How do I achieve a higher Mbps rate on my PC?
Hello everyone,
I've had a gaming PC in my room for a while now. My room is in such an inconvenient location that I can't run a LAN cable from the Fritz!Box.
I also tried using existing Wi-Fi routers and a Wi-Fi dongle. I couldn't establish a sufficiently stable connection because I have to go across a floor to get to the other end of the house. The two routers I have are mid-range, and I don't want to spend a ton of money.
Now I've tried it with TP-Link WLAN adapter (each plugged into a direct power outlet and connected to Fritzbox and PC with a cable)
Although I have a stable connection, I just can't get above 10 mbit/s…mostly it's only 4-5.
(on the PC which is directly connected via LAN cable I never had a worse connection than 50mbi/s despite high internet usage)
Information according to Speedtest Internet
I really don't know what else to try…
Does anyone of you have an idea???
Thank you in advance and
Kind regards
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Maybe Powerline, which works very well for some, but not at all for others. It also depends heavily on the adapter. Otherwise, you'll just have to pull a LAN cable, for better or for worse.
I think Powerline is what I currently have (connection via the power grid) (device: TP-Link1200)
I work at Vodafone and can only advise against using powerline. These devices are often very significant sources of interference.
Personally, I can't really recommend it. Interference varies from person to person. I didn't have any problems (I tested it with an RTL-SDR and shortwave radio), but I know of cases where it caused such severe interference that it completely killed DSL and/or CB radio.
What exactly is that? Do you mean DLAN?
There’s only one thing that helps: network cables.
But I'd have to run a network cable through the entire house, and that won't work… Type TP-Link1200 into your browser and you'll see what I have (I think it's called powerline, but the term honestly means nothing to me).
“But I would have to run a network cable through the entire house and that won’t work.”
That's the only thing that can work properly.
These things have as much to do with Wi-Fi as Hubsi Aiwanger has to do with sensible politics.
These are powerline or DLAN adapters. You're lucky if you get any data through them. Of all the technologies, this is the most unstable.
Network cable. Nothing else will help.
What should I try besides network cables?
A LAN cable is ALWAYS best. Then you should call an electrician. Wi-Fi across multiple floors is never feasible.
What is the maximum Wi-Fi generation your devices support? Does it run on 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz? You can also use a mobile app to see which channels have the fewest neighbors, etc., and use those channels.
You can also use powerline adapters if there is no electricity meter between the sockets or use your mobile phone to check whether the reception is better elsewhere where you put the PC.
I have a powerline adapter (I just saw it (TP-Link1200)
OK, then you can't avoid laying the cable.
The maximum cable length must not exceed 100 meters. You can drill through the wall and then install the cable in one piece (temporarily), or you can install RJ-45 sockets, which is more expensive but more elegant, and then install the cable in a more complex way, either flush-mounted or using cable ducts.
I actually haven't thought about the outside yet, but I have no idea what you have to consider there.
Moving the router closer to the PC doesn't work either? Or running a cable outside the house wall?
Unfortunately it doesn't work for me…but then the question still remains why everything else doesn't work for me
Yes. But they're sensible solutions that you don't like.
Pull out a network cable.
Everything else, as you yourself have experienced, is just inadequately functioning fiddling.
But it doesn't work in my case…I have to do without the network cable
Why shouldn't this work?
It depends on the distance, where and how it should be laid, what is in the immediate vicinity, and how much money you want to spend.
From the cheap Cat5e cable already mentioned to expensive but very fast and easy to install fiber optics, everything is possible.
If you don't have any immediate sources of interference nearby (e.g. the cable is supposed to go into an existing cable duct that already contains several power cables), 5e is sufficient in most cases.
It'll probably be most helpful if you quickly Google the different types of network cables. There are dozens of sites that explain this briefly and simply.
Put simply: the larger the cross-section, the better the shielding, the better the signal quality and throughput, but the less flexible the cable. This could be a hindrance when negotiating tight corners.
Fiber optic has the advantage here, as the cables are ultra-thin and flexible, yet, as is typical of fiber optics, they allow for far higher speeds than what's currently available. Cons: It's expensive, requires two fiber optic switches, which convert you back to conventional RJ45 cabling. We have cheap ones from Vimin here, and they work quite well, but they're useless if the house itself isn't connected via fiber optic (and/or you don't transfer multiple gigabytes of data from one computer/NAS to the next on a daily basis).
So stick with "standard" network cabling. I'd use at least Cat6a here. Cat5e is technically sufficient, but it's also at its limit. 6a just has a bit of a buffer.
And color doesn't matter. Colors have no meaning for network cables and are merely used to make them easier to distinguish.
okay gehen wir mal davon aus ich vernetz das…was für Kabel gibt es denn, die am wenigsten behinderlich und auffallend sind?
Or you can use an old chimney.
Or drill through.
There is a sensible solution for everything.
We've tried pretty much everything here, and during peak times we use a whopping eight repeaters – including powerline. This is and remains simply rubbish.
Bite the bullet once, let it network properly and then there's peace.
The problem won't disappear at some point.
If you don't plan on moving out anytime soon, network your place!
Yes, it's not a problem for the cable, but laying it is more of a problem…you then have a cable running through the stairwell, hallways and everything.
Solange das kein 6-Stöckiges mittleres (denkmalgeschütztes) Schloss mit ner Grundfläche von 5000qm ist, ist das für Netzwerk rein gar kein Problem.
Was glaubst du, wie Bürogebäude erschlossen sind?
Da ist so ein lächerliches Häuschen gar kein Thema. Da reichen sogar billige Cat5e-Kabel.
Weil unser Haus groß ist und die Wlan Box diagonal auf der anderen seite des Hauses in nem anderen Stockwerk is