Multiple xfinitywifi hotspots causing internet problems. Tried using NetSetMan but...

[OneShotRengo]

So I've been trying to use my xfinitywifi hotspot from my desktop which isn't connected to the router and in a different room. However, I live in an apartment complex and everyone here mostly has xfinity internet. So when I try to connect to my xfinitywifi connection it will pick a random connection instead of the one I want.

I've tried using a program called NetSetMan wich shows you every single SSID available around your are even they're duplicates and was able to succefully connect it to the SSID and MAC of the connection I wanted. However, whenever I am gaming my connection will change to another connection. I can't keep it locked onto the MAC address of the connection I want.

This is the MAC Address of the wifi connection that I want my computer to lock onto

I've tried to set it up to connect to the certain MAC Address that I want, but it will still switch to other conncetions automatically and it messses with my connection when I'm playing online

Is there another program or another way I can force it to stay locked onto the MAC address I want. The reason I am trying to force it onto my connection is because it provides the best ping in games. The other random connections give me too much lag and in online games like League of Legends it is very annoying.

 

[velocityg4]

If it is the Xfinity router in your apartment. Why would you connect to the xFinity hotspot? It also provides you with your own private network (SSID and network key). If you don't know what it is. It should be printed on the side, bottom and/or rear of the xFinity router.

 

[OneShotRengo]

If it is the Xfinity router in your apartment. Why would you connect to the xFinity hotspot? It also provides you with your own private network (SSID and network key). If you don't know what it is. It should be printed on the side, bottom and/or rear of the xFinity router.

I'm well aware I have my own internet, but the internet service provides a guest hotspot that I want to use because most of all my other devices including my family's are connected to our primary internet connection. The reason I want to use my router's hotspot is because I have a huge family and a lot of them are using their phones tablets and what not at all times so the connection is very poor when I play games online. So since there's an extra hotspot that my router is outputting I might as well use it to get a stable ping connection when playing online games.

The guest hotspot "xfinity wifi" gives me a really good stable ping, but I am having issues staying connected to the hotspot my own router is outputting instead of all the other multiple hotspots with the same SSID.

 

[bill001g]

It is highly unlikely that the xfiinity runs on its own radio. If it was that simple you could assign a different ssid for every person. So you are going to share the bandwidth with other users in your house even if you do connect to the correct router on a different ssid

The main problem with wifi is there is only a limited amount of bandwidth. This is shared by your router as well as all the people around you....which you seem to have a lot with that many xfinity ssid you can see.

No matter what you do you are going to get interference from all the other wifi devices. This causes major issues for games and there is little you can about it. This is why it is never recommended to pay online games on wifi.

Still to your question you can not force it to connect to any particular router that has the same SSID. The end device is too smart sometimes and will connect to what it "thinks" is the strongest signal but that can vary a bit over time. This is just how wifi works.

 

[OneShotRengo]

It is highly unlikely that the xfiinity runs on its own radio. If it was that simple you could assign a different ssid for every person. So you are going to share the bandwidth with other users in your house even if you do connect to the correct router on a different ssid

The main problem with wifi is there is only a limited amount of bandwidth. This is shared by your router as well as all the people around you....which you seem to have a lot with that many xfinity ssid you can see.

No matter what you do you are going to get interference from all the other wifi devices. This causes major issues for games and there is little you can about it. This is why it is never recommended to pay online games on wifi.

Still to your question you can not force it to connect to any particular router that has the same SSID. The end device is too smart sometimes and will connect to what it "thinks" is the strongest signal but that can vary a bit over time. This is just how wifi works.

The thing is I can force it to connect to the specific connection I want, but after an hour or so it will automatically switch to another connection. They all have the same name, but I know which one is mine based on the signal strength. The problem i'm only having is locking it onto just one specific connection.

 

[velocityg4]

This might help. Change your roaming aggressiveness in the WiFi adapters driver settings. If you set it to lowest. It shouldn't roam at all except in instances of extreme signal degradation.
http://www.thewindowsclub.com/wifi-roaming-sensitivity-aggressiveness

With this setting after you choose an access point in Netsetman. It should stay fixed. Until you sleep, shutdown or restart your computer.

 

[OneShotRengo]

This might help. Change your roaming aggressiveness in the WiFi adapters driver settings. If you set it to lowest. It shouldn't roam at all except in instances of extreme signal degradation.
http://www.thewindowsclub.com/wifi-roaming-sensitivity-aggressiveness

With this setting after you choose an access point in Netsetman. It should stay fixed. Until you sleep, shutdown or restart your computer.

Yeah I tried to solution a while ago and it is still set to lowest. Although it did gradually help decrease the amounts of time my wifi would automatically switch, it still does it ever so often. I think the problem lies somewhere within NetSetMan itself.

 

[wifitommy]

Yeah I tried to solution a while ago and it is still set to lowest. Although it did gradually help decrease the amounts of time my wifi would automatically switch, it still does it ever so often. I think the problem lies somewhere within NetSetMan itself.

After NetSetMan connects you to the desired access point Windows takes over and controls everything else. Windows doesn't understand that you'd like to stay connected to that one specific AP and therefore does its own thing to "improve" a low or instable connectivity by switching to a different AP with the same SSID. You could try to disable the setting "Connect automatically when this network is in range" for the Windows WiFi profile "xfinitywifi". The result should be that Windows will stop connecting you to a different AP, but if your signal drops and you are disconnected, you will stay disconnected. You'll then have to manually connect to that AP. You can do this quickly by preparing a profile in NetSetMan just for that (select your WiFi NIC, check "WiFi", choose "Connect by MAC" and enter the MAC address). Then you only have to click that profile from the NetSetMan icon in the notifications area to reconnect. Be aware, that in case the signal drops too low, you won't be able to establish a connection.

You should try to improve your hardware situation. A 46% signal quality is a rather low value if that AP is in your own apartment. You should try to improve its position and surroundings. If it's a very large apartment, you might want considering an additional repeater half-way.