Runescape connection problem

Hi everybody,

I don't know if somebody might be able to help me on this one but my runescape started recently to lag. At first i thought it could be my router or anything so i unplugged it, resetted it and even resetted the modem. Nothing changed. I've search for viruses desinstall windows firewall ( cause we all know windows can be annoying lol ). I've also ask a mod about the problem and he said there was some port i could use to make the game more smoothly with my router.

Here's the spec of my computer, i know my computer can handle the game super easily;

Intel Core I5 3.33GHz dualcore
4Gig of RAM
Windows 7 64bits
Using Internet explorer v8
Internet Connection: ISP: Vidéotron Canada, TGV30, 30MB/S
Also updated to the last version of Java not long ago.
Also router is a cisco e1000

Looking forward to maybe have some help
Thank you.

Thanks for the welcome!

The lag was there before the last update of Java, i updated it and on the spot it stopped lagging. So i thought i got rid of the problem finally! but nope I tried downloading the client you gave me but even with that it still lag a bit

It's pretty much i click somwhere and it take some time before reacting, or i click to reaction and then everybody start moving fast. Graphics are really good, they are at maximum right now ( i can run Starcraft 2 at ultra without any problem ). So it would be something related to internet ( i think so ). I've pretty much done any search i could with it to fix it but without any success. Also it seems like my internet in general is working really good, it's only when it comes to playing on Runescape that it's lagging.

Yeah, it does sound like a connection based issue (slow reactions, people moving quickly)

Are you on a wifi or wired connection?

Also, try running a test at pingtest.net and post the results here.

And lastly, are you downloading/uploading anything else in the background, or is anyone sharing your connection downloading/uploading on their devices at the same time? I'd think it would take quite a bit to make a difference, but still doesn't hurt to ask.

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Looking like it has good latency as well as jitter, though it's interesting that it's unable to test packet loss. That could be the issue if you're losing packets along the way. Do you play any FPS games, or something that would require instant updates from a server? It'd be interesting to see if this happens in those as well.

Also, have you tried using a server closer to you for RuneScape? Or at least several different worlds?

Try sorting worlds by latency, see if there is something that is lower than your usual. Also, I forgot to ask, is this issue occurring everywhere you go, or just in high traffic areas such as the GE?

Other things to try -

- Reboot your router (unplug, wait 30+ seconds, plug back in.)

- Reboot the computer if it hasn't been in a very long time (sometimes this helps, though I'm guessing it won't)

- Try a different port on the router. Doubtful that this will help, but worth a shot.

I'd say try plugging directly into your modem vs the router, but generally that's not the best idea due to not having any hardware firewall (your router) to protect you. On the off chance you want to try, this could eliminate your router as the problem.

For ports, some googling / general looking around got me


So open these on both your software firewall (windows firewall) as well as your router. Never have had to do this personally, but if it helps with your issue, then it'd be worth it I suppose.

If you can get a chance to unplug the other computer temporarily while you check to see if the router is the issue, you might as well. If it ends up being the router's problem, then this could get a lot more interesting. Seeing as though this issue has cropped up more recently though I'm guessing this isn't likely the case.