Are you hosting with your game disk? If so, be sure to set speed for your online hosting options appropriately.
If you are using the dedicated server software, be sure that the maximum bandwidth is set appropriately.
visit www.speedtest.net
to get an idea of what your UPLOAD speed is. UPLOAD speed is the limiting factor for hosting, and is usually not as good as your DOWNLOAD speed.
My rule of thumb is you can get about 10 players for every 2 Mbps of upload speed, before high pings become a problem.
Finally, lag can become a problem if your computer CPU is overloaded. Are playing on the same PC? Have you stopped un-needed processes?
If you are using the dedicated server software, be sure that the maximum bandwidth is set appropriately.
visit www.speedtest.net
to get an idea of what your UPLOAD speed is. UPLOAD speed is the limiting factor for hosting, and is usually not as good as your DOWNLOAD speed.
My rule of thumb is you can get about 10 players for every 2 Mbps of upload speed, before high pings become a problem.
Finally, lag can become a problem if your computer CPU is overloaded. Are playing on the same PC? Have you stopped un-needed processes?