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Coltin10
Jan 14, 2020Aspirant
Nighthawk AX4 Internet performance
I was wondering how to make the internet router perform better when you have a metal roof, would it be best to love the router as close as possible to a window? Or is there any other ways to have the ...
Christian_R
Jan 21, 2020NETGEAR Employee Retired
Hi Coltin10,
Relocating the router is not a bad place to start to ensure you have optimal performance. If you can, you may also hard wire your console to the router.
Christian
- Coltin10Jan 21, 2020AspirantMy setup is I have the modem which the internet provider hooks up to and then I have an internet cable running from there to my router in my room which then another internet cable runs to the Xbox from the router. I get disconnected from the game and internet is slow so the best option is trying to relocate the router closer to a window?
- Christian_RJan 22, 2020NETGEAR Employee Retired
Coltin10,
So just to confirm, your console is currently wired to the router? This may sound silly, but have you tried switching out the ethernet cable that is connecting your console and router?
Christian
- Coltin10Jan 27, 2020AspirantNo I haven’t done that, the Ethernet cable that is connected from the router to my console is the one that came with the router, I’m not sure how great the Nighthawk Ethernet cables are, I didn’t think it could matter.