krillin44

Thanks for the response, Falcon! 1. There are no networks that overlap with mine (currently) 2. Yes! there are 2 other devices that are often connected to my WiFi (other than my own)--neither of which should be using more bandwidth than a google/youtube video would warrant. 3. My ping stays the same regardless of my proximity to the wireless access point; unless I go full on hardwired to my router. 4. Absolutely; there is an entire floor (with all that entails) between my router and my desktop---this is admittedly doing me no favors I am aware, however there is currently no viable alternative. I'd like to add that even given those negative factors (distance, objects, potential interference, etc) I am still able to pull normal (5-25ms) ping at times, and only intermittently (or with certain servers) I am getting this terrible spike in ping. Thank you very much for your response again Falcon.

Hi sorry for my delay in response, I have run the wifi tests hardwired and as expected everything seems normal. The speedtest via the same server via wifi yields me the iffy/fluctuating high ping results. This was not the case in the past, and happened at such a time that leads me to the undoubted conclusion that there is another error not just the fact that im not hardwired as obviously my best connection will be attained by being directly wired in but in my case that is not a physical possibility for the long term.

Thanks for the quick reply! I am connected via WIFI for the posted speedtests and they are from the same server. I will note that typically this is the server I connect to (by default).

(insert introductory formalities) 2 days ago I was experiencing sluggish internet speeds (nothing abnormal on occasion) and since it had been a couple weeks or months since my last router reset I went ahead and unplugged my router and plugged it in (practically the limitations of my troubleshooting abilities as will soon become clear). Instead of tuning up my slow speeds, I experienced a very abnormal change in ping and overall connectivity. Multiple speedtests (screenshots to follow), disconnecting/reconnecting the power of both my modem and my router, uninstalling/reinstalling drivers as well as making certain every component of my system is up to date hasn't produced any positive results. I should state that I am not hardwired to my router (I know, I know) and there is a floor between my desktop and my router; however this has never stopped me from pulling solid speeds with very low ping even considering these potential hindrances. These 2 speedtests were taken one immediately following the other via WiFi, on the same server, and in the 2nd example you will notice the high ping-but I also think its worth noting that my download speed often shows normal (70+mbps for me) with the high ping more often than not. Using the wonderful command prompt I ping'd my router to see if the problem was there but it averaged 4ms on the test packets with 0% lost. This is good atleast, right? problem is on my end somewhere; just got to find it. Tracing a route to google.com however... If anyone can help me dissect this tracert--or this problem in general; I would be forever indebted to you. What limited research I have done on this topic leads me to believe that my issue is in my settings somehow and perhaps DNS related. I greatly appreciate those that have taken time to read/respond to this post. -Sam