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Hi all, I've been looking through the forums for answers to these questions, but nothing seems really applicable to these problems, so I guess I'll start with a bit of backstory: Recently our...
PGen98
With the channels it all depends on your environment you want to be on a channel with the least amount of traffic. The traffic comes from your neighbors wifi they are all on different channels. You can download the netgear wifi analytics app on your phone or tablets and it reads all the things in the area that's sending wifi out so then you can see which channel has the least traffic and set your router to that channel. and you Do not need a static ip address for port forwarding automatic is fine.
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/24046
http://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-one/networking/network-ports-used-xbox-live
DarrenM
Hello PGen98
What is your Internet speed suppose to be at? and you are correct the first thing I would try is changing channels and seeing if the wifi connection improves and yes I would port forward the xbox it does help when connecting to game servers. Let me know if those things help or not.
DarrenM
Hi Darren,
Thank you for your response! Our speeds should be in the region of 300mbps down / 30mbps up (this is the case for the wired connection), though anything more than 20-25 down / 2 up on WiFi has yet to happen.
I try changing the channels and see if that helps, as well as setting up port forwarding.
Thanks for your time!
Also quick question do you have any older tablets or laptops using the wireless that use 802.11 b or g?
DarrenM
Hi Darren,
I believe everything in the house is at least up to Wireless N, though I will check on that!
Also, when it comes to channels, is it strictly random as to which ones will provide the best connection, or are there 'best' settings for each router?
Thanks for your time!
Edit -- Also, when it comes to port forwarding, do I need a static IP address, or is it fine with "Automatically Obtain IP Address?"
PGen98
With the channels it all depends on your environment you want to be on a channel with the least amount of traffic. The traffic comes from your neighbors wifi they are all on different channels. You can download the netgear wifi analytics app on your phone or tablets and it reads all the things in the area that's sending wifi out so then you can see which channel has the least traffic and set your router to that channel. and you Do not need a static ip address for port forwarding automatic is fine.
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/24046
http://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-one/networking/network-ports-used-xbox-live
DarrenM