- Apr 3, 2015
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Hope someone can help me out with this. And thank you in advance for at least reading through all of this.
At work I'm sometimes asked to test, trouble shoot, install, or add on to an existing WiFi network. Some of the testing I'm required to do is to test the performance of the WiFi network/equipment on both the 2.4ghz and 5ghz bands individually.
Not sure how long exactly this has been happening, but I noticed it probably a couple months ago. My SP3's WiFi has been inconsistent and slow when using the 2.4ghz radio. When at its worst, running a continuous ping test can result in bad ping times ranging as high as over a 100ms when pinging even the Default Gateway. Speed Tests may also come in slow on just the download, just the upload, or sometimes both. How bad the issue is can vary, it's actually quite inconsistent. Inconsistent enough that after first noticing it, the problem SEEMED to be gone for a while and I thought it was just a fluke or Windows was just doing something in the background that particular time. But I'm noticing it again recently quite a bit.
Everything is always fine when using the 5ghz radio.
I've confirmed that it's something with my SP3 and not the WiFi/network. My phone gets good Speed Test results all the time. When running the same tests on my workmate's laptop, his laptop hasn't had issues when my SP3 does. His pings and speed tests results are good. I've checked for WiFi interference as well and found there was no other WiFi sources on the same or adjacent channels nearby.
So far I've also done some typical things to trouble shoot. Rebooted my system. Rebooted WAP and switches. At home, I've also rebooted my WiFi router. I've also tried uninstall/reinstall WiFi Adapter drivers.
Has anyone else had something similar or could chime in on what I could be dealing with?
Thanks!
FWIW: A while back someone pointed out to me that Windows 10 has been doing some sort of aggressive power management with the WiFi. If you don't have the charger plugged in, WiFi performance was reduced. I saw what he was talking about by running a continuous ping test. While my SP3 power was unplugged, ping times were noticeably higher. As soon as I plugged in the charger, ping times dropped dramatically. He showed me a registry edit that got rid of that. I can't remember what it was, but also wondering if maybe that is starting to come back and haunt me in some way.
Some info on my device:
Surface Pro 3 i7 8GB RAM
Windows 10 1809 Build 17763.437
WiFi Adapter:
Marvell AVASTAR Wireless-AC Network Controller
Driver ver. 15.68.9125.57
At work I'm sometimes asked to test, trouble shoot, install, or add on to an existing WiFi network. Some of the testing I'm required to do is to test the performance of the WiFi network/equipment on both the 2.4ghz and 5ghz bands individually.
Not sure how long exactly this has been happening, but I noticed it probably a couple months ago. My SP3's WiFi has been inconsistent and slow when using the 2.4ghz radio. When at its worst, running a continuous ping test can result in bad ping times ranging as high as over a 100ms when pinging even the Default Gateway. Speed Tests may also come in slow on just the download, just the upload, or sometimes both. How bad the issue is can vary, it's actually quite inconsistent. Inconsistent enough that after first noticing it, the problem SEEMED to be gone for a while and I thought it was just a fluke or Windows was just doing something in the background that particular time. But I'm noticing it again recently quite a bit.
Everything is always fine when using the 5ghz radio.
I've confirmed that it's something with my SP3 and not the WiFi/network. My phone gets good Speed Test results all the time. When running the same tests on my workmate's laptop, his laptop hasn't had issues when my SP3 does. His pings and speed tests results are good. I've checked for WiFi interference as well and found there was no other WiFi sources on the same or adjacent channels nearby.
So far I've also done some typical things to trouble shoot. Rebooted my system. Rebooted WAP and switches. At home, I've also rebooted my WiFi router. I've also tried uninstall/reinstall WiFi Adapter drivers.
Has anyone else had something similar or could chime in on what I could be dealing with?
Thanks!
FWIW: A while back someone pointed out to me that Windows 10 has been doing some sort of aggressive power management with the WiFi. If you don't have the charger plugged in, WiFi performance was reduced. I saw what he was talking about by running a continuous ping test. While my SP3 power was unplugged, ping times were noticeably higher. As soon as I plugged in the charger, ping times dropped dramatically. He showed me a registry edit that got rid of that. I can't remember what it was, but also wondering if maybe that is starting to come back and haunt me in some way.
Some info on my device:
Surface Pro 3 i7 8GB RAM
Windows 10 1809 Build 17763.437
WiFi Adapter:
Marvell AVASTAR Wireless-AC Network Controller
Driver ver. 15.68.9125.57
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