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upgrade from 500 to xr 1000
title says it. Is it worth it or is it just for wifi 6? cheers
Please mark your thread as solved so others will know. Be sure to save off a back up configuration to file for safe keeping. Saves time if a reset is needed.
https://kb.netgear.com/24231/How-do-I-back-up-the-router-configuration-settings-on-my-Nighthawk-router
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cheers... tbo.. i think that's what i might have been looking for..(h/w upgrade.. better perf?)... have been adding to house a lot recently... lots of 'so called smart devices.. even tho i'm not totally convinced they are that smart '"alexa'''lol.. but anyway.... somethings felt a bit sluggish at times... the xr500 has done its job very well in the past.. and not a problem.. but seems adding more things maybe cause a bit of congestion??? anyways... its a new 'old thing' i decided to play with.... and as said.. with none wifi 6 things and my age.. doubt whether ill get anything as well... plus a few more rj45 ports will be used behind the tv for sky/shield/dvd/TV plus hue and blink 🙂
cheers
If you have QoS enabled then no matter how many devices you connect it should continue to function in the same way so probably no need to upgrade really
yup.. its enabled.... just seems iffy at times even on a wired connection but 99% other times runs perfectly well. can't seem to pinpoint anything obvious anyway.. not a lot of money spent so I'll always have a spare anyway..
- Try experimenting with the Congestion Control percentages while set to Always to see what works best for you, might be that it just needs a bit of tweaking to work the best for your connection.
970mbps down/120 up is my internet connection. i adjusted bandwidth for the devices that seem to suffer buffering occasionally... sky minibox and the shield (both wired to upstairs -. via a magic 2 extender (i was thinking that might be one cause.. but its been fine in the past) because they both suffer if I use the boxes them wireless as well. I keep trying in the meantime.
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