wifi net settings

#1

bearodactyl

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for whatever reason my uni doesn't have ethernet ports so im forced to use wifi
my question is should i play with my regular 'good connection' net settings or switch to the bad ones

i just played a pug where i was almost constantly warping around and rubber banding and it felt like none of my shots were regging (scout)
i turned on net_graph 3 for a bit and saw a bit of choke/loss and every few seconds people would freeze and suddenly stop moving then shit would go back to normal again and theyd jump forward (at one point a scout completely disappeared from my screen during the period of lag)

for whatever reason my uni doesn't have ethernet ports so im forced to use wifi
my question is should i play with my regular 'good connection' net settings or switch to the bad ones

i just played a pug where i was almost constantly warping around and rubber banding and it felt like none of my shots were regging (scout)
i turned on net_graph 3 for a bit and saw a bit of choke/loss and every few seconds people would freeze and suddenly stop moving then shit would go back to normal again and theyd jump forward (at one point a scout completely disappeared from my screen during the period of lag)

#2

mastercoms

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Depends. What does your speedtest look like?

#3

bearodactyl

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mastercomsDepends. What does your speedtest look like?

I'll post it once I get back but last I checked it was good up/down/ping but I think it depends a lot on the time of day and when others are on it too

[quote=mastercoms]Depends. What does your speedtest look like?[/quote]
I'll post it once I get back but last I checked it was good up/down/ping but I think it depends a lot on the time of day and when others are on it too

#4

Khaki

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usually if ur connection has intermittent shit problems it's usually best to put the minimum network settings in your cfg just to be safe, especially for wifi connections

#5

jrod

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I don't think any net settings will help with the issues you are having

#6

bearodactyl

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VulcanI don't think any net settings will help with the issues you are having

yeah i doubt it will magically fix everything but it might help

heres my speedtest idk how helpful it is tho

http://beta.speedtest.net/result/6602929186.png

edit: tested it again it definitely gets better late at night when less people are using the internet

http://beta.speedtest.net/result/6603292006.png

[quote=Vulcan]I don't think any net settings will help with the issues you are having[/quote]
yeah i doubt it will magically fix everything but it might help

heres my speedtest idk how helpful it is tho
[img]http://beta.speedtest.net/result/6602929186.png[/img]

edit: tested it again it definitely gets better late at night when less people are using the internet
[img]http://beta.speedtest.net/result/6603292006.png[/img]

#7

Khaki

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bearodactylVulcanI don't think any net settings will help with the issues you are havingyeah i doubt it will magically fix everything but it might help

heres my speedtest idk how helpful it is tho
http://beta.speedtest.net/result/6602929186.png

those are rly fuking good stats for internet but the problem is its still wifi so there's no way to get a consistently strong signal unless you lived in the middle of nowhere with no other wireless devices and and had a perfect direct sightline to your AP

honestly the fact that you get ~100mbps download and upload over a wifi connection is extremely rare, it's becoming less rare nowadays with 5ghz band connections and 802.11ac wifi connections but it's still pretty impressive

[quote=bearodactyl][quote=Vulcan]I don't think any net settings will help with the issues you are having[/quote]
yeah i doubt it will magically fix everything but it might help

heres my speedtest idk how helpful it is tho
[img]http://beta.speedtest.net/result/6602929186.png[/img][/quote]
those are rly fuking good stats for internet but the problem is its still wifi so there's no way to get a consistently strong signal unless you lived in the middle of nowhere with no other wireless devices and and had a perfect direct sightline to your AP

honestly the fact that you get ~100mbps download and upload over a wifi connection is extremely rare, it's becoming less rare nowadays with 5ghz band connections and 802.11ac wifi connections but it's still pretty impressive

#8

Hidi

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I find what matters more isn't your internet speed, but your connection. I always monitor the quality of my connection so I know what to expect. On Windows, you can do that by running this command in CMD: ping -t 8.8.8.8

That will show you how often you are receiving packets, and at what rate. If you are getting a consistent and low number (Say, 50ms or less) then you are totally fine to use "good connection" network settings. Even if you drop the occasional packet, which is inevitable on wifi, don't worry.

I find what matters more isn't your internet speed, but your connection. I always monitor the quality of my connection so I know what to expect. On Windows, you can do that by running this command in CMD: ping -t 8.8.8.8

That will show you how often you are receiving packets, and at what rate. If you are getting a consistent and low number (Say, 50ms or less) then you are totally fine to use "good connection" network settings. Even if you drop the occasional packet, which is inevitable on wifi, don't worry.

#9

maksimov

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hey @bearodactyl, we can trade our internet any day man, my uni does have ethernet ports !

http://beta.speedtest.net/result/6604098604.png

hey @bearodactyl, we can trade our internet any day man, my uni does have ethernet ports !
[img]http://beta.speedtest.net/result/6604098604.png[/img]

#10

Khaki

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HidiI find what matters more isn't your internet speed, but your connection. I always monitor the quality of my connection so I know what to expect. On Windows, you can do that by running this command in CMD: ping -t 8.8.8.8

That will show you how often you are receiving packets, and at what rate. If you are getting a consistent and low number (Say, 50ms or less) then you are totally fine to use "good connection" network settings. Even if you drop the occasional packet, which is inevitable on wifi, don't worry.

a further addendum to this post, it's usually best to run extended pings when looking for connection TTL speeds, the best way to do this is type ping 4.2.2.2 -n 35, where 35 can replaced by any number of pings you want to run. Additionally, you can type ping 4.2.2.2 -t to ping the address indefinitely, which can be stopped by hitting CTRL + C.

[quote=Hidi]I find what matters more isn't your internet speed, but your connection. I always monitor the quality of my connection so I know what to expect. On Windows, you can do that by running this command in CMD: ping -t 8.8.8.8

That will show you how often you are receiving packets, and at what rate. If you are getting a consistent and low number (Say, 50ms or less) then you are totally fine to use "good connection" network settings. Even if you drop the occasional packet, which is inevitable on wifi, don't worry.[/quote]
a further addendum to this post, it's usually best to run extended pings when looking for connection TTL speeds, the best way to do this is type ping 4.2.2.2 -n 35, where 35 can replaced by any number of pings you want to run. Additionally, you can type ping 4.2.2.2 -t to ping the address indefinitely, which can be stopped by hitting CTRL + C.

#11

Legit_Lurkki

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try setting your connection to metered in windows