thinking of speeding up my internet

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I want to upgrade my router, I got sky and I am sharing internet with 2 other people, I also want to be able to install custom firmware.

 

if I can't find a new router I will just buy a new Ethernet cable because my one is broken, I would like a fast cable.

 

do Ethernet cards help?

 

and is there anything that can reduce the amount of data used by browsing (don't say ad-block, those things are stupid, ads keep the websites up)

[SkywardKkalox]

You can speed up your home network speed but not your download/upload speed. Which i'm assuming that's what you are aiming for.

For that to happen you would need to upgrade your internet plan from your ISP.

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You can speed up your home network speed but not your download/upload speed. Which i'm assuming that's what you are aiming for.

For that to happen you would need to upgrade your internet plan from your ISP.

I need to upgrade my ping

[Samppa221]

I need to upgrade my ping

On wifi?

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On wifi?

now, yes, my Ethernet cable got broken, but i will switch to Ethernet

my family: wifi

[Samppa221]

Because you could try pinging in command prompt the ip of ur wifi router usually something like: 192.168.1.1

[SkywardKkalox]

On wifi?

My ping is pretty low and i'm playing with wifi.

It all depends on the router and the wifi card.

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My ping is pretty low and i'm playing with wifi.

It all depends on the router and the wifi card.

so I will need to buy an Ethernet card?

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Because you could try pinging in command prompt the ip of ur wifi router usually something like: 192.168.1.1

yes, but that wouldn't reduce my ping

[xTrekStorex]

1. Router and ethernet cable are not improving your internetconnection

there is not really a "fast ethernetcable" - sure there are standards but its already hard to even get an old standard cable these days so as a "fast" cable you are looking for Category 5e or above. make sure to get one with proper screening and isolation (STP/FTP/SFTP - no UTP pls)the router is only a bottleneck within the network and maybe when wifi is being overloaded so he causes timeouts on clients which is rarely the case. you'd have to have about 20 or more devices connected to reach such limits.ethernetcards are just additional NICs which you probably already have in your system soldered on your mainboard (Intel/Realtek something). if the system is younger than 2005 it should have Gigabit-network meaning you will not benefit from any newer or addtional NICs. there also is the "Killer NIC" which is marketed with lower pings etc but in most cases on modern systems it doesnt make a difference at all and mostly causes driver issues.

[Samppa221]

yes, but that wouldn't reduce my ping

Yes it would help you troubleshoot if on wifi the ping problem would be the router or ur network card if it gets high pings when pinging the router.

[xTrekStorex]

yes, but that wouldn't reduce my ping

he is talking about measuring the ping to your router to check if you'd even get any improvement from upgrading anything but the internet connection itself

[SkywardKkalox]

so I will need to buy an Ethernet card?

No, on-board ethernet is quite decent.

As for your original post.  I would just buy an ethernet cable atm, since that could most likely be your problem.

Cat5e should be the one you would be looking for.

[SkywardKkalox]

 

1. Router and ethernet cable are not improving your internetconnection
2. there is not really a "fast ethernetcable" - sure there are standards but its already hard to even get an old standard cable these days so as a "fast" cable you are looking for Category 5.5 or above. make sure to get one with proper screening and isolation (STP/FTP/SFTP - no UTP pls)
3. the router is only a bottleneck within the network and maybe when wifi is being overloaded so he causes timeouts on clients which is rarely the case. you'd have to have about 20 or more devices connected to reach such limits.
4. ethernetcards are just additional NICs which you probably already have in your system soldered on your mainboard (Intel/Realtek something). if the system is younger than 2005 it should have Gigabit-network meaning you will not benefit from any newer or addtional NICs. there also is the "Killer NIC" which is marketed with lower pings etc but in most cases on modern systems it doesnt make a difference at all and mostly causes driver issues.

 

Router/modem combos from ISPs most of the time have the #3 issue.

[Sir Asvald]

I want to upgrade my router, I got sky and I am sharing internet with 2 other people, I also want to be able to install custom firmware.

 

if I can't find a new router I will just buy a new Ethernet cable because my one is broken, I would like a fast cable.

 

do Ethernet cards help?

 

and is there anything that can reduce the amount of data used by browsing (don't say ad-block, those things are stupid, ads keep the websites up)

Only option is to got with QoS (Quality of service), what it does, it allows you to control which device needs more bandwidth. So essentially, you can slow down their download speeds.

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Yes it would help you troubleshoot if on wifi the ping problem would be the router or ur network card if it gets high pings when pinging the router.

 

No, on-board ethernet is quite decent.

As for your original post.  I would just buy an ethernet cable atm, since that could most likely be your problem.

Cat5e should be the one you would be looking for.

 

he is talking about measuring the ping to your router to check if you'd even get any improvement from upgrading anything but the internet connection itself

but I heard from a tech quickie video (I am searching where it is) that there are some routers which are better, and I would like to change firmware too

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Only option is to got with QoS (Quality of service), what it does, it allows you to control which device needs more bandwidth. So essentially, you can slow down their download speeds.

ok, I will do that, but don't u need custom firmware for that?

[Sir Asvald]

ok, I will do that, but don't u need custom firmware for that?

You can set it up from the router.  If it supports QoS

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You can set it up from the router.  If it supports QoS

ok

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You can set it up from the router.  If it supports QoS

 

Router/modem combos from ISPs most of the time have the #3 issue.

 

 

 

1. Router and ethernet cable are not improving your internetconnection
2. there is not really a "fast ethernetcable" - sure there are standards but its already hard to even get an old standard cable these days so as a "fast" cable you are looking for Category 5e or above. make sure to get one with proper screening and isolation (STP/FTP/SFTP - no UTP pls)
3. the router is only a bottleneck within the network and maybe when wifi is being overloaded so he causes timeouts on clients which is rarely the case. you'd have to have about 20 or more devices connected to reach such limits.
4. ethernetcards are just additional NICs which you probably already have in your system soldered on your mainboard (Intel/Realtek something). if the system is younger than 2005 it should have Gigabit-network meaning you will not benefit from any newer or addtional NICs. there also is the "Killer NIC" which is marketed with lower pings etc but in most cases on modern systems it doesnt make a difference at all and mostly causes driver issues.

 

- how can I check if my router is tri-band, and it wil speed up my Ethernet connection

[xTrekStorex]

- how can I check if my router is tri-band, and it wil speed up my Ethernet connection

 

TriBand is not gonna improve ethernet since ethernet is not WiFi. You can check it by searching for WiFi networks with your phone or PC if your phone/PC can run 5GHz WiFi. If so it will show up as a second network. Also in the router menu you can set it all up.

 

Just curious: have you ever been into the routers menu before? You really should read through all the settings there before thinking about a new router or anything else. BTW if available ethernet (cable) is the way to go.. WiFi currently can't be faster than ethernet.

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Just curious: have you ever been into the routers menu before? You really should read through all the settings there before thinking about a new router or anything else. BTW if available ethernet (cable) is the way to go.. WiFi currently can't be faster than ethernet.

yes, I was, port forwarding, changing security setting and other things