WiFi lag spikes

[FireLegend]

Hello!

Unfortunately when playing games, I have had incredibly high ping. Now these are lag spikes but they jump from something like 19ms to 500ms and back to 19ms and it's incredibly annoying. Now I used cmd to ping Google.com and see if I could find anything in there and yet I did. Very strange and don't know where to go now. 

I've tried:

• Updating drivers
• ipconfig /flushdns 
• netsh winsock reset

But what do I do! I tried ipconfig /renew or release but I don't understand why that isn't working. Any help?

[Kilrah]

2 minutes ago, FireLegend said:

But what do I do!

Use wired Ethernet.

[FireLegend]

5 minutes ago, Kilrah said:

Use wired Ethernet.

I can't run that through my house

[Donut417]

53 minutes ago, FireLegend said:

I can't run that through my house

That may be but WiFi is susceptible to interference. 

 

It could be other WiFi networks around you causing issues. Other devices that use the same spectrum WiFi does (bluetooth, cordless phones, etc). The building materials of your home. Any other number of things. 

 

The only thing you can do is test between all the bands. Generally 2.4 Ghz is going to have a lot of traffic on it so 5 Ghz might do better. Now 6 Ghz has been added to the mix with WiFi 6E and above (but not all routers support it. Changing the channels that your radios transmit on. With 2.4 Ghz for example there are 11 WiFi channels if you are in the US anyway. Channels 1, 6, and 11 do not over lap. Where as the other WIFi channels other lap with adjacent channels. 

 

The other thing to consider. The lower the frequency the lower the speed but the longer the range and penetration power. The higher the frequency the lower the range and penetration power but the higher the speed. WiFi also hate dense materials, so concrete and brick can play havoc with WIFi signals. 

 

[BillBill]

49 minutes ago, FireLegend said:

Hello!

Unfortunately when playing games, I have had incredibly high ping. Now these are lag spikes but they jump from something like 19ms to 500ms and back to 19ms and it's incredibly annoying. Now I used cmd to ping Google.com and see if I could find anything in there and yet I did. Very strange and don't know where to go now. 

I've tried:

• Updating drivers
• ipconfig /flushdns 
• netsh winsock reset

But what do I do! I tried ipconfig /renew or release but I don't understand why that isn't working. Any help?

In my own experience I have dealt with lag and determined it was the game and not my internet connection. Not saying that is your issue. I would suggest you download a manual on your wireless gateway. Look and see if it has a list of acceptable signal levels within the manual. Go to the wireless gateways configuring page. You can look that up by your ISP's website. You can also look up error logs within the wireless gateway. That will help to find out if their is a signal issue with the wireless gateway or a signal issue with the coax cable. If you are running on cable internet and using a splitter. A bad splitter can cause signal issues. They don't cost much. There are ones that use coaxial copper and then the others use a hybrid coaxial fiber. There should be a sticker on the splitter. That will let you know which type you may need. If you haven't made any changes that's not a bad place to look. You'll need to check Device Manager within Windows. Look for any yellow flag icons or exclamation points. They will show something isn't right with the hardware. A wireless gateway by default will use non-blending channels for Wi-Fi unless you have made any changes to the wireless gateway. If all else fails. Contact your ISP and get connected to their tech support. Be patient while being on the line with tech support. Sometimes it takes awhile to get to the right person. 

[Mark Kaine]

4 hours ago, FireLegend said:

I can't run that through my house

what's preventing it?