Massive WiFi lag issue, please help (details inside)

[Serio]

I am constantly lagging out while playing MineCraft and it's making me lose my mind. We've purchased 18mbps which i think should be plenty to play MC, though speedtest.net is showing 11-13mpbs most times. It's not the minecraft server, everyone else on the server is playing fine, it's just me constantly lagging out.

Please help me boys I have a lot of information.

I need help dissecting what the actual problem is with my internet. Here's some information:

1. We've bought 18mbps from at&t, after doing multiple speed tests the typical download speed is 11-13mbps, is this normal? (We have multiple televisions so I don't know if this affects bandwidth, with that being said, most tvs are almost always off)

2. At&t put the wireless router in the back corner room of our house, I typically play Minecraft about 35-40 feet from the router, could the router be too far away?

3. I tried to change the wireless channel but the wireless security pw underneath the router is blatantly not working as the pw, with that being said, if I can gain access will changing the channel make a huge difference? I downloaded inssider or w/e and we are on channel 7, no one else is on this channel but there are a lot of people on 2,3,4,5,6, so could they be interfering?

Solutions:

1. Will one of those usb network things help my signal strength? Something like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=33-704-...

2. Should I raise the bandwidth to 24mbps? I am hesitant on this, because 18mbps should be plenty to play minecraft, yet I'm lagging out constantly and making me rage.

3. If you all think the problem is the location of the router, is there an extender or something to move the wireless router?

Anyway, tl;dr: 18mbps, speedtest is showing 11-13mbps, wireless access point 35-40 ft from where I play minecraft, I keep lagging out on minecraft (its not the server), what is the best solution.

 

[Fardringle]

1: Residential Internet service is sold as "up to" the listed speed. You might get that high now and then, but normally it will be lower. 11-13mbps isn't unreasonable for your connection.

2: 35-40 feet isn't too far by itself, but if there are lots of walls, metal cabinets, and other sources of interference between the devices then it could cause issues.

3: The password to log in to the router is usually not the same as the password for the wireless connection. You need to use the admin password for the router. If you don't know what that password is, post the exact model number of the router and we can look for the default password. If that doesn't work, you might need to reset the router or ask the AT&T tech to tell you what password they used.

 

[John Connor]

Are you running any software when you are gaming like Xfire? For me I can't use Xfire in game because it lags the game and I even updated Xfire.

 

[Ketchup]

An easy test would be to plug a computer directly into the modem and see if you speed improves.

 

[Danimal1209]

Its not the speed. I played MC one a huge server with a 2mb DSL connection with no problems.

I would put my money on the distance to the AP being the culprit.

How is your signal?

 

[Cabletek]

So one ping test through speedtest,.net shows a simple ping and is not a valid packetloss test. I would reccomend opening up a cmd prompt and using the ping command to your ping your isp's website about 100 times or so. IE
ping www.centurylink.net -n 100

And see if you are losing packets first.

if you are then ping a more local place like the gateway from an ipconfig report which shoudl be your dsl modem/router and see if you are losing it on your side of the device or the other, your side would be Ethernet cable/computer/wireless issues.

Dear John Connor,

Looking for you.

- Skynet.

😛

 

[John Connor]

LOL