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Checking for Packetloss. Is this neccesary for a stable connection on Stadia?

cbdeakin — Sun, 01 Dec 2019 08:06:51 GMT

I found an excellent online tool for checking your PC / device's packet loss over the Internet, link here: https://packetlosstest.com/ I'm currently using AC WI-FI 1 floor above my router and I usually get 0% packet loss with 300 pings per second, after tweaking some of the settings on my WI-FI adapter and router. If I turn the packet size to max on the website, I sometimes get a lot of packet loss, but I'm unsure if this is to do with the website, or my own WI-FI to the router. I don't have a Stadia subscription to test my connection yet as they aren't available. My question is, can I use WI-Fi on Stadia reliably on Stadia at 1080p or 4K (60fps), or, should I only use ethernet / wired connection to my PC with Stadia? Also, my speeds over WI-FI match my Internet connection speed at 50mbps.

Re: Checking for Packetloss. Is this neccesary for a stable connection on Stadia?

Sornin — Mon, 02 Dec 2019 18:21:22 GMT

I can only report my own results, however, from reading your results, you will probably be fine.

I have my PC, due to its location, set up to use wireless only (5 GHz AC, ~2-3 ms ping times to the gateway, no packet loss in any testing I have seen). My TV, with the Chromecast Ultra plugged in, uses wired Ethernet.

I have found that my PC, playing Stadia in a Chrome browser, works well, but does stutter every now and then. It is likely due to short blips in the wireless, as I live in an area with a very crowded wireless spectrum and though my Wi-Fi quality is good, it is definitely not perfect.

To be clear, it never becomes unplayable and it never completely stops working, but there are definitely some skipped frames.

On my TV, I basically never see any stutters. I can play for hours and forget the game is being streamed. So, I can say in my own situation, wired is better, and for basically any player that will be true. Removing that extra wireless layer removes a lot of potential for latency and instability.

Re: Checking for Packetloss. Is this neccesary for a stable connection on Stadia?

BinaryJay — Tue, 03 Dec 2019 01:40:25 GMT

Packet loss is when a set of data is sent or received but the other end doesn't acknowledge it, so it gets resent. Large amounts of packet loss definitely impact throughput and latency.

Larger packets spend a longer amount of time travelling and thus are more succeptible to network glitches.

I suspect most of your loss is probably happening in your own wifi connection so everything you can do to minimize interference will help. If you're on a 2.4Ghz band switch to 5 especially if you're in close proximity to a lot of neighbors.