DPC Latency - Caused by wireless

[jcc2k4]

I have recently moved into a new apartment (my computer worked fine before moving). When I powered up my PC I heard snaps, pops, and just audio anomalies. After 2 days of trying to figure it out, I stumbled across a DPC latency checker program. My DPC latency (with my wireless card enabled) is in the 17,000s. When my wireless card is disabled It is ~70.

So I update my wireless card drivers. Now I can't see any wireless network, let alone connect to one. I figure the wireless card is bad so I go out and buy a new one. The exact same problem occurs.

I have been searching and trying to troubleshoot this for a full 2 days now. I just want both my audio and my wireless card to work together!

Any help would be awesome.

 

[jcc2k4]

If i update my driver, the only way to connect to the internet again is to uninstall and delete the driver.

Note: I'm using the microsoft driver update program, as the only driver for my wireless card is, apparently, "out of date" (according the microsoft).

I'm using a SB Audigy soundcard, and a Linksys wmp300n wireless adapter.

 

[Raduque]

Wireless drivers are pretty horrible when it comes to DPC latency. Is this a desktop? And if it's a desktop, any reason you can't use a wired network card and a ethernet port on your wireless router?

 

[jcc2k4]

I can't use a wired connection at the moment as the router is too far away. =\

I haven't had a problem in the past, just when I moved into this new place. (granted the router has changed, but that shouldn't be a problem, right...?)

 

[Raduque]

I have pretty bad DPC latency on my laptop (13k+) no matter what wireless router I'm connected to.

Personally, depending on how many walls are between me and the router, I'd find a way. Wifi is too slow.

 

[jcc2k4]

There HAS to be a way to do this via wireless. I refuse to believe the $70 network card i've been using for a year now has just stopped working because i'm in a new location.

I also refuse to use a wired connection. There's no reason for me to HAVE to do that. There absolutely HAS to be a fix to this. It's just a matter of finding it...

 

[VirtualLarry]

Get a network wireless bridge, with an ethernet port. That's what I would recommend. I only recommend using a wireless adapter in a desktop PC as a last resort.

 

[birthdaymonkey]

Have you considered trying the onboard sound to see if the Audigy is somehow implicated? I realize this is a bit of a long shot, but it seems like it would be worth a try if you're just scratching your head.

 

[Matt1970]

Try moving the card to another slot.

 

[jcc2k4]

Yep I have tried using the onboard sound, and moving both the cards (soundcard and network card) into different slots.

I guess the network wireless bridge would work, but I'd rather not have to buy anything else. I'd rather just have it work (like it did before the move).

 

[jcc2k4]

Actually, I figured it out. It was, believe it or not, the router.

If the router was transmitting at 300mbps (wireless N) it would give my computer a DCP latency of ~16,000. I set it to transmit at only 145 mbps (wireless g) and it dropped to ~2,300. It's still pretty high (higher than a wired connection), but the sound isn't bad anymore.