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Topic on Talk:Troubleshooting guide/Network and multiplayer problems

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1. Check for physical layer problems (including exquisite [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Intel-Linux-Radio-RFIM voodoo] like USB 3 [https://old.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/136g7y/usb_30_has_been_found_to_cause_interference_that/ interfering] with [https://www.pcmag.com/opinions/wireless-witch-the-truth-about-usb-30-and-wi-fi-interference wifi], or [https://twitter.com/crazysim/status/1521738425396695040 bugged] devices flooding the network), e.g. if at least LAN operations are stable.  
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1. Check for physical layer problems (including exquisite [https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Intel-Linux-Radio-RFIM voodoo] like USB 3 [https://old.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/136g7y/usb_30_has_been_found_to_cause_interference_that/ interfering] with [https://www.pcmag.com/opinions/wireless-witch-the-truth-about-usb-30-and-wi-fi-interference wifi], or bugged devices flooding the [https://twitter.com/crazysim/status/1521738425396695040 internet] ''or'' [https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/27435/20200924/old-tv-wipes-out-villages-broadband-telephone-service-more-18.htm electrical] network), e.g. if at least LAN operations are stable.  
  
 
2. Do the usual speedtest business. Contrarily to the expectations they usually work with, latency (and in particular jitter) are more important than bandwidth.  
 
2. Do the usual speedtest business. Contrarily to the expectations they usually work with, latency (and in particular jitter) are more important than bandwidth.