Alright, so, recently my parents have refurbished our front room a little bit, and have decided to move the modem into an extremely inconvenient spot (behind a bunch of folders below the thick, wooden desk we have). They are extremely stubborn and my step dad has now decided 'he doesn't like the look of it on top of the desk', so he refuses to move it to a better spot. I feel no amount of negotiating will help in this situation, as he has a very short temper and again, is extremely stubborn.
I am relatively new to Wifi, and I'm really not in the mood to do too much research as 500+ ping spikes for the past few weeks has really started to tick me off (when I used to/should be getting around 15-20), so I'd really appreciate the advice
So, here's where I need your help:
Is there any way (without the use of Ethernet cables - they're too "ugly" too) to maybe boost the connection speed a little bit? (The modem is currently one wall away, tucked inconveniently behind a behemoth of folders/books and a wooden desk.)
I've heard about Wifi-repeaters, but the description of them says for big houses/large spaces, so I'm unsure if that would solve my problem as its not too far away, its just badly positioned. I've also briefly looked at better Wifi adapters for my pc but I'm not sure if that will make a huge difference either - but again, I may be wrong on that.
Any help would be greatly appreciated as this is really starting to frustrate me.
Ill also add some screenshots of things I think you may find useful just in-case:
cmd ping test (not too bad right now, but can still get the jist of the spikes etc): http://prntscr.com/6g0d6f
connection status (shows full bars, but still getting spikes etc):
http://prntscr.com/6g0n1w
speedtest.net (used to get about 1mb/s flat):
http://prntscr.com/6g0ov4
cmd tracert thing:
http://prntscr.com/6g0y25
pingtest.net:
http://prntscr.com/6g0z8f
Also, on Cod4 i usually get 300-999 ping spikes every like 5 mins or so.
If you would like me to post any more screenshots, just ask and I'll be happy to do so
Many thanks.
I am relatively new to Wifi, and I'm really not in the mood to do too much research as 500+ ping spikes for the past few weeks has really started to tick me off (when I used to/should be getting around 15-20), so I'd really appreciate the advice
So, here's where I need your help:
Is there any way (without the use of Ethernet cables - they're too "ugly" too) to maybe boost the connection speed a little bit? (The modem is currently one wall away, tucked inconveniently behind a behemoth of folders/books and a wooden desk.)
I've heard about Wifi-repeaters, but the description of them says for big houses/large spaces, so I'm unsure if that would solve my problem as its not too far away, its just badly positioned. I've also briefly looked at better Wifi adapters for my pc but I'm not sure if that will make a huge difference either - but again, I may be wrong on that.
Any help would be greatly appreciated as this is really starting to frustrate me.
Ill also add some screenshots of things I think you may find useful just in-case:
cmd ping test (not too bad right now, but can still get the jist of the spikes etc): http://prntscr.com/6g0d6f
connection status (shows full bars, but still getting spikes etc):
http://prntscr.com/6g0n1w
speedtest.net (used to get about 1mb/s flat):
http://prntscr.com/6g0ov4
cmd tracert thing:
http://prntscr.com/6g0y25
pingtest.net:
http://prntscr.com/6g0z8f
Also, on Cod4 i usually get 300-999 ping spikes every like 5 mins or so.
If you would like me to post any more screenshots, just ask and I'll be happy to do so
Many thanks.
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