NO i have no problems playing the same games offline everything is fine and NO I do not have any more internet based applications running such as p2p software. What is really strange as far as your questions about my ping is concerned is that i still suffer the same problem even if I set myself up as server having a ping of 0.
How do i change my connection settings to 10Mb/half duplex speed maybe this would resolve the issue I am using winxp pro.
thanks for your help guys really appriciated