[SOLVED] Does setting up Guest network affects internal wifi's performance?

[onimx2]

I have a tp link tl wr840n
I am sharing my internet with a group of people (up to 7 devices) by setting up a guest network from my router. they get to use restricted speed at not more than 6.5mbps
my internet speed is 20mbps
now my question is if I connect my pc to internal wifi and do gaming , will the guest network make any impact on my gaming performance regarding pings specially.
will it affect my pings go higher than usual?

 

[Nemesia]

If people are maxing your connection and you're in a game you will have higher ping and maybe it will be unplayable.

 

[SamirD]

Higher ping if they're using the connection.

 

[kanewolf]

I have a tp link tl wr840n
I am sharing my internet with a group of people (up to 7 devices) by setting up a guest network from my router. they get to use restricted speed at not more than 6.5mbps
my internet speed is 20mbps
now my question is if I connect my pc to internal wifi and do gaming , will the guest network make any impact on my gaming performance regarding pings specially.
will it affect my pings go higher than usual?

The radios are the same between guest and non-guest. The router (or AP) just knows to only route the guest traffic to the internet. So guest traffic can definitely impact other WIFI traffic. It could impact LAN traffic IF the WIFI consumes most or all of the WAN bandwidth.

 

[SamirD]

It could impact LAN traffic IF the WIFI consumes most or all of the WAN bandwidth.

And even if the wifi traffic isn't consuming much bandwidth it all, it will affect ping times. The more competing activity for the Internet, the higher the ping time.