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hamfish45
Feb 11, 2019Tutor
XR500 bandwidth reduction with QoS enabled
Hello,
I have an XR500 at the latest firmware version (2.3.2.40). I noticed that when I have QoS enabled, my download and upload speeds are slightly lower than normal. I have a fiber connection...
hamfish45
Feb 11, 2019Tutor
Thanks for the input. After performing further testing, I realized the download and upload bandwidth set under the anti-bufferbloat options actually dictates how much bandwidth the router allows, even before the anti-bufferbloat settings are taken into consideration. If I list it as 200/50, for example, my speedtest reflects just slightly under those numbers. If I list it as 500/125 (what I'm rated for by my ISP but I don't actually get these speeds even when directly connected to the fiber ONT), I get the same 480/118ish numbers as when QoS is disabled.
Netduma_Jack
Feb 12, 2019NetDuma Partner
Good job for finding the solution. 👍