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Misskittys357
Feb 07, 2018Guide
Netgear Nighthawk XR500 slow speeds
We recently purchased a XR500 and after setting it up with the aid of he only video currently available on youtube (Thank you Sim) we are now finding that our 2 hardlined devices are seriously not...
Netduma-Fraser
Jul 31, 2018NetDuma Partner
If not all your devices are connected behind the XR500 then QOS can not take effect properly as it will not be able to control all devices. ALL devices need to be connected behind the XR500 for QoS to be most effective and stop any local congestion. Make this change and have Anti-Bufferbloat set to Always.
Chriss204
Aug 01, 2018Aspirant
So I’ve tried what you told me to do, but I am still experiencing bad lags when I’m gaming.
- Netduma-FraserAug 01, 2018NetDuma PartnerPlease follow our optimal settings guide: http://support.netduma.com/support/solutions/articles/16000077071-dumaos-optimal-settings-guide-accessing-dumaos-step-1- if you're still having issues after following it all please make a new topic with your settings and ping you're getting to the game
- Chriss204Aug 01, 2018AspirantSo far I followed the guidlines and I noticed a better difference. I am not lagging as horrible as I was before but I am still lagging just a little bit. My ping is at 40ms by the way and I didn’t really change anything in the settings. I kept the bandwidth at 70 each for download and upload as well as setting the anti bufferbloat at always. I’ve also change the geo filter in the profile to fortnite (since I mainly play fortnite).
- Netduma-FraserAug 01, 2018NetDuma Partner40ms is a good ping. I’d suggest running tests to see if your base ping is fluctuating