
Cloud gaming on Linux over WiFi: pin your access point, kill the spikes
Cloud gaming over WiFi on Linux is almost great. Then, every couple of minutes, it is not. The stream hitches for a second or two, the client flashes a network warning, your inputs arrive late, and then everything recovers on its own. Not constant lag — periodic, short, maddening spikes. Plug in an Ethernet cable and it is perfect. The same laptop on Windows seems fine. So you blame the ISP, the router, the WiFi card, the driver, the phase of the moon. 🤷 ...



