Ethernet taking up internet

[omgitzkontrol202]

For this question, you need a bit of background. All of my siblings and I play video games on either console or PC, and my older brother plays on both. He has his PC and PS4 connected to our router through an Ethernet cord. In the daytime (Whenever he is playing) my ping on video games is always around 800, but whenever he gets off (nighttime) my ping is around 5-30, would him being connected make my internet slower? Or is this just a coincidence? Seeing as my brother is older than me I can't really just make him shut it off because that'd lead into him probably attacking me, and he is much stronger than I am, so if this is the case how can I either get him or my parents to disconnect and connect wirelessly?

 

[Eximo]

That won't make a difference. Your issue is likely upload/download bandwidth being consumed by his activities. Typical 1Gbps ethernet or 600Mbps wireless (or more) is faster than your internet connection.

High ping would be representative of upload bandwidth being consumed. So torrents or video streaming (upload, not watching) are the two biggest culprits.

Use a speedtest website when no one else is online to get a baseline for your upload and download bandwidth. If your upload bandwidth isn't at least a few Mbps that will cause issues with multiple users. If it is more than 10Mbps or so, then he is doing something that is consuming the bandwidth.

That will take some negotiation between all of you, and possibly the increase of your internet plan if possible. Something all modern families will have to deal with it seems.

 

[omgitzkontrol202]

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That won't make a difference. Your issue is likely upload/download bandwidth being consumed by his activities. Typical 1Gbps ethernet or 600Mbps wireless (or more) is faster than your internet connection.

High ping would be representative of upload bandwidth being consumed. So torrents or video streaming (upload, not watching) are the two biggest culprits.

Use a speedtest website when no one else is online to get a baseline for your upload and download bandwidth. If your upload bandwidth isn't at least a few Mbps that will cause issues with multiple users. If it is more than 10Mbps or so, then he is doing something that is consuming the bandwidth.

That will take some negotiation between all of you, and possibly the increase of your internet plan if possible. Something all modern families will have to deal with it seems."
My download speed in the daytime is around 6-10mbps, and my upload speed is around 5-7mbps, in the nighttime my download is around 15-20mbps and my upload is arouind 7-12mbps

 

[Eximo]

Ping is a measure of latency. So being able to upload or download at a specific speed isn't the entire story. If his actions precede yours then they will go through first. Any delay in sending information up to a game server will increase the ping significantly.

Without knowing his activities it is hard to say. Some routers can be configured to prioritize traffic.

If he is downloading stuff, you might ask that he run them overnight.

Another factor might be throttling from your ISP. Do you know if there are any limitations on total bandwidth they allow?

 

[omgitzkontrol202]

Ping is a measure of latency. So being able to upload or download at a specific speed isn't the entire story. If his actions precede yours then they will go through first. Any delay in sending information up to a game server will increase the ping significantly.

Without knowing his activities it is hard to say. Some routers can be configured to prioritize traffic.

If he is downloading stuff, you might ask that he run them overnight.

Another factor might be throttling from your ISP. Do you know if there are any limitations on total bandwidth they allow?

Our plan allows us to have 20mbps download and 5mbps upload, but as I said earlier, we are not completely achieving the full 20, but we are exceeding the 5
EDIT: We don't really want to upgrade our internet plan because it jumps from $34.99/mo with 20mpbs download/5mbps upload to $60.00/mo for 40mpbs download/10mbps upload

 

[Eximo]

Then it is going to have to be a family discussion.