How I eliminated lag and stutter
I’m from Brazil, and the internet here isn’t as good as most of yours in this subreddit. The routers that internet providers send us are terrible.
At home, I connect a TP-Link Wi-Fi Mesh Router (not bridge, not access point) to my ISP’s router.
Since I got the PS Portal two weeks ago, I’ve been struggling with connection issues. I was dealing with lag, stutter, sudden resolution drops (pixelation), and some rare disconnections.
Like most of you, I tried absolutely everything I found here on Reddit and YouTube. Opening ports on the router, connecting the PS5 via cable (hardwire?), lowering the resolution on the console, disabling HDR, turning off 120Hz, etc., etc., etc.
After hundreds of tests, here’s what worked for me:
Leave only the PS Portal connected to my Wi-Fi network: Let me explain this better. I have a TP-Link mesh system at home. I configured it so that all other devices connect to the routers in the living room, hallway, kitchen, etc., and I reserved the router in my bedroom exclusively for the PS Portal and the PS5 (connected via cable).
Open all the ports suggested here in the subreddit.
Set a static IP for the PS Portal and PS5.
Use automatic Wi-Fi settings: Let the router decide whether to use 5GHz or 2.4GHz on PS Portal.
That’s basically it. This significantly improved the PS Portal connection, almost eliminating all lag and stutter issues.
Interestingly, the improvements were only noticeable on the PS Portal. On other devices, like a laptop or Chiaki (using Remote Play), I continued to experience the same issues, including connection drops.
I also tried doing all of this directly on my ISP’s router, but the tests with the TP-Link performed much better.
Lastly, I exhaustively tested changing console settings (1080p, no HDR, HDMI settings, etc.), but IN MY CASE, none of those made any difference.
That’s it! I hope this post helps anyone dealing with the same issues as me.
I’m from Brazil, and the internet here isn’t as good as most of yours in this subreddit. The routers that internet providers send us are terrible.
At home, I connect a TP-Link Wi-Fi Mesh Router (not bridge, not access point) to my ISP’s router.
Since I got the PS Portal two weeks ago, I’ve been struggling with connection issues. I was dealing with lag, stutter, sudden resolution drops (pixelation), and some rare disconnections.
Like most of you, I tried absolutely everything I found here on Reddit and YouTube. Opening ports on the router, connecting the PS5 via cable (hardwire?), lowering the resolution on the console, disabling HDR, turning off 120Hz, etc., etc., etc.
After hundreds of tests, here’s what worked for me:
Leave only the PS Portal connected to my Wi-Fi network: Let me explain this better. I have a TP-Link mesh system at home. I configured it so that all other devices connect to the routers in the living room, hallway, kitchen, etc., and I reserved the router in my bedroom exclusively for the PS Portal and the PS5 (connected via cable).
Open all the ports suggested here in the subreddit.
Set a static IP for the PS Portal and PS5.
Use automatic Wi-Fi settings: Let the router decide whether to use 5GHz or 2.4GHz on PS Portal.
That’s basically it. This significantly improved the PS Portal connection, almost eliminating all lag and stutter issues.
Interestingly, the improvements were only noticeable on the PS Portal. On other devices, like a laptop or Chiaki (using Remote Play), I continued to experience the same issues, including connection drops.
I also tried doing all of this directly on my ISP’s router, but the tests with the TP-Link performed much better.
Lastly, I exhaustively tested changing console settings (1080p, no HDR, HDMI settings, etc.), but IN MY CASE, none of those made any difference.
That’s it! I hope this post helps anyone dealing with the same issues as me.