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XR500 Geofilter not populating PC Unreal Engine (Fortnite) servers; Ping remains elevated
I bought the Nighthawk XR500 in order to manage my In-Home connectivity and reduce my ping. I've been victim to chronic and variable ping spikes that directly impacts my in-game performance & streami...
Good Evening,
I apologize for the delayed response, I wanted to try a couple other things before replying.
I can see the servers for some games (Servers populated when playing Apex Legends), but not Fortnite (Unreal Engine) even after doing what you suggested. If you have any other recommendations, please let me know and I'll try it.
Thank you for the additional information regarding Ping. I'll continue to investigate the tracert and ping complications using the pingplotter.
That's strange - if you change your PC's device type to an Xbox it really should work in showing Fortnite servers. Could you take a screenshot of your Geo-Filter page when you have done this and we can just check the settings at the top.
And sorry to be partonising, but is your gaming PC is 100% connected to the router (rather than your modem)? It's a mistake we sometimes make ourselves when testing!