https://www.jzab.de/tags/gaming/ Recent content in Gaming on jzab.de Hugo en-us Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.jzab.de/content/fix-lag-spikes-under-linux-gaming-with-iwd/ Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.jzab.de/content/fix-lag-spikes-under-linux-gaming-with-iwd/ <ol> <li><a href="#intro">Introduction</a></li> <li><a href="#nonfixes">Non-working system tweaks</a></li> <li><a href="#iwd">Install IWD</a></li> </ol> <h1 id="fix-recurring-lag-spikes-under-linux"><!-- raw HTML omitted --><!-- raw HTML omitted --> Fix recurring lag spikes under Linux</h1> <p>While playing Quake Live under Linux, I noticed that my main desktop<sup id="fnref:1"><a href="#fn:1" class="footnote-ref" role="doc-noteref">1</a></sup>, connected via wifi had more fluctuating ping times, with recurring lag spikes, which are completely absent under Windows.</p> <p>Quake Live is a multi-player game from the 1999<sup id="fnref:2"><a href="#fn:2" class="footnote-ref" role="doc-noteref">2</a></sup> which has no ping compensation, but the nice benefit of a <a href="https://www.earthli.com/quake/lagometer.php">Lag-O-Meter</a>. This means, a bad internet connection is directly noticeable as game freezes, that are additionally visualized in your HUD.</p>