I’m using the a1300 as a repeater to connect to my universities eduroam and I am able to connect and get good speed however, when trying to play games like fortnite every 30-60 secs I’ll get like 1-2% packet loss.
Hi
Please open two Command Prompt windows on your Windows PC and run ping tests to both the router's LAN address (default: 192.168.8.1) and one public address (e.g. 8.8.8.8) to determine where the packet loss occurs.
First CMD:
ping 192.168.8.1
Second CMD:
ping 8.8.8.8
- If packet loss appears between the PC and the A1300 -- packet loss when ping 192.168.8.1 , try switching to the 5GHz Wi-Fi network or use a wired connection.
- If packet loss appears between the A1300 and eduroam -- packet loss when ping 8.8.8.8, the only one solution may be to relocate the A1300 to a location with a stronger Wi-Fi signal.
Ping statistics for 8.8.8.8:
Packets: Sent = 100, Received = 100, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 18ms, Maximum = 43ms, Average = 21ms
Neither of them have packet loss, it only happens when playing games. At first I thought maybe it was just eduroam, but the thing is if I connect my pc with its own regular wifi there is no packet loss.
Also its always upload packet loss never download packet loss.
If you can ping 8.8.8.8 consistently without packet loss, then the issue is unlikely to be with the router.
When a router is at fault, packet loss is usually random and widespread, and you would see it across multiple destinations—not just certain websites or services.
When you tested, was your computer connected directly to eduroam Wi-Fi, or were you using the regular school Wi-Fi?
You can try enabling SQM on the router to manage latency under load.
However, if the packet loss originates upstream on eduroam, SQM will not eliminate the issue—it only improves traffic shaping on your local network.
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