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

  • 04-11-2014 09:58PM
    #1
    TheBandicoot
    Closed Accounts Posts: 879 ✭✭✭


    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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  • #2
    Mayo Yid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 366 ✭✭Mayo Yid


    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


  • #3
    heffsarmy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 911 ✭✭✭heffsarmy


    What's your ssid?


  • #4
    TheBandicoot
    Closed Accounts Posts: 879 ✭✭✭TheBandicoot


    The UPC one.


  • #5
    heffsarmy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 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?


  • #6
    TheBandicoot
    Closed Accounts Posts: 879 ✭✭✭TheBandicoot


    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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  • #7
    TheBandicoot
    Closed Accounts Posts: 879 ✭✭✭TheBandicoot


    I installed homeplugs and they work really really well!


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