Optimizing wireless connection?

[Shamrock]

Is there anyway I can optimize my wireless connection? It seems that when I am trying to play an online game the servers I see are very high in ping while when i go into them my ping is only ~50.

Can someone please help me with this?

EDIT: This just started happening. About 2 days ago my internet was running perfectly. All the servers I saw had a ping of less than 70. But now I only see around 5 servers with 60 then they jump to 150. Please help. This is very annoying.

 

[Cragger]

Does anyone else download anything on ur network? thats what happens with mine, as soon as someone downloads even a 2mb file i get ub3r laggggg and end up having to stop playing. Its damn annoying.

 

[westie]

I'm on a wireless network and sometimes that happens to me very rarely but it has happend the most annoying thing for me is being disconnected and then reconnected.

 

[Shamrock]

No one ever downloads anything off of me. I hate wireless, but it is pretty much impossible for me to change to wire which is not cool.. Could you guys please tell me if you are running 802.1b or g or Pre-N. I would like to know.

I currently am running a Netgear MR814v2, which is pretty damn old, and a Belkin 54 mb network card. I am thinking of upgrading my router since it is pretty old and only can run 11mb with my network card.

Still would appreciate any help optimizing my wireless connection.