How to reduce a high ping

A high ping, for example, while gaming, is mostly caused by the way you connect to your router, the quality of copper line and/or the ISP.

A traceroute can be done to troubleshoot the issue. A traceroute will show where the latency is coming from.

• Try moving closer to your router.
  Things such as walls, floors, and other physical obstacles will affect your wi-fi signal.
• Close background programs and websites that are in use.
  Pause or cancel any background downloads & close all websites on all devices.
  
• Connect fewer devices to the Wi-Fi network.
  Each device connected to the network will affect the connection speed and increase your ping.
  
• Reboot your router.
  Restart the router to help get the device functioning especially if it has been used extensively.
  
• When gaming make use of local servers.
  Playing games on a server located in your country will decrease your ping.
  
• Check with your Internet Service Provider for any issues.
  Check for any reported network issues or outages on the Afrihost map.
  
• Connect your device directly to your router.
  This can be done via an Ethernet cable. On a wired connection, the ping is always less.
  
• Upgrade your router.
  Try replacing your router especially if it is old and used a lot.
  
• Change your Internet package.
  Upgrade your Internet package with higher upload and download speeds.