So, out of nowhere I've been getting low bitrate and low frames. i didn't change any settings on OBS/Windows or anything, i just started a stream as usual. When i stream my bitrate hits the red zone thing and goes very very low and my dropped frames increase every second to a very high amount, in the hundreds. My WIFI is working fine on other devices and on my pc and other apps, just not on OBS. I have tried a wired and wireless connection and i still get the low bitrate and high dropped frames issue. I reinstalled OBS and i still have the issue. I know that it cant be because of my pc or WIFI. Has anyone else had this issue? Can someone please help and guide me to a fix.
Very low bitrate and very high dropped frames. Happened out of nowehere. I am confused as to why.
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PaiSand
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Wi-fi isn't reliable enough for streaming. You should use a wired connection instead.
Yes, most probably is the wi-fi. There are many things that can degrade the signal. Try with a wired connection. If you can't then you need to do some changes on the wi-fi, like changing the channel it uses to see if this helps.
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Yes, most probably is the wi-fi. There are many things that can degrade the signal. Try with a wired connection. If you can't then you need to do some changes on the wi-fi, like changing the channel it uses to see if this helps.
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I tried a wired connection and i had the same issue. i have been using wifi to stream for 2 years and never had any issues.Wi-fi isn't reliable enough for streaming. You should use a wired connection instead.
Yes, most probably is the wi-fi. There are many things that can degrade the signal. Try with a wired connection. If you can't then you need to do some changes on the wi-fi, like changing the channel it uses to see if this helps.
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It'd take me too long to take my pc downstairs and used a wired connection lol, but the log would be the same since i had the exact same issue when using wired and wireless.
Lawrence_SoCal
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No new neighbors? no new smart devices (your LAN or nearby)? etc
No OS or driver changes in last 2 years (yes, I already know that shouldn't be true)
So, Sorry past WiFi performance is meaningless. Other devices being able, with a buffer, to download apparently ok, has almost nothing to do with upstream, jitter sensitive traffic
IF you aren't doing real-time RF monitoring, then you are unlikely to know whether WiFi is ok or not.
If problem persists when Ethernet connected, then there is a FAQ on this site to follow. Issue could be (in simple, boiled down terms)
- something in background processes on your PC, or driver related (NIC and/or security software)
though, I've seen that PoS streamlements plugin cause all sorts of network time-out issues (which most people can't distinguish from traffic bottlenecks/slowdowns)
- other LAN traffic
- WAN bottleneck (possibly at your ISP connection, potentially further upstream)
i didnt change or touch any settings on anything or download anything and there have been no new devices. how do i prevent LAN traffic and WAN bottleneck? i have no idea on what they are lol. Also, what do you mean by something in the background processes on my pc and driver related NIC? i have no idea on what that means, i dont know much about pc's or wifi/networks.
PaiSand
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You really need to start learning fast about all of this.
Wi-fi can be degraded due to multiple factors, which include too many wi-fi's close to yours, too many devices accessing the wi-fi in your house network, solar flares or other electromagnetic interference. And of course, issues on the ISP side.
ISP's support only verify the web access protocols but never check on the RTMP protocol unless you ask for it. RTMP protocol is the most common used for streaming.
Right now the only way to say if the issue it's on your side or in the ISP side is performing a wired connection test.
Wi-fi can be degraded due to multiple factors, which include too many wi-fi's close to yours, too many devices accessing the wi-fi in your house network, solar flares or other electromagnetic interference. And of course, issues on the ISP side.
ISP's support only verify the web access protocols but never check on the RTMP protocol unless you ask for it. RTMP protocol is the most common used for streaming.
Right now the only way to say if the issue it's on your side or in the ISP side is performing a wired connection test.
here are the logs and stats with ethernet and wifi. I started a stream on obs and let them run for over minute each.
LOG FILE WITH ETHERENT.
LOG fFILE WITH WIRELESS