Too Many Connections on a Wi-Fi Router?
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Hello,
For some time now, we have a visitor at home, and this will last for the next 4 months. The problem is that since their arrival, the internet connection keeps crashing, and we always have to restart the router. This is quite frustrating for me as I play online video games. I haven't tested whether the internet connection on the main computer (where the modem is) remains active when everything else crashes.
In short, now that we have this visitor at home, there are often 3 smartphones connected to our router's Wi-Fi, 3 laptops, 4 gaming consoles, and 2 tablets. This doesn't take into account the comings and goings of people who come to my place and have access to our Wi-Fi for their smartphones. We have noticed that it is really only when this visitor (it's not the first time they stay here) is around that the Wi-Fi connection fails. So we think it might be due to the excessively high number of devices connected to the Wi-Fi.
Do you think the high number of connected devices is the source of the problem? What can I do to remedy this issue? Should I buy a more powerful new router? Ours is 6 or 7 years old.
Thank you and have a good day!
For some time now, we have a visitor at home, and this will last for the next 4 months. The problem is that since their arrival, the internet connection keeps crashing, and we always have to restart the router. This is quite frustrating for me as I play online video games. I haven't tested whether the internet connection on the main computer (where the modem is) remains active when everything else crashes.
In short, now that we have this visitor at home, there are often 3 smartphones connected to our router's Wi-Fi, 3 laptops, 4 gaming consoles, and 2 tablets. This doesn't take into account the comings and goings of people who come to my place and have access to our Wi-Fi for their smartphones. We have noticed that it is really only when this visitor (it's not the first time they stay here) is around that the Wi-Fi connection fails. So we think it might be due to the excessively high number of devices connected to the Wi-Fi.
Do you think the high number of connected devices is the source of the problem? What can I do to remedy this issue? Should I buy a more powerful new router? Ours is 6 or 7 years old.
Thank you and have a good day!
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Hi there,
it's true that having more than 4/5 connected and active Wi-Fi devices starts to overload a Wi-Fi network and seriously degrades performance.
But if it ends up crashing the router, it’s definitely better to upgrade to a more powerful one or to add another access point connected via Ethernet.
Is there no way to connect devices via Ethernet at all?
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and ... There you go!
it's true that having more than 4/5 connected and active Wi-Fi devices starts to overload a Wi-Fi network and seriously degrades performance.
But if it ends up crashing the router, it’s definitely better to upgrade to a more powerful one or to add another access point connected via Ethernet.
Is there no way to connect devices via Ethernet at all?
--
and ... There you go!
