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Post by Emig5m on Dec 18, 2018 13:45:11 GMT -5
Not measuring a difference at all in pings. I thought even 5GHz over 2.4GHz wireless was supposed to be supercalifragilisticexpialidocious? But I'm not even measuring a difference between Cat5e and 2.4GHz.
Here's wireless 2.4GHz (Linksys AE6000 USB):
Here's wired Cat5e directly to router:
I feel duped again....lol. Yes I ran the test multiple times and to different test locations.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2018 15:32:32 GMT -5
You probably have good router setup/placement and hardware. Of course, pings are only part of the story. Let's see your comparisons of bandwidth.
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Post by Emig5m on Dec 18, 2018 17:19:15 GMT -5
You probably have good router setup/placement and hardware. Of course, pings are only part of the story. Let's see your comparisons of bandwidth. Probably, that Linksys WiFi adapter is highly rated but, 2.4Ghz is supposed to add 15 to 30ms of lag over 5Ghz which is supposed to be nearly identical to wired (about 1-5ms difference). This is according to multiple sources online but I'm not even seeing any difference between both extremes. Bandwidth is the same for me since I only can get 10Mbit DSL here and I don't transfer large files or stream 4k video over my LAN so I was only concerned about 1) Gaming performance (ping) and 2) General internet performance (web pages snapping up as quick as possible) in which I can't tell any difference what-so-ever. In fact, while I was playing online to make sure I could test from the same server/host to at least see if there was anything I could feel/see, between matches I plugged back in the wireless adapter and unplugged the Cat5 wire, I didn't even get booted from the server (thought I'd at least have to reconnect to the server/host) and it switched connections in real time and couldn't feel or see a lick a bit of difference during real time gameplay to my surprise. Just for extra precautionary safety, lol, I did an old school command prompt trace route of each... Wired: 2.4GHz Wireless:
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2018 18:27:57 GMT -5
You probably have good router setup/placement and hardware. Of course, pings are only part of the story. Let's see your comparisons of bandwidth. Probably, that Linksys WiFi adapter is highly rated but, 2.4Ghz is supposed to add 15 to 30ms of lag over 5Ghz which is supposed to be nearly identical to wired (about 1-5ms difference). This is according to multiple sources online but I'm not even seeing any difference between both extremes. Bandwidth is the same for me since I only can get 10Mbit DSL here and I don't transfer large files or stream 4k video over my LAN so I was only concerned about 1) Gaming performance (ping) and 2) General internet performance (web pages snapping up as quick as possible) in which I can't tell any difference what-so-ever. In fact, while I was playing online to make sure I could test from the same server/host to at least see if there was anything I could feel/see, between matches I plugged back in the wireless adapter and unplugged the Cat5 wire, I didn't even get booted from the server (thought I'd at least have to reconnect to the server/host) and it switched connections in real time and couldn't feel or see a lick a bit of difference during real time gameplay to my surprise. Just for extra precautionary safety, lol, I did an old school command prompt trace route of each... Wired: 2.4GHz Wireless:
Yeah, with 10 mbps, there won't be any difference between 2.4GHz and 5GHz (in which case, you're better off sticking to 2.4GHz since the signal goes through walls more effectively and has better range). However, for the lucky people with an ISP bandwidth of over 50 mbps, then the 5GHz WiFi pulls ahead by a good margin. At least, those were the test results when setting up Wifi for my parents (who have cable internet). |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2018 18:35:12 GMT -5
Actually, I'm visiting them right now. Just ran the speedtest comparison on my phone.
2.4 GHz:
Ping 12ms
Bandwidth 51 mbps
5 GHz:
Ping 13ms
Bandwidth 108 mbps
At home, I have DSL and I believe it's capped at 40 mbps, so I wouldn't benefit from 5GHz wifi either.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2018 18:39:08 GMT -5
"2.4Ghz is supposed to add 15 to 30ms of lag over 5Ghz"
Yeah, fairly certain that's not true. Because they're using whatever crappy cable modem/router was provided by the cable company and pings are about the same. Obviously, peak bandwidth is hugely affected though.
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Post by Coolverine on Dec 20, 2018 5:01:03 GMT -5
I remember the internet here went down for a few days because a drunk driver took out one of those green electrical boxes. I tethered my phone to my PC to use the mobile data connection (4G) and it was actually faster than my normal internet connection. There was quite a bit more latency though.
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Post by Emig5m on Dec 24, 2018 17:22:32 GMT -5
I remember the internet here went down for a few days because a drunk driver took out one of those green electrical boxes. I tethered my phone to my PC to use the mobile data connection (4G) and it was actually faster than my normal internet connection. There was quite a bit more latency though. I actually use my cell phone to upload videos to Youtube/Facebook (tethered to PC) as its a millions times faster than my DSL upload. But it's also nice to have a backup net connection for when your main connection is down (like during a hurricane). I wish that I could have my 4G mobile throughput with the latency of my DSL then I would feel like a 1rst world citizen. |
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Post by ForRealTho on Dec 24, 2018 17:42:03 GMT -5
I thought I already posted in this thread, back when I lived in Arizona at one point the fastest net at my place was 1.5 megs DSL. Which translated into 150 k/s on Steam. Total nightmare. I didn't play many games that year.
At one point in Alaska I had 300 megs cable. This translated into 30 m/s on Steam. A bit much, that downloads a whole game in 5-10 minutes.
I'm on 100 megs FiOS now. About as fast as I need.
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