Random ping spikes

Swazzie · Mar 21, 2018

A few days ago I started getting noticeably higher pings in video games. I was playing at around 50-100ms, and now I'm playing 90-150ms with ping spikes up to 3000. There are other people on the network, but they're either also playing video games or just browsing the web. But that wouldn't explain why I started getting extremely high ping spikes just now. I can't connect through ethernet and the router is about 15-20 feet away, but through a dry wall. I've tried flusing my DNS, releasing, and renewing. I've also tried a few other things that have helped people in the past.

I pinged my router and kept seeing similar results to this
I have the mikrotik RB951Ui-2HnD

When I ping google I get ping spikes from 200 to 600.

here are a few other ping tests
https://imgur.com/8A1t3Jg
https://imgur.com/UFiueyb

My wifi adapter is the realtek A6100 on Windows 10 pro 64bit.

Ralston18 · Mar 21, 2018

Your router being 10.1.1.1 - Correct?

[EDIT: Originally misread - you are using wireless correct?]

And you cannot connect through Ethernet (meaning a physical cable) because of the wall between your and the router (mikrotik RB951Ui-2HnD).

What wireless adapter are you using?

Spikes may be some interference that has just come about. Any recent changes around?

Swazzie · Mar 21, 2018

Yes, my router is 10.1.1.1. Correct, I cannot connect through Ethernet because there is a wall between the router and I. The wireless adapter I'm using is the Netgear A6100.

As for changes, nothing hasn't changed recently, no.

Ralston18 · Mar 22, 2018

USB adapter.

If nothing else has changed; i.e., same network usage when you game while others are the network doing whatever, no new appliances, furniture, wireless devices etc. that could be a source of interference then the spikes are most likely due to some hardware issue on your computer.

Wireless USB adapters are made very cheaply and can start deteriorating and cause problems. As they degrade their ability to send and/or receive may briefly stop (spike/lag) at some threshold that beforehand was much more tolerable. No problem.

I have had a couple of wireless USB adapters fail and one common factor is that they get very warm and even hot.

Carefully check your USB adapter before connecting and continually monitor its' temperature by feel. Very sure that you will be able to note the adapter's temperature increase if that is indeed what is happening.

Another action you can do is to use a USB extension cable to move the USB wireless network adapter up and away from the back of the computer.

Doing so both allows the USB adapter to remain cooler and allows you to move the USB adapter around some to improve reception and transmission. May only need a few inches to make a difference.

You might try another USB wireless adapter if you can borrow one - if the spikes continue then there is something else amiss. However, focus on one thing at time for now.

Swazzie · Mar 22, 2018

I have a USB extension cable plugged in so I can move it up higher. Though it is only a 1.0 cable. I may just go to the store and see if I can't get another wireless adapter.. Maybe something like a Xtreme N PCI Express Desktop Adapter. I have had my wifi adapter for a good long while. Maybe it is just time to get a new one, lol.

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