Transferring my arrangement
Transferring my arrangement
I need to relocate my equipment from the router location to my bedroom. The issue is switching from a wired connection to wireless, which increases ping by roughly 300 ms. I have no prior experience with internet or networking and don’t know what steps to take. My home layout is essentially a flat one-story T shape, with the router at the base and top intersection on the lower level. My bedroom is on the far right side of the upper part. There are many walls blocking the desired signal without needing a long Ethernet cable. Any suggestions on improving the internet connection in my room would be helpful!
For a long-term solution, consider running an Ethernet cable upstairs. WiFi struggles with wall penetration, so unless you install a router in your room (which still needs a connection) or use access points to extend the signal, options are limited. Have you thought about downgrading from 5GHz to 2.4GHz? The latter offers wider coverage but slower speeds. If the 5GHz isn't reachable, the 2.4GHz will perform better.
How long has your house been around? If it's fairly recent, powerline adapters could work well. They let you connect Ethernet via wall sockets, eliminating the need for lengthy cables or Wi-Fi. The downside is that performance drops significantly over distance or in older buildings.
In that scenario, setting up Ethernet won't be too complicated. Changing the network connection still makes sense.
Typically two types of networks exist: "suchandsuch_5ghz" and "suchandsuch_2.4ghz." Other options may also be offered.
How well WiFi works depends on your home. If you live in a concrete bunker, then your kinda fucked. If your house is like mine and made of wood, you have a chance. 5 Ghz is where the speed is, but it does not have the range or penetration power of 2.4 Ghz, so you might limit yourself on speed. Buy a PCI express WIFI card, for the best results. Without actually trying something its hard to say how WiFi will act in your home. Apps like WiFi Analzyer for Android can give you a bit of an idea. You can use its signal meter to determine on how good of signal you will have in that location. Other alternatives are power line adapters (from what you said earlier that might not work) and Moca adapters. Moca adapters use Coax and tend to have higher speeds than Power line adapters. BUT they add a bit more latency from what I have read. They are kinda expensive and you do need coax at both end to make this work. Not sure about your home, but mine is wired for coax.