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Having large lag spikes on WiFi every 10-15 seconds
Good day forums, I finally made the jump to a mesh network last month with the RBK50, one additional satellite, and one plug in satellite. So far it has been great- I have a large old home with thi...
Often we start chasing complex problems when the answer may be simple and right in front of you.
Have you rebooted the cable modem from a totally power off condition (after letting it sit for about 1 minute)?
Want to make sure it isnt the cable system acting wonky before we start tearing into the router.
Do wired devices have the same lag spikes?
Can you describe also your environment? (urban, highrise, etc) -- it may be that you have RF competition.
I did reboot the modem last week, and there was no notable difference, spikes continued. I did try wiring it directly from modem to PC and the spikes vanished completely. Home is in a suburban nerighborhood, the inSSIDer shows a lot of other networks but I am having trouble deciphering all the charts and numbers to useful information.
Can you try checking for spikes with out the satellite being turned on. Just leave it off and run your pings again. Let us know if you still see issues.
If you still see them, I would do a factory reset on the Orbi router. Set it up from scratch. Leave the satellite OFF. Just have a wired PC connected to the router with out any other devices connected. See if the spikes are still there...if they are, possible you have a faulty system...
Destructormode wrote:
I did reboot the modem last week, and there was no notable difference, spikes continued. I did try wiring it directly from modem to PC and the spikes vanished completely. Home is in a suburban nerighborhood, the inSSIDer shows a lot of other networks but I am having trouble deciphering all the charts and numbers to useful information.
