Retropie cause my wifi to overload and stop working.

Moth.AFW

I just recently got the Pi 3 B+ and i was able to do everything fine i installed retropie correctly, i set up the wifi properly, and got the roms to work, but when i tried to start up and game and everytime i turned it on after that, it would eventually cause my internet to turn off and i would have to go downstairs and reset the router to make it work. If there is a guide here already just post a link. I hope i can find some help for this.

mitu

Never heard of this problem before, what router are you using ? Are you using a 5Ghz or 2.4Ghz band to connect your Pi to the router ?

Moth.AFW

@mitu im using a cisco router that uses both 2.4 and 5ghz but it fluctuates. Now it has become that when i check the router neither of the lights for 2 options are flashing green.

mitu

@Moth-AFW Looks like a problem with the router rather than something that is triggered by the PI.

Clyde

To check that this isn't just coincidence, I would make a series of tests like this:

Make sure no other network device is connected to the router.
See if the effect really happens whenever (or mostly when) the Pi does something specific. If so, try to narrow down the action that triggers it.
See if the effect happens if the Pi isn't involved at all (i.e. the router is just sitting there for hours, doing nothing apparently).
See if other network devices may trigger the effect.
After (hopefully) nailing down the perpetrator successfully, see if it only happens over WIFI or via cable, too.

That said, like @mitu I never heard of this effect before, so I also suspect a problem with the router at this moment. For how long have you been using it?

Moth.AFW

@Clyde @mitu thank you for the help i really appreciate the feedback and found a solution that seems to be working. For my computer i use a small booster and so i tried putting it on the 2gb_EXT as a test last night, i just woke up and started using and having my phone as a wifi monitor and so far no disconnects.