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I have a question about routers and bit rate.

submitted by ghostofvoatspast to technology 3.2 yearsMar 29, 2022 00:00:04 ago (+3/-0)     (technology)

I have a main isp router and then a second router setup as an access point. The only thing hooked to my access point is my Quest VR headset. This is setup so I can stream PCVR from my PC wirelessly. The access point is hooked to both my PC and isp router with ethernet cable.

My question: I can set the bit rate on my VR headset. Is it exclusively my router which determines how high I can set the bit rate and have it be stable? Or do my PC specs also effect how high I can set the bit rate? My understanding is that the router itself determines this. So basically regardless of my PC specs (3060/11700) if I buy a high end router I should be able to jack up the bit rate and run it at 200mbs stable.

Right now on my Netgear R6400 AC1750 Smart Wi-Fi Router I can run around 115mbs stable but I would like to increase that number.


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[ - ] Kozel 0 points 3.1 yearsMay 6, 2022 14:57:52 ago (+0/-0)

Don't have experience with this issue but logic dictates as follows:

Presuming you are not running any "mesh" configs then your Wifi capability is determined strictly by the wifi access point you are connecting to AND the connection settings of the client (Quest VR).

Are your ISP router's network jacks gigabit? If they're not, that would explain your 115mbps cap.

Sidenote: buy an modem on ebay and stop paying rental fee. It pays for itself in like 4 months. or at least enable bridge mode in isp router.

[ - ] RecycledElectrons 1 point 3.2 yearsMar 29, 2022 20:23:30 ago (+1/-0)

There is a chain of equipment. The slowest link in the chain sets the speed limit.

It's like cars in a traffic jam. The bottleneck slows everyone down.

[ - ] chrimony 0 points 3.2 yearsMar 30, 2022 10:14:09 ago (+0/-0)

Just what the world needs. Another game streamer.

[ - ] ghostofvoatspast [op] 0 points 3.2 yearsMar 30, 2022 17:27:52 ago (+0/-0)

I don't stream and never would.

[ - ] chrimony 0 points 3.2 yearsMar 30, 2022 18:21:00 ago (+0/-0)

Sorry, I misread your original post.

[ - ] deleted 0 points 3.2 yearsMar 29, 2022 01:46:39 ago (+0/-0)*

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[ - ] ghostofvoatspast [op] 1 point 3.2 yearsMar 29, 2022 14:29:37 ago (+1/-0)

My ips router speed is capped at 100mbs because I'm on the cheap plan. So when I stream games from my PC to the VR headset I'm using the 5Ghz. I am reading 5Ghz has diminishing returns using anything over 100 bit rate on the Quest. People are suggesting wifi6 if I want to go higher. I'm pretty sure everything is working as it should. This setup is at my condo and there are a shit ton of people crowding up the channels but I was able to find a channel no one else is using. Not sure if the congestion could still effect things. Thanks for the info, its a learning process.

[ - ] deleted 0 points 3.2 yearsMar 30, 2022 01:05:03 ago (+0/-0)

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[ - ] Spaceman84 -1 points 3.2 yearsMar 29, 2022 00:11:55 ago (+0/-1)

You should be able to configure bandwidth allocated per IP. If you can't figure it out on your own, just use a search engine to find a hardware specific tutorial, noob retard.

[ - ] ghostofvoatspast [op] 1 point 3.2 yearsMar 29, 2022 14:30:15 ago (+1/-0)

I know how to make internet go.