I'd say it's the very nature of Wifi especially when the signal is weak
That's why it's always recommended to use cables
There are tools you can use to measure your wireless signal quality/strength
You can also check if you experience the same issues by reducing the distance between you and your RPI
I'd use iperf3 to measure the bandwidth with Wifi vs being wired. It's not uncommon to measure speed around 1 or 2 Mbits with Wifi (even when the maker promises gigabit speed) when you have close to 1000 Mbits with a cable.
You can try to remove the cover of your RPI case to see if it helps. Metallic cases have a drastic impact of Wifi efficiency
Also the environnement might have a huge impact on Wifi. Could be the building structure interfering (faraday cage) or simply the quantity of other Wifi around... Waves offer no guaranties, the more people using wifi, the worse it works...
That's why it's always recommended to use cables
There are tools you can use to measure your wireless signal quality/strength
You can also check if you experience the same issues by reducing the distance between you and your RPI
I'd use iperf3 to measure the bandwidth with Wifi vs being wired. It's not uncommon to measure speed around 1 or 2 Mbits with Wifi (even when the maker promises gigabit speed) when you have close to 1000 Mbits with a cable.
You can try to remove the cover of your RPI case to see if it helps. Metallic cases have a drastic impact of Wifi efficiency
Also the environnement might have a huge impact on Wifi. Could be the building structure interfering (faraday cage) or simply the quantity of other Wifi around... Waves offer no guaranties, the more people using wifi, the worse it works...
Statistics: Posted by dwam — Thu Oct 23, 2025 1:46 pm