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JA23
Aspirant
Nov 28, 2021

Nighthawk XR1000 Bufferbloat high

I just got a XR1000 and was working on it all day to try and make it run right but im getting anywhere from 100 to 200 less download speed and my download buffer bloat is higher than my isps router/m...
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plemans
Guru - Experienced User
Nov 29, 2021

what modem/gateway is the XR connected to? 

What speeds do you pay for? 

What speeds do you get hardwired into the modem/gateway?

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    JA23
    Aspirant
    Nov 29, 2021
    My XR is connected to the xFi Gateway 3rd Generation, I pay for 1000 download and usually get around 940 when plugged into my isp provided router/modem but on my XR get in the 700s for download upload is good though same thing with my bufferbloat only download is bad
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      plemans
      Guru - Experienced User
      Nov 29, 2021

      Is the router's IP address entered into the xFi's DMZ? or is the xFi in modem only mode?

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        JA23
        Aspirant
        Nov 29, 2021
        It’s acting as a modem only I put it in bridge mode