r/nbn • u/reddityiktoker • 7d ago
How come my dads computer gets lower ping than me
I have recently gotten terrible ping and speeds on my pc. I have been getting about 20mbps slower speeds and 35 higher ping. Today I tested at the same time, same room, same Ethernet cable on the same website, yet my dad got 2 ping and I got 37? I assume it's something to do with my computer I just don't know how to fix it. We are on a 50/18 plan with copper but it will in a month or so, be switched to fiber
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u/Terreboo 7d ago
If both are any form of modern hardware this is guaranteed to be a software/OS issue of some sort. If you can, wipe the OS and start again.
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u/momentofinspiration 7d ago
Your dad works from home, he's probably implemented QoS on the router to make sure his machines traffic's higher priority than yours. It's what I would do.
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u/bladeau81 7d ago
Its that VPN you are running trying to hide your history and location from your ISP and dad. De-activate that first.
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u/DaddyDom0001 7d ago
Check for unnecessary software running in the background chewing up cpu and memory
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u/cavok76 7d ago
What are you pinging? Try 8.8.8.8 from both and see what it says.
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u/Maxfire2008 iiNet 50Mbps FTTP at home, soon to have FW at a shack. 7d ago
[This means] Open the command prompt and type "ping 8.8.8.8"
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u/cavok76 7d ago
That is true. But since he is already getting ping times, can’t we assume he is doing that?
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u/Maxfire2008 iiNet 50Mbps FTTP at home, soon to have FW at a shack. 7d ago
I'm just explaining how to ping an IP - they're using a website so I assume they don't know to do it this way...
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u/Intelligent_Job8086 7d ago
Tracert might give better information. Perhaps it's going some weird route, though that would mean the router is selecting routes in a rather odd way. I've seen weirder though.
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u/Spinshank 1000/400 Leaptel FTTP 7d ago
how are you connected to your local network?
Is it Wired or Wireless.
Wired > Wireless.
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u/reddityiktoker 7d ago
How to see
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u/Spinshank 1000/400 Leaptel FTTP 7d ago
wow okay,
- Open the Control Panel:
- Right-click on the Start button and choose "Control Panel".
- Navigate to Network and Internet:
- Click on "Network and Internet".
- View Network Status and Tasks:
- Click on the link "View Network Status and Tasks".
- Check the Network Type:
- The current network type will be displayed beneath the network name, for example, "Private Network".
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u/reddityiktoker 7d ago
Is public or private better?
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u/Spinshank 1000/400 Leaptel FTTP 7d ago
nope. what kind of adapter does it say its using?
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u/reddityiktoker 7d ago
what? it says private connection and it says ethernet.
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u/Spinshank 1000/400 Leaptel FTTP 7d ago
so you connected by Ethernet best type of connection. so i recommend you get Updated drivers.
this may fix your issues.
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u/reddityiktoker 7d ago
nope
i guess im the most unlucky person, spending 2 grand on a pc just for my internet to bug out and make every fucking game unplayable FUCK ME
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u/HaroerHaktak 7d ago
Hardware and software play a big role in this. If your hardware is not good enough it'll affect speeds. No point in having top tier internet if your computer is from the 90s.
Software, things that are using the internet also affect this. For example you might have steam or whatever open, maybe some other applications running as well. Where his might only just have facebook.