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Orbi QoS does not work.. What's up?
My Orbi RBR50 / AC3000 router has QoS under Advanced settings, but it does not do anthing or work. What's up here?
A Speed Test is all I get. Here is the screen. http://wjturnermd.org/graphics/OrbiQoS.jpg
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Hello neargearz
Orbi does not currently have advanced Qos settings.
DarrenMIt appears that it's not just advanced QoS, but no QoS seems to be working at all. With a 100/10 internet connection, my ping times go to hell if my wife so much as uploads a few photos.
What's going on with this? QoS has been a "coming soon" feature for years, this really isn't acceptable for a product that costs as much as this is. Even $50 budget routers have functional auto-QoS. Is Netgear just completely abandoning their Orbi customers?
What FW version do you have loaded on the router?
What is the Mfr and model # of the ISP modem your Orbi is connected too?
How are you and your wife connected to the system? wired or wireless?
Do you have the speed test in the routers QoS set up or left it alone?
joshv wrote:It appears that it's not just advanced QoS, but no QoS seems to be working at all. With a 100/10 internet connection, my ping times go to hell if my wife so much as uploads a few photos.
What's going on with this? QoS has been a "coming soon" feature for years, this really isn't acceptable for a product that costs as much as this is. Even $50 budget routers have functional auto-QoS. Is Netgear just completely abandoning their Orbi customers?
I don't use QoS on my Orbi, because I use a third party router. However, the way "Dynamic QOS" works on other NETGEAR routers is this:
1 You run the speed test built into the router.
2. The router then uses the measured speeds to setup queues and manage the load to avoid lag.
WIth this approach, there is no user intervention or settings required, beyond running the speed test.
If you click on the "?" help icon on the Orbi router Speed Test page you will find the following explanation:
Dynamic QoS Help
Dynamic QoS improves online gaming and online streaming quality by prioritizing Internet bandwidth usage. When the router detects online gaming and online streaming traffic, the router tries to limit background traffic such as BitTorrent or FTP downloads to improve gaming and streaming.
Internet Bandwidth - Let Speedtest detect my Internet bandwidth (recommended): Accurate Internet bandwidth is required for Dynamic QoS to work properly. The router automatically runs Speedtest the first time you enable Dynamic QoS. Click the Speedtest button to recheck your bandwidth. Avoid any Internet activity while Speedtest is running.
