Hello, I have a question regarding the wifi connection for the PlayStation 4. I wasn't sure if I should post this question in this sub-forum or the networking one... Hopefully I chose right. Anyway, I've been having some problems when it comes to online gaming where it seems that my wifi connection just doesn't seem to be quite stable enough (or so I'm suspecting, but I'm not positive), so I get connection error messages fairly frequently as of late. I'm not sure what I can do about this.
I am well aware that a wired connection via ethernet/LAN is preferred, and while I would like to be able to do that I have CenturyLink as my internet provider, which the internet gets its signal through the DirecTV television line, and this line is downstairs and I certainly can't rewire the line to go upstairs where my PS4 is. The modem/router has to be connected to that television line which is downstairs by my television. It's certainly not ideal but, unfortunately, I don't think that there's much that I can do about that. In short, the modem/router is downstairs where the line is, my PS4 is upstairs where there is no line.
Is there something I can do to boost the strength of the signal and get it more stable? The speed seems to be just fine, it's just the stability of the signal. I've raised the modem up from the floor as much as I can and cleared as much as I can away from it. Is there anything I can do to make the wifi signal on my PS4 more stable and stronger? Would a signal booster of some kind work? Or something like a wifi-to-LAN converter, something similar to this https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B014SK2H6W?pf_rd_p=183f5289-9dc0-416f-942e-e8f213ef368b&pf_rd_r=CPXK4S1RQY2MDWM7ZR7F? Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you!
I am well aware that a wired connection via ethernet/LAN is preferred, and while I would like to be able to do that I have CenturyLink as my internet provider, which the internet gets its signal through the DirecTV television line, and this line is downstairs and I certainly can't rewire the line to go upstairs where my PS4 is. The modem/router has to be connected to that television line which is downstairs by my television. It's certainly not ideal but, unfortunately, I don't think that there's much that I can do about that. In short, the modem/router is downstairs where the line is, my PS4 is upstairs where there is no line.
Is there something I can do to boost the strength of the signal and get it more stable? The speed seems to be just fine, it's just the stability of the signal. I've raised the modem up from the floor as much as I can and cleared as much as I can away from it. Is there anything I can do to make the wifi signal on my PS4 more stable and stronger? Would a signal booster of some kind work? Or something like a wifi-to-LAN converter, something similar to this https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B014SK2H6W?pf_rd_p=183f5289-9dc0-416f-942e-e8f213ef368b&pf_rd_r=CPXK4S1RQY2MDWM7ZR7F? Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you!