okay, go into your router settings and select basic>manual configure, what do you have listed as you primary and secondary DNS servers?

I wish I understood what you guys are talking about.  I've tried in the past to slow down my internet but I don't understand enough of this stuff to actually do it correctly.

Please can a kind person help a lost soul?

I live in Dubai, and the Internet connection works a little differently to the common ADSL type you see back home in the UK. Rather than having an ADSL modem, the data link comes into your home with the outlet for an RJ45 connection. As most of the population here live in flats, the flats tend to have a communications room, which holds "routers" for each flat. A say routers, but they're not really routers. I don't think? See, I'm quite confused on this matter.

Going back to the connection / data outlet, I can plug a CAT5 cable straight into it and away I go, no router required. If I plug my Xbox directly in, or home computer, the device will get an Internet IP, something like 80.122.204.33, or whatever... I suppose in addition to asking about how the connection works here, I'm also trying to understand whether or not there is still a reason to use a router for on-line gaming. When reading maccabi's very interesting router configuration instructions, I wonder if there's any point for me to do the same thing, as the data is already being somewhat "routed" prior to it even getting to me. These "routers", which I cannot meddle with, also carry the TV data, as I have an RJ45 connection for my TV / sat box.

If anyone can enlighten me on how this stuff works, and possibly tell me whether it's still possibly fruitful to get a router and change the MTU settings, etc, I'd be really pleased.

Thanks

I recently purchased a d link dgl 4500 gaming router and it appears I have to hook it up to my current dsl modem. Do I also neet to purchase a new modem. Seems to me I may have wasted money as it will still go through my "free modem"