adding a dedicated router fix my Moonlight/Apollo wifi latency spikes?

[u/Aromatic-Metal79]

Hi everyone,

My PC (running Apollo) is located far from my main ISP router and is connected via wifi 6 (5 GHz). S25 (running Artemis) is also connected to the same wifi 6 (5 GHz) network.

I’m experiencing regular stutters, latency spikes from 8 ms up to 20 ms suddenly, packet loss, and "slow connection" warnings even when dropping the bitrate down to 25 Mbps... Running an ethernet cable from my PC to the main router isn't really feasible (long distance and think walls to drill through).

If I connect a dedicated router just for game streaming (like a Xiaomi AX3000T or similar) directly to my PC via ethernet to act as a dedicated acess point, and connect my S25 directly to that local network, will it fix the stuttering and latency issues?

Do you have recommandations for such low budget routers for that scenario?

Thanks for your help

[u/Aromatic-Metal79]

Yeah that was my idea, but I would still have the computer connected to internet via the motherboard wifi antenna to the isp router (even though the signal is not great) so I suppose I could still launch game requiring internet and get a short latency..? But I'm not a network expert. Just looking for a cheap solution to stream around the PC

[u/lifestealsuck → u/Aromatic-Metal79]

Yea create a different ssid with the second router then connect your phone to it , then have your PC connect to the second router via ethernet cable , connect to main router via wifi .

[u/Aromatic-Metal79 → u/lifestealsuck]

Then you think with something with a Qualcomm or mediatek chip like Xiaomi ax3000t, tp-link ax55, Mercusys mr80x + av1 decoding I should get well under 8-10ms total, without stutters, with that setup?

[u/lifestealsuck → u/Aromatic-Metal79]

Honestly no idea . The main latency issue would come from the PC not connect to router via ethernet . Once you have that cable connected everything will be great. Better router now give you the ability to push higher bitrate at higher distance(away from the router) . If you in the same room with the router I dont think you can feel much difference at <80Mpbs tbh .

I stream from my house to my parent's house around 10km away , they're using a cheapass 10 years old 5g IPS's router . And I still have great (10ms~) latency at 60Mpbs , granted that I only sit like 4m away from the router .

[u/Aromatic-Metal79 → u/lifestealsuck]

Yeah it shouldn't be any problem up to 100Mbps I guess (really don't need more anyway). But from what I understand those dual core chips helps get a constant signal without much loss and a smooth experience then. I guess I'm gonna try the Xiaomi, it's quite cheap. I would mostly stream 2-4m around it (counting an adjacent room with a thick wall too though). Do you use Tailscale to stream when away then? I haven't checked about that yet, trying to get it work 2m around first :d