High latency in games

AliMickey · Feb 28, 2017

ok so i am on WiFi 802.11N and am getting download speed from 300kb to 10mb. anyway, my point is that i have a printer at home that is connected via WiFi, if i was to connect it directly to the router via ethernet would my ping come down on my PC which is connected via WiFi(i dont have ethernet access yet). Would the printer draw more bandwith with its connected via cable or would it be more eficient? thanks

RealBeast · Feb 28, 2017

Unlikely, the printer only uses a small amount of bandwidth when jobs are sent to it to print.

Gaming is not well suited for wireless due to the high latency, Ethernet or AV1200 powerline is far superior.

AliMickey · Feb 28, 2017

RealBeast :

i know that ethernet is way better, not available yet though. Maybe you can help me, i have these grey cables hanging out of the office wall which i think is the ethernet cables. would i be able to buy somekind of the adaptor thing then connect it the router? or should i call a proffessional? thanks

boosted1g · Feb 28, 2017

First of all printer does not use your internet connection so it does not take away from any internet speed.
It will use trace amounts of your router's wifi speed to stay in communication but that will be minimal

Anything stationary that you can hardwire with ethernet you should, wifi should only be used when you cant hardwire.

As suggested above, if you cant use ethernet for desktop then use powerline av1000 or better adapters.

AliMickey · Feb 28, 2017

boosted1g :

so i should wire whenever i can(i can on the printer) to reduce the interference i am assuming?

boosted1g · Feb 28, 2017

AliMickey :

Everything connected to your wifi at home requires it to occasionally "phone home" to the router to keep the connection established. So all of these communications while, a very small percent of your router's bandwidth (in this instance you internet bandwidth is irrelevant), still require work from your router and thus takes focus away from your PC. Not to mention it is silly to use the limited router bandwidth to send a print job from a wired device when you dont need to.

Plus if you put a switch before the router then all the devices connected to that switch will not need to use any bit of the router's processing to communicate with each other (like a wired pc to a wired printer, or wired pc to a wired NAS).

AliMickey · Feb 28, 2017

boosted1g :

AliMickey :

dont routers have switches built in though?.

boosted1g · Feb 28, 2017

AliMickey :

Yes, but that switch still uses a small portion of router's processing to function.
Something as small as a print job wont make much of a difference, but not having to use any of the router's resources to transfer large files/backups between wired PCs is very ideal.

AliMickey · Mar 1, 2017

boosted1g :

i only have one pc at home. so it wont make a difference. but how would i install the hanging cables?

RealBeast · Mar 1, 2017

You need to figure out where the cables coming out of the wall go. Are they bare or do they have the Ethernet adapter end attached already. If not, do the cables have 8 wires -- 4 twisted pairs of wires? Your place may just be prewired by not set up yet, but if they are well placed it would be nice.

If you have never done cable work you can either learn (and buy a couple of cheap tools/testers) or call a pro. Where do the cables come out at the other end -- usually in a closet or somewhere similar, hopefully near your modem and router?

AliMickey · Mar 1, 2017

RealBeast :

so what it is right now is this.

My room has the ethernet cable attachment thing in the wall but when i connect it nothing happens. So i traced the cabled which led me to the office where some grey cables were hanging out with CAT printed on them. So what i need to do i think is bundle the multiple cables into one and then plug it into the router enabling me to connect to the interent via ethernet. Is this right?

boosted1g · Mar 1, 2017

AliMickey :

You need to terminate the cables (installing male RJ45 plugs)
Then you can connect them to a gigabit ethernet swtich in that box.
Then connect the router to that switch and you will be in business.

If the router is near where one of those cabels goes to in the wall then you an just conenct it there if it will be easier/neater then plugging it direct into switch.

AliMickey · Mar 1, 2017

boosted1g :

AliMickey :

You need to terminate the cables (installing male RJ45 plugs)
Then you can connect them to a gigabit ethernet swtich in that box.
Then connect the router to that switch and you will be in business.

If the router is near where one of those cabels goes to in the wall then you an just conenct it there if it will be easier/neater then plugging it direct into switch.

the cables are veyr near the router(but not long enough). But there is like 5/6 cables and i only have 1 port left available on the router. So what should i exactly do?

boosted1g · Mar 1, 2017

You dont connect the cables coming out of the wall to the router

Cables from wall ---> Ethernet Switch -----> Router

If possible I would also connect the other 3 wires in the LAN ports of the router into the switch.

AliMickey · Mar 1, 2017

boosted1g :

i see. and i was to call a professional they would do the same thing right? what switch should i buy and i also need to convert the bare cables into the plastic thing at the end of the cables. this ?https://www.pccasegear.com/products/28398?gclid=CjwKEAiA_9nFBRCsurz7y_Px8xoSJAAUqvKCTEbPLWHNw32AZUJMpjktyf9qZwdDVKZo5rQZWtyeiBoCeuvw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

RealBeast · Mar 1, 2017

I would use THIS instead, 8 ports -- 1 to the router open LAN port and the other to the ends of the cables and any other wired connections that you want. I've had a lot of switches in plastic housings die due to heat but never those in metal housings as they cool better by radiating away the heat.

Each cable at the switch end needs one of Connectors on the end.

AliMickey · Mar 1, 2017

RealBeast :

yep so i would need the buy the switch (anything cheaper?) and the cable connectors. Can you link me to a specific connector so i dont buy one that is poor quality. thanks.

EDIT: should i follow this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFVSbcBJrxw

RealBeast · Mar 1, 2017

As far as the video, it depends what each end is wired -- you must be consistent 568A or 568B -- the video is correct for 568B, which is the most common for network wiring.

You can buy cheap switches or good switches, up to you. Sometimes a few extra bucks means that it lasts forever, which is my experience with many many switch installs. If you can get by with the 5 port switch, the metal D-Link or Netgear is fine.

AliMickey · Mar 1, 2017

RealBeast :

ok ill go with which ever one is available. As for the connections, which ones should i buy? Im in AU, could you please find a good one for me?

AliMickey · Mar 2, 2017

RealBeast :

hows this? https://www.jaycar.com.au/rj45-modular-plugs-for-stranded-and-solid-cat-6-cable-pk10/p/PP1447

RealBeast · Mar 2, 2017

Yes, those are fine.

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