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Phat
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Better For Gaming?

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whats better for online gaming as far as ping. nic setting of half duplex or full for road runner cable.
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Post by Phat »

any1?
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I'd say full... but just wait...
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full duplex is better to have, but make sure your NIC supports it.
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full
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Post by Phat »

thanks... how about lowering rwin or mtu will that help if so whats good?
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Post by ScottE »

Nope, most games use the UDP protocol which doesn't have all the controls the TCP has. UDP is basically just a broadcast protocol.
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