that you aren't using in the background too.
Additionally, The moment I start having issues on XBOX, wether timing out or lag out or whatever, I clear my mac address on the XBOX One. This will clear the cache and reset your xbox, Usually when I do this it resolves my problems. To Clear your mac, Got to Network Settings -->Advanced --> Clear (I think, ill double check when Im on and edit accordingly)
I can try to help with questions, but every router software can be different, so navigating will limit my help, along with each router having different features and names for things, that I may not understand.
Lastly, I am very much a novice at these things, only playing around with them on my own routers over the years. My network administration schooling 16 years ago may also have a small amount to do with my understanding, but a lot has changed since then, SOoooo....if there is anybody else that has any useful info to add, please feel free to discuss here!
Hopefully this helps to clear up issues people have.
My Router is a Netgear WNDR4500. To be completely honest, I have no idea where this ranks in the good/bad rankings of routers, but I have always had seemingly good performance from it.
My connection stats:
DL: +/- 50 mbps
UL: +/- 6 mbps
Ping: 10 ms
1. I don't use the wireless feature on the XBOX, Hardwire only. This means I have a wire running from the router, directly to the XBOX One. There are too many opportunities for interference from other electronics for me to be convinced that it will work reliably. I honestly think this is the biggest problem most people have.
2. I assign my XBOX One it's own IP address (static IP). This way the XBOX One will always communicate through the same channel, never needing to be refreshed. The more solid the traffic route for the data, the better.
On my Router this is called 'Address Reservation. You need to find the mac address of your XBOX (found in your xbox network settings) and assign an IP address to it.
In fact, pretty much ever device that I have on my network is assigned it's own IP address. I like to reduce any confusion between devices when the router is trying to assign them.
Once you have assigned your XBOX One with it's own static IP address, you will want to port forward that IP. This will open certain channels of communication between servers and your Xbox one and router. To be honest I don't know a lot about this stuff, only that it seems necessary for having a stable connection.
Here is a sight that can help you do port forwarding. On the site they have links for a variety of routers out there, so they can help you do it step by step on your router.
portforward.com/router.htm
3. I set up my XBOX to shut down completely. This means updates aren't applied automatically, but also means nothing is clogging up the XBOX with data while im away. In addition to that, make sure exit out of GTA Online, letting it save first, then shut down your XBOX completely. Always a good idea to exit out of any other apps that you aren't using in the background too.
Additionally, The moment I start having issues on XBOX, wether timing out or lag out or whatever, I clear my mac address on the XBOX One. This will clear the cache and reset your xbox, Usually when I do this it resolves my problems. To Clear your mac, Got to Network Settings -->Advanced --> Clear (I think, ill double check when Im on and edit accordingly)
I can try to help with questions, but every router software can be different, so navigating will limit my help, along with each router having different features and names for things, that I may not understand.
Lastly, I am very much a novice at these things, only playing around with them on my own routers over the years. My network administration schooling 16 years ago may also have a small amount to do with my understanding, but a lot has changed since then, SOoooo....if there is anybody else that has any useful info to add, please feel free to discuss here!
Hopefully this helps to clear up issues people have.