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What is the real utility of QoS ?
Hello,
So I just setup the router with 2 computer connected. I was looking into the QoS option so I did a test with my main computer at 99% computer and the second at 1% of bandwidth and I started download something on the computer with 1% of bandwidth but it still use the totality of my bandwidth and that makes a big lag while i am playing even with 1% o.O
Does that is normal ? Or i didnt undertand how work QoS
- Thats normal as share excess is enabled which basically means if a device isn't using bandwidth it will give it to another device that needs it. If you disable share excess then it will work as you envisaged.
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- Thats normal as share excess is enabled which basically means if a device isn't using bandwidth it will give it to another device that needs it. If you disable share excess then it will work as you envisaged.
Ah I see thank you for that but its still wreid when I enable something for download on the other computer (torrent or p2p) it take the priority of my full bandwidth without share excess while I am playing
- If you've added it to Traffic Prioritization that'll be why. Its only meant for low latency applications