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EfromAZ
New Contributor II
10 months ago

Ping Spikes (Chandler, Arizona)

Hello, hoping someone could shed some light and possibly help me with something I've been dealing with lately.. I've been experiencing an issue that I can't seem to fix on my own so far. While playi...
  • WiderMouthOpen's avatar
    WiderMouthOpen
    10 months ago

    Welcome to the forum. First, are you testing with a wired or wireless connection? Wired is better. Next, what are you pinging when you run that test? Try typing "tracert [IP or domain]" and show those results. Or if the spike is intermittent then download and use Pingplotter to run the trace. That is easier too because you can share(File> Share > Create share page) the data without having to take screenshots.

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GrumpyOG
New Contributor II
10 months ago

You must have posted this while I was working on my own post:

I used a couple of tools to narrow down my issue - perhaps you might try something similar?

Best of luck, friend!

 

 

  • WiderMouthOpen's avatar
    WiderMouthOpen
    Esteemed Contributor
    10 months ago

    Are you also in AZ?

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    EfromAZ
    New Contributor II
    10 months ago

    Thanks for this! Will absolutely refer back to this if I notice any packet loss or further issues similar. I ended up figuring out the cause of my issue was Bluetooth interference with the 2.4gHz Wi-Fi signal, strangely enough. I appreciate the reply and link though. Was getting to my wit's end dealing with the problem in my original post.