Your connection is not working well.
Your connection is not working well.
I previously owned an ASUS Wi-Fi card in my PC and kept it near a router. I relocated rooms and moved the PC around, similar to how you do when changing spaces. Earlier, my PC worked fine in one room about 10 feet from the old setup with the router inside. After a couple months, the internet stopped functioning properly. The Wi-Fi card failed, so I replaced it with a new one. Now I use a Gigabyte GC-WBX210 card. It’s improved performance but my connection remains unstable—slow and intermittent. I’m experiencing constant drops and only about 800 Mbps speeds. During a gaming session with a friend, streaming was impossible. My download speed is roughly 40 Mbps and upload is 18 Mbps. I can’t play basic FPS games or stream smoothly on Discord. I’ve tried adjusting settings, restarting the PC, but nothing resolves the issue. I’m unsure what’s causing the problem and can’t find solutions online. My room no longer has an Ethernet port, so I can’t connect via that either. Anyone have any advice?
Identify the router supplying your internet connection. Determine the type of WiFi you're using—2.4 GHz, 5 GHz or 6 GHz. Measure the distance between you and the router in terms of wall thicknesses (brick, studs with plaster, etc.). Assess the channel congestion; sometimes multiple factors affect performance. You mentioned issues with 2.4 GHz when nearby microwaves were active, and a weaker signal when using a 5 GHz router on a lower floor with the PC upstairs.
I don’t understand what the router is, but it operates at 2.4 GHz. The setup includes four walls with studs and drywall. I’m not sure about saturation issues. I didn’t mention this before, but my Wi-Fi quality has been getting worse over time since installing the new card. I haven’t made any changes, yet the problem has continued to worsen.
Do you have a connected WiFi router? In Australia, nbn uses CM8200 for cable connections and functions only as a modem with two Ethernet ports—no wireless capability. This wouldn’t improve signal quality, especially with channel congestion on the 2.4 GHz band. It seems the 2.4 GHz frequency is becoming crowded. Is your router set to auto-select channels? Upgrading to a model supporting 5 GHz or 6 GHz could be the best solution (though the latter is pricier). You might consider borrowing one, testing it first without spending money, or extending an Ethernet cable as far as possible and adding a WiFi mesh device. A free WiFi analyzer can help assess signal strength. The image you mentioned shows Netgear28 from an upstairs mesh unit with Ethernet backhaul, while the Netgear downstairs has poor signal. Wavlink is outside, about 5 meters away behind a brick wall and glass door. Telstra neighbors often share WiFi, which can further weaken your connection and cause more dropouts and slower speeds.