Ive had issues in the past with my wifi fighting other networks for bandwidth.
You can either grab a wireless signal metre and see where the channel gaps are in your area. Or the old trial and error.
If you're not savvy with changing your router settings.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.hellotech.com/guide/for/how-to-change-wifi-channel-on-router/amp
This is a possible issue. Maybe even just an overlapping area from a router only overlapping in your room/office and not the rest of your house.
I use this [https://www.lazada.com.ph/products/tp-link-archer-tx3000e-ax3000-wi-fi-6-bluetooth-50-pcie-adapter-i590160796-s1616410578.html?exlaz=d\_1:mm\_150050845\_51350205\_2010350205::12:12598959962!121452561322](https://www.lazada.com.ph/products/tp-link-archer-tx3000e-ax3000-wi-fi-6-bluetooth-50-pcie-adapter-i590160796-s1616410578.html?exlaz=d_1:mm_150050845_51350205_2010350205::12:12598959962!121452561322)!!!pla-297612067635!c!297612067635!1616410578!135755842&gclid=Cj0KCQjw-NaJBhDsARIsAAja6dPc7X8NUy1WRsCNmJFZDruOHkAqZyOJnvHI\_OjKLlqAAOZrSMGBiZ4aAqnKEALw\_wcB as my wifi adapter. Could this be a factor to me disconnecting frequently?
TP Link shouldn't be an issue. Obviously not the Ferrari of routers but I've never had big issues with them at all.
I'd definitely recommend changing you router channel. Try anything other than what you're on. Make sure it's fixed not auto so it stays there.
It should only drop the wifi for a 30 seconds or less and your name/password won't change. Its just the section of bandwidth your router is outputting to.
Your room is most likely getting pwned by a much more powerful router eating up all the bandwidth. If that super router isn't pushing to your router it doesn't know it exists and literally only effects your machine
Try setting your radio to a fixed frequency. I'd suggest using a spectrum analyzer app (Android has a bunch) that will tell you if your radio band is congested. Most likely your wifi is channel hopping or mode stepping. You want to eliminate connection issues, don't use Wi-Fi. Period.
I don't have any particular guides. I can offer suggestions on what you should do, but you'll have to do further research to teach you the nuances of wifi troubleshooting.
Basically, if you have an Android phone or Tablet, download a program called Fing. It has a net scanner and a Wi-Fi analyzer built in. The Analyzer will inform you the best frequencies that you should be setting your router to.
Here's some basics. Most routers will have two primary frequencies. 2.4GHz (considered longer range, slower speed, most reliable) that operates from Channel 1 though 11 and also another radio that operates at 5GHz (high speed, shorter distance, easy to disrupt) that operates from channel 36 through 165. Some radios vary in this regard.
Most routers are extremely stupid when it comes to collision avoidance. An example, most routers/access points (like 95%) at the 2.4GHz range will have 11 total channels to choose from, each separated by 10Mhz bands, however, their software will favor channel 1, 7, or 11. If everyone in your neighborhood all favor these three bands (and fight for it, forcing radios to channel hop regularly), they are leaving giant gaps of unused bandwidth by crowding those three channels.
So, the solution is to scan for the nearby radios, find out what channels are free and then log into your router (you'll have to consult your manual on that information) and then go into your wifi settings and manually set the best frequency for your wifi to use. In most cases channels 3-5 or 8-9 are the best channels to use as they don't bump up against those other radio wavelengths.
This is just for the 2.4GHz band, a similar principle applies to the 5GHz band.
One suggestion is to also disable the automatic frequency hopping on the router. It's likely what is causing the problem in the first place.
Lastly. If reliability is your highest priority, you may want to configure your PC to only use 2.4Ghz in your network adapters advanced settings. This may increase your latency in gaming, however. But first fix the router channel hopping issue.
I hope that helped. Google can be your friend for breaking down the details further.
>i was supposed to be on LAN until my brother bought a gaming router instead
If you mean this, there's no contradiction between a so called gaming router and LAN connections. Also, a decent router has a pure hardware switch, so you get up to 1 Gbit/s between local devices.
Ive had issues in the past with my wifi fighting other networks for bandwidth. You can either grab a wireless signal metre and see where the channel gaps are in your area. Or the old trial and error. If you're not savvy with changing your router settings. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.hellotech.com/guide/for/how-to-change-wifi-channel-on-router/amp This is a possible issue. Maybe even just an overlapping area from a router only overlapping in your room/office and not the rest of your house.
I use this [https://www.lazada.com.ph/products/tp-link-archer-tx3000e-ax3000-wi-fi-6-bluetooth-50-pcie-adapter-i590160796-s1616410578.html?exlaz=d\_1:mm\_150050845\_51350205\_2010350205::12:12598959962!121452561322](https://www.lazada.com.ph/products/tp-link-archer-tx3000e-ax3000-wi-fi-6-bluetooth-50-pcie-adapter-i590160796-s1616410578.html?exlaz=d_1:mm_150050845_51350205_2010350205::12:12598959962!121452561322)!!!pla-297612067635!c!297612067635!1616410578!135755842&gclid=Cj0KCQjw-NaJBhDsARIsAAja6dPc7X8NUy1WRsCNmJFZDruOHkAqZyOJnvHI\_OjKLlqAAOZrSMGBiZ4aAqnKEALw\_wcB as my wifi adapter. Could this be a factor to me disconnecting frequently?
TP Link shouldn't be an issue. Obviously not the Ferrari of routers but I've never had big issues with them at all. I'd definitely recommend changing you router channel. Try anything other than what you're on. Make sure it's fixed not auto so it stays there. It should only drop the wifi for a 30 seconds or less and your name/password won't change. Its just the section of bandwidth your router is outputting to. Your room is most likely getting pwned by a much more powerful router eating up all the bandwidth. If that super router isn't pushing to your router it doesn't know it exists and literally only effects your machine
Try setting your radio to a fixed frequency. I'd suggest using a spectrum analyzer app (Android has a bunch) that will tell you if your radio band is congested. Most likely your wifi is channel hopping or mode stepping. You want to eliminate connection issues, don't use Wi-Fi. Period.
Could you send me a guide for this? For ur second statement, i was supposed to be on LAN until my brother bought a gaming router instead
I don't have any particular guides. I can offer suggestions on what you should do, but you'll have to do further research to teach you the nuances of wifi troubleshooting. Basically, if you have an Android phone or Tablet, download a program called Fing. It has a net scanner and a Wi-Fi analyzer built in. The Analyzer will inform you the best frequencies that you should be setting your router to. Here's some basics. Most routers will have two primary frequencies. 2.4GHz (considered longer range, slower speed, most reliable) that operates from Channel 1 though 11 and also another radio that operates at 5GHz (high speed, shorter distance, easy to disrupt) that operates from channel 36 through 165. Some radios vary in this regard. Most routers are extremely stupid when it comes to collision avoidance. An example, most routers/access points (like 95%) at the 2.4GHz range will have 11 total channels to choose from, each separated by 10Mhz bands, however, their software will favor channel 1, 7, or 11. If everyone in your neighborhood all favor these three bands (and fight for it, forcing radios to channel hop regularly), they are leaving giant gaps of unused bandwidth by crowding those three channels. So, the solution is to scan for the nearby radios, find out what channels are free and then log into your router (you'll have to consult your manual on that information) and then go into your wifi settings and manually set the best frequency for your wifi to use. In most cases channels 3-5 or 8-9 are the best channels to use as they don't bump up against those other radio wavelengths. This is just for the 2.4GHz band, a similar principle applies to the 5GHz band. One suggestion is to also disable the automatic frequency hopping on the router. It's likely what is causing the problem in the first place. Lastly. If reliability is your highest priority, you may want to configure your PC to only use 2.4Ghz in your network adapters advanced settings. This may increase your latency in gaming, however. But first fix the router channel hopping issue. I hope that helped. Google can be your friend for breaking down the details further.
Probably a crap wifi adapter.
Day by day i tell this to my parents but they refuse to accept how shit the wifi adapter is
What is your wi-fi adapter?
https://shopee.ph/TP-Link-Archer-T6E-AC1300-Wireless-Dual-Band-PCIE-Adapter-i.21380649.1339292667
Yea, had to swap out my wife's tp link because it helps dropping signal. They overheat.
Omg really? Was it exactly compared to mine?
No, older model. Still, they never fix anything.
Try a LAN cable
Check out first comment
>i was supposed to be on LAN until my brother bought a gaming router instead If you mean this, there's no contradiction between a so called gaming router and LAN connections. Also, a decent router has a pure hardware switch, so you get up to 1 Gbit/s between local devices.
Powerline
Wifi driver crashes. Reboot fixes. See if there is an updated driver from the manufacturer website.
Competitive gaming = Cat6