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Poor wifi connection- is it this neighbouring network's fault?

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  • 04-11-2014 9:58pm
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    TheBandicoot
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    Recently my wifi connection is abysmal(500ms ping in Teamspeak, constant disconnects in games). Looking at the channel usage, I see there is a network that is spanning 8 channels of the 2.4 band- would this explain my poor connection?

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    Mayo Yid
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    TheBandicoot wrote: »
    Recently my wifi connection is abysmal(500ms ping in Teamspeak, constant disconnects in games). Looking at the channel usage, I see there is a network that is spanning 8 channels of the 2.4 band- would this explain my poor connection?

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    Yes, run a cable or get homeplugs


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    heffsarmy
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    What's your ssid?


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    #4
    TheBandicoot
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    The UPC one.


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    heffsarmy
    Registered Users Posts: 911 ✭✭✭heffsarmy


    TheBandicoot wrote: »
    The UPC one.
    It the orange network causing you the problem, its using the same channels. Can you set your router to the 5Ghz band?


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    TheBandicoot
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    I tried using 5Ghz, but none of the devices in the house seem to support it- nobody could get connected.

    I set the router to use wide channels(part of 802.11n?), and that seems to have helped a lot.

    I will pick up a pair of homeplugs and see how they work tomorrow.


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    TheBandicoot
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    I installed homeplugs and they work really really well!


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