defmc
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Hi,
Im having issues with 5g connection between my new Macbook M1 Pro, and my relatively new Zen XT8 router (not mesh). It used to be great — I could sit anywhere in my apartment (and ie. play cloud gaming on 4k) without issues. My ISP gives me 1000/1000mbs, and I used to get approximately 800mbs up and down on average, measuring on speedtest.net over 5g (sitting about 5 feet away from the router in the same room).
Lately im hardly pushing 500mbs on speedtest over 5ghz (measuring over ethernet is fine, so its not my ISP), and cloud gaming gives me horrible performance. Im actually getting more stuttering on 5g than 2g, and Im wondering if this started happening after upgrading the firmware.
So my questions are:
1 Could the latest firmware have given me worse performance over 5g? And if so, how can I downgrade or confirm this?
2 If its not the firmware, what else could it be? Why am I only getting half the speed over 5ghz that I used to get a couple of weeks ago — even though im sitting right next to my router/same location?
3 When looking at the tx rate while ie. cloud gaming, it starts to fluctuate alot after a while. Is this an indicator that something is wrong?
I know that interference is a thing, but just makes no sense to me that this would suddenly become a problem — having lived here a year without experiencing this until the last two weeks. Also to reiterate: Moving almost on top of my router when doing these tests does not change anything. I could sit in another room just fine. But now speed is bad and connection quality is horrible compared to just a couple of weeks ago (as ie. experienced when cloud gaming; showing constant stuttering and getting bad connection-notifications. It used to run flawlessly).
Any hints/tips much appreciated.
Im having issues with 5g connection between my new Macbook M1 Pro, and my relatively new Zen XT8 router (not mesh). It used to be great — I could sit anywhere in my apartment (and ie. play cloud gaming on 4k) without issues. My ISP gives me 1000/1000mbs, and I used to get approximately 800mbs up and down on average, measuring on speedtest.net over 5g (sitting about 5 feet away from the router in the same room).
Lately im hardly pushing 500mbs on speedtest over 5ghz (measuring over ethernet is fine, so its not my ISP), and cloud gaming gives me horrible performance. Im actually getting more stuttering on 5g than 2g, and Im wondering if this started happening after upgrading the firmware.
So my questions are:
1 Could the latest firmware have given me worse performance over 5g? And if so, how can I downgrade or confirm this?
2 If its not the firmware, what else could it be? Why am I only getting half the speed over 5ghz that I used to get a couple of weeks ago — even though im sitting right next to my router/same location?
3 When looking at the tx rate while ie. cloud gaming, it starts to fluctuate alot after a while. Is this an indicator that something is wrong?
I know that interference is a thing, but just makes no sense to me that this would suddenly become a problem — having lived here a year without experiencing this until the last two weeks. Also to reiterate: Moving almost on top of my router when doing these tests does not change anything. I could sit in another room just fine. But now speed is bad and connection quality is horrible compared to just a couple of weeks ago (as ie. experienced when cloud gaming; showing constant stuttering and getting bad connection-notifications. It used to run flawlessly).
Any hints/tips much appreciated.
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