To solve this, I turned the broadcast power for 2.4Ghz WAY down to 25% of normal on the orbi. So, I am pretty sure I was getting a lot of cross-talk between the router and satellite (both broadcast on the same SSID and same channel). But 2.4Ghz has much better penetrating ability. I realized that while 5Ghz is fine - no 5Ghz devices seem to have problems. On the PS4, no direct connect is enabled because there are so many walls in the house. Actually, most 2.4Ghz devices do - drop outs, odd lack of signal or latency. However, my vita still had flaky connectivity. The PSTV is hardwired into the satellite and immediately the connection was flawless. The main router is still down in our den, the satellite is in the master bedroom. We ended up getting a Netgear Orbi meshed router system. We used to have a normal router/WAP, but when I set up a PSTV in the master bedroom, we noticed constant connection issues rendering remoteplay impossible. As the crow flies, the master bedroom and den are probably only about 30 feet apart, but there are 2 floors between them and several walls. Most of our walls are plaster+drywall (literally one on the other), so they tend to dampen signal. My master bedroom is 3 floors above in our master bedroom. My router is in the bottom floor (our den). My house is a multi-level home - the levels are set up in kind of a zig-zag pattern. I wanted to share an observation that may help some of you. I have been fighting through this for the past couple days, and I finally have remote play working almost flawlessly.
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