Improve WiFi speed using a wired connection instead of relying solely on wireless.
Improve WiFi speed using a wired connection instead of relying solely on wireless.
RageGlitch
09-22-2016, 06:11 PM #1Hi, I see you're testing the setup in your new flat before drilling. For your desktop PC, a Wi-Fi dongle gives you 8ms latency but only 200-230 Mbps speed, while a UTP Cat 5e cable delivers 550 Mbps with about 13ms latency. That’s unusual—shouldn’t the cable have lower latency? Could interference or network congestion be affecting the performance?
Waffley_1254
09-25-2016, 05:29 AM #3Based on cable length, speed can vary. 5ghz and 2.4ghz wifi may offer less lag than ethernet, though ethernet provides more stable performance.
Ness_polystar
09-28-2016, 03:31 AM #5That's not at all true, there should be no measurable difference ( 0.00000052 seconds) between a 1m cable or a 100m cable. WiFi will ALWAYS be worse by an order of ten or so. If a test shows otherwise the test is flawed, or there is some other issue going on such as drivers, software or hardware issues.
SquishyJelly3
10-05-2016, 08:31 PM #7Ethernet is limited to 100 meters, so I’m wondering if this isn’t a single cable and you’re far beyond what it’s designed for—it shouldn’t function at all. We didn’t mention damaged wiring either, since that could lead to problems. A decent 100-meter cable shouldn’t noticeably differ from a shorter one.
Minermaster43
10-10-2016, 10:30 PM #9Significant variation exists since you're changing from Ethernet to MOCA and back once more. The performance is constrained by the capabilities of the conversion, adding extra delay and possibly increasing mistakes during transmission. This isn't comparable to a straight Ethernet-to-Ethernet connection.