High dropped wireless packets

[Royal2000H]

Sometimes I get a relatively high rate of dropped packets. For example, I'll play a game, latency is relatively low (under 100, even under 50), then I suddenly lag, keep playing, lag, keep playing, lag and get disconnected.

I always though this was an issue with Time Warner Cable. Until I decided to ping 192.168.1.1 with 100 packets while playing. When I lag out, I switch windows and notice that my pings aren't reaching the router either. When I'm disconnected from the gaming server, something like 3 or more consecutive pings to the router aren't returning.

Even when not gaming, just browsing the web, I can get this stuttering internet. Normal pings are <1ms-3ms. Even at this very moment I got 6% lost, min = 0 ms, max = 66 ms, average = 1 ms. A few minutes earlier: 9% lost, min = 0 ms, max = 1034 ms, average = 25 ms.

Connected to RT-AC68R with a PCE-AC68 on the 5GHz band. Windows 8.1 shows 5 full bars the whole time.

I think this is often temporarily remedied by rebooting the router. Any fix though? Nothing interesting showing up in the General Log.


TL;DR: Wireless signal strong, periodic phases of sporadic dropped packets. Usually improved by rebooting router. Any fix?

 

[Royal2000H]

Any help? Added TLDR.

 

[sinshiva]

not an ideal solution, but you could see if 'RTS' helps in the wifi 'Professional' settings. set it for 1500. if it doesn't help, set it back to the default

 

[srinivasvaradaraj]

1)What is your router's firmware version ?
2)What is the negotiated link speed for that client ( login to router > system logs > wireless logs)
3) Is the drivers for your wireless card upto date ?
4) Finally, how far is your router from your computer ?
5) What other potentially legacy (b/g/n) devices are associated with your 'AC' router ?

The reason I ask these questions is that, on my macpro (3x3) AC connection, I see a link speed of 1300/1300 and a throughput of 480mbps easy in the same room in a very noisy wifi env.
Thanks