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Ping spikes and packet loss on WiFi
Hi, I’m having trouble with my orbi router with online gaming over WiFi. For the rest it works extremely well with high speed (400 down 40 up) and very low pings (10ms), all on WiFi. However with online gaming I got ping spikes and packet loss which makes it impossible to game online over WiFi. Over Ethernet it works great so it’s not my ISP that is the issue. How can I solve the spikes? There is not QoS option available in the routers interface. I have tried switching the satellite off but the problem remains. Hope somebody can help! Thanks Christiaan
[c3700] NAT issues connecting to PlayStation 4
Here's how I have the set up. C3700 modem/router is in my basement Lan1 port - connected to PS4 (25' cat6 cable) Lan2 port - connect to belkin router upstairs (25' cat6 cable) Been trying for a few day not and don't understand my issue... I have a c3700, I have my PS4 connected to LAN1 (cat6 cable). When I "test connection" on my PlayStation I get NAT type 3, strict.. can't play with any of my buddies online. I opened ALL ports recommended for all the call of duties and PlayStation network. Still get a NAT 3, strict with a WIRED connection. Using Wi-Fi, I have all ports up etc, gave my PS4 a "address reservation". When I test connection on my PS4 I get a NAT type 2 but at the multiplayer "menu" I get NAT:strict I question here is can I turned my c3700 Wi-Fi off and use it only as a modem and be able to use BOTH 1&2 LAN PORTS to get access to my PS4 and router or no?AC1200 Choppy connections, Had N600 Dual-Band, was fine
Well I had a WNDA3100v2 – N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter before and it crapped out on me. Looks like it just went dead from years of use. I went to the store and bought the current model that I'm using, the AC1200, I started to experience choppy connections online while gaming. The N600 was fine, no connection issues and only slowed down if other people were heavily using the net. Now my ping time in game is 10-20ms but i'm experiencing spikes where the connection is choppy. I look and I see no fluctuation of ping. Streaming videos is fine, downloads are fine. I installed the new drivers without the genie right off the bat and it was spiking. I then installed the genie to see if it would fix it. Did not work. Reset the router. Still spiking. I'm about to go return it. It seems like it's a hardware issue, weird how the lesser model outperforms.