Moving my setup

[rekatan]

So I want to move my set up from where my router is to my bedroom. Problem is I would be going from a wired connection to a wireless one and that nets me about 300 more ping.

I know nothing about internet and networking or what to do. So my situation is basically my house is shaped like a flat 1 story T where the router is at the intersection of the base and the top on the lower side. My bedroom is to the far right of the top. There's a bunch of walls and stuff between where I want my new setup and I'm not sure how to get a better internet signal in my room without just running a long ass ethernet cable.

 

Any input on how I can solve this problem and get some decent internet speeds in my room would be greatly appreciated!

[Fasauceome]

if this is a long term setup it is worth routing an ethernet cable upstairs. WiFi has bad penetration through walls, so unless you get a router to your room (which still requires a cable) or just get some access points piggybacking the signal up the stairs, you're a little out of luck. However, have you tried switching from the 5ghz network to the 2.5ghz? the 2.4 has better range, at the cost of some speed. However, if the 5 can't be reached, the 2.4 is faster.

[TheStyne]

How old is your home? If it's relatively new, powerline adapters may be a good option. They allow Ethernet through wall outlets, so then you don't need a long cable or wireless. Problem is, over long distances or in old homes they degrade speed a lot.

[rekatan]

1 minute ago, fasauceome said:

if this is a long term setup it is worth routing an ethernet cable upstairs. WiFi has bad penetration through walls, so unless you get a router to your room (which still requires a cable) or just get some access points piggybacking the signal up the stairs, you're a little out of luck. However, have you tried switching from the 5ghz network to the 2.5ghz? the 2.4 has better range, at the cost of some speed. However, if the 5 can't be reached, the 2.4 is faster.

right I explained it wrong, its just a 1 story house it was a rectangle and they added an extension

[rekatan]

1 minute ago, Fixinit1 said:

How old is your home? If it's relatively new, powerline adapters may be a good option. They allow Ethernet through wall outlets, so then you don't need a long cable or wireless. Problem is, over long distances or in old homes they degrade speed a lot.

pretty old, so I doubt that's an option

[Fasauceome]

1 minute ago, rekatan said:

right I explained it wrong, its just a 1 story house it was a rectangle and they added an extension

well in that case it's not going to be as much of a headache to get ethernet going. Still, switching network connection is worth a shot

[rekatan]

1 minute ago, fasauceome said:

well in that case it's not going to be as much of a headache to get ethernet going. Still, switching network connection is worth a shot

right on, switching network connection for dummies. I'm guessing there's some sort of port that I can access my routers settings and modify that? How would I find that?

[Fasauceome]

17 minutes ago, rekatan said:

right on, switching network connection for dummies. I'm guessing there's some sort of port that I can access my routers settings and modify that? How would I find that?

Most of the time there are 2 networks created, "suchandsuch_5ghz" and "suchandsuch_2.4ghz" or something along those lines. What networks are available?

[Donut417]

54 minutes ago, rekatan said:

Any input on how I can solve this problem and get some decent internet speeds in my room would be greatly appreciated!

How well WiFi works depends on your home. If you live in a concrete bunker, then your kinda fucked. If your house is like mine and made of wood, you have a chance. 5 Ghz is where the speed is, but it does not have the range or penetration power of 2.4 Ghz, so you might limit yourself on speed. Buy a PCI express WIFI card, for the best results. Without actually trying something its hard to say how WiFi will act in your home. Apps like WiFi Analzyer for Android can give you a bit of an idea. You can use its signal meter to determine on how good of signal you will have in that location. 

 

Other alternatives are power line adapters (from what you said earlier that might not work) and Moca adapters. Moca adapters use Coax and tend to have higher speeds than Power line adapters. BUT they add a bit more latency from what I have read. They are kinda expensive and you do need coax at both end to make this work. Not sure about your home, but mine is wired for coax. 

[Alex Atkin UK]

Also having an antenna that is not fixed to the back of the PCIe card/PC can help in finding the optimal spot for reception.  Or just moving/rotating your PC so its as close as possible to and the antenna are facing the WiFi Access Point/Router.