I'm having a bit of trouble with my WiFi speed. I've had issues with it not reaching all the rooms in my apartment. The network terminal is in one corner of my living room, where I normally get speeds over 500 Mbps, but it disconnects in my bedrooms and kitchen. To solve this, I bought a 10-meter Cat6 Ethernet cable to move the router into the hallway. Now, the WiFi reaches the bedrooms, but the speed has plummeted to just 60-70 Mbps, even when I'm right next to the router. I'm not sure why this is happening or if there's anything I can do to fix it. I've tried a WiFi extender, but that just made everything worse. Any ideas?
3 Answers
It sounds like the Ethernet cable might be the culprit. Sometimes even new cables can be defective. If the cable connects your router and modem at only 100 Mbps instead of gigabit, it can limit your WiFi speed significantly. I recommend trying a different Cat6 cable, just to rule that out.
Thanks for the tips, everyone! I adjusted the router's position to the doorway between the hall and living room, and now the speeds are back to normal. It wasn't the cable after all; it turns out that wall was really affecting the signal. Fingers crossed my dog doesn't knock it over anymore!
WiFi operates through radio frequencies, and the placement of your router matters a lot. Walls, especially thick ones, can block the signal. It might not just be the cable; moving the router to a place with fewer obstructions could help.
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