Constant ping spikes every few seconds only while gaming.

Constant ping spikes every few seconds only while gaming.

Constant ping spikes every few seconds only while gaming.
Constant ping spikes every few seconds only while gaming.
2024-08-07 00:14:05
Model: Archer AX55  
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Just got this router in today, hooked it up and ran several speed tests and they all looked great. I started gaming and every few seconds I get massive ping spikes (over 1k ms) and makes the games completely unplayable. I have a tp-link USB antenna for my PC and my PC is the only thing connected to the router (via Wi-Fi).

 

Watching Twitch runs flawlessly on high quality when my last router would cause it to drop quality a lot. It seems like only while I'm gaming it acts like the cheapest setup imaginable.

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Re:Constant ping spikes every few seconds only while gaming.
2024-08-07 18:16:20

  @zikoba 

 

Likely its a DNS issue, especially if streaming video works just fine.  I would suggest using OpenDNS, CloudFlare, or Google's DNS addresses over using your ISP's default DNS addresses.

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