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From what I hear is using an ethernet cable.
How do I know if my router is working well and up to speed?
Movies, gaming works but is it as fast as it could be or would I need a new router, how can I find out?

Go to Speedtest.net and tell us what you got

Well with movies and stuff, the computers just buffer right, they load data ahead of what youre seeing so theres no noticeable lag

but with online gaming, usually data is flowing constantly and in real time. Ethernet is best because frankly Wi-Fi as a whole sucks.

too far from a router? LAG. concrete wall in between? LAG. Microwave turned on? LAG! Nothing? Literally nothing? LAG

I mean if youre right next to your Wi-Fi router youre probably ok, but anything outside of that youll want to be plugged in.

Kloe_Rinz posted...

Go to Speedtest.net and tell us what you got

Ok, what do I choose?

Click the big GO button in the middle of the page

_BlueMonk posted...

Well with movies and stuff, the computers just buffer right, they load data ahead of what youre seeing so theres no noticeable lag

but with online gaming, usually data is flowing constantly and in real time. Ethernet is best because frankly Wi-Fi as a whole sucks.

too far from a router? LAG. concrete wall in between? LAG. Microwave turned on? LAG! Nothing? Literally nothing? LAG

I mean if youre right next to your Wi-Fi router youre probably ok, but anything outside of that youll want to be plugged in.

I might have to get a long cable. Does it matter how much I pay for the cable?

It would help to know what kind of speeds you pay for. Compare that to what you get when testing between routers.

Kloe_Rinz posted...

Click the big GO button in the middle of the page

Kloe_Rinz posted...

Go to Speedtest.net and tell us what you got

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/5/9/AAWgGRAAEIaz.jpg

The MS is your latency, the lower the better. 1000 = 1 second of delay from when you press a button to when its registered in the game. 20 is a good target for everyone except the top ranking professional CSGO or fighting game players. 16 is great.

the 61MB/s is your actual download speed. This affects how quickly you could download a game or something but has little effect once youre in a game. 61 is quite poor but it perfectly fine for gaming in all honesty.
depending on the game, higher MS is fine but not preferable. I play Guilty Gear Strive with between 40-120MS, and because of its good NetCode the game plays fine. A game like World of Warcraft or Final Fantasy 14 is fine on 350MS even because it doesnt rely on split second reaction times. But if I were to play a game with bad NetCode, then 100+ would be unplayable