Short Ping Spikes To Router

Cheebs88

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As you can see here: http://i.imgur.com/TYj6X1E.png

My local router has these large disruptions randomly. This occurs at any random time during the day, even when no one is using the network but me. I have checked to see if it was overloaded, but it is never at max load when this happens. These ping tests are on a ethernet connection that goes through an access point -> buried ethernet cable about 50ft -> main router. I have run simultaneous ping tests on the access point and I have never once seen these spikes to it, so it must be the router. My question is if anyone had ever seen something like this (something other than bad router), or if i should just go get a new router.
 
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First if this is wireless then all it means is you got some random interference. This is how wireless works it retransmits the packets over and over until it gets a clean copy which causes delays.

If this is wired then you need to be sure it is actually affecting performance. A router will always favor passing traffic to responding to a ping command. So if the router happens to be busy passing traffic to some internet site at the instant your ping command comes in it will delay responding to you until it is done doing its primary job of passing users traffic.
First if this is wireless then all it means is you got some random interference. This is how wireless works it retransmits the packets over and over until it gets a clean copy which causes delays.

If this is wired then you need to be sure it is actually affecting performance. A router will always favor passing traffic to responding to a ping command. So if the router happens to be busy passing traffic to some internet site at the instant your ping command comes in it will delay responding to you until it is done doing its primary job of passing users traffic.
 
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