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| Thread ID: 145447 | 2017-11-06 07:17:00 | Lag spike issues gaming on local LAN using WiFi | mOOseCaNNoN (13319) | Press F1 |
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| 1441624 | 2017-11-08 01:23:00 | Might need a better Authority on Wi-Fi to confirm, but doesn't using a wireless G device mean ALL devices will drop back to wireless G ? which is significantly slower than N or newer. Could be part of the problem. I got frustrated with poor wi-fi at the far end of my house and bought one of these www.pbtech.co.nz It definitely gets more signal and goes faster than the other wi-fi devices I've had. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1441625 | 2017-11-08 05:41:00 | Ethernet cable first, powerline networking second, wifi last. Seriously look at powerline if you can't/won't install cable. www.pbtech.co.nz |
linw (53) | ||
| 1441626 | 2017-11-08 20:23:00 | Might need a better Authority on Wi-Fi to confirm, but doesn't using a wireless G device mean ALL devices will drop back to wireless G ? which is significantly slower than N or newer. Could be part of the problem. I got frustrated with poor wi-fi at the far end of my house and bought one of these www.pbtech.co.nz It definitely gets more signal and goes faster than the other wi-fi devices I've had. dugimodo, I was pondering the same thing, as I don't understand how the modem works with those two protocols, does it serve the G to the G devices and N to the N ones? I presume it would need two antenna? Don't know. Going to get a USB to ethernet adapter for the Mrs laptop. I think taking hers off the WiFi and just having the other two kids on it will solve the issue, it seemed to reduce the lag when taking one gaming device off the WiFi. Cheers all |
mOOseCaNNoN (13319) | ||
| 1441627 | 2017-11-15 00:36:00 | I dont think it supports wireless N. If something has connected to it and it supports wireless N, it will go down to wireless G speed. If you want wireless N, or higher, the modem has to support it It may need 2+ antenna if it were dual band. I dont think it's dual band either |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1441628 | 2017-11-15 01:00:00 | something else to try :) see if your wifi router supports 5.8Ghz wifi . If so ,in the router, give that 5.8Ghz a differnent wifi name (SSID) to the 2.4Ghz (old school) wifi Putting some devices on 5.8Ghz may help, its faster & should have less interference issues, but has less penetration though walls |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1441629 | 2017-11-17 00:18:00 | Thanks everyone, Some really great comments and advice here. We've taken one machine off the WiFi and it works really well. We all have 5 to 40 ping. Those power cable network adapters look fricken awesome! These can just go from ethernet on the modem, to the adapter in the wall, to the other adapter in the wall to the computer via ethernet??? We're renting, so can't install any cable, so this seems like a pretty awesome solution. I guess the power plugs in the room with the modem will need to be on the same circuit as the ones in the lounge. The modem only seems to support 2.4GHz and I think there is probably only one internal antenna (there are no pokey outy ones). The WiFi is going through a couple of walls (depending on whether the en-suite door is open or closed). The modem does support N though, it's a fairly new modem. One of the laptops (a new Lenovo think pad) was having issues with dropping the connection and then re-connecting. It was frustrating especially when playing AoEII because the game would basically need to be restarted when it dropped out. I went into the adapter settings and changed it to only support b/g and it hasn't dropped out yet (need more time to test). Cheers all |
mOOseCaNNoN (13319) | ||
| 1441630 | 2017-11-17 02:41:00 | Yes that's how the powerline adapters work. You can also add more of them and have the connection from the main one at the router/modem end go to 2 or more different outlets around the house. The plugs don't necessarily have to be on the same circuit although it is better (all power on the same phase in your house is connected together) and much like wi-fi the bandwidth is shared between devices so speed will degrade as you add more devices. It is very convenient though and can work very well. | dugimodo (138) | ||
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