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Sambmx450
Apr 28, 2020Aspirant
XR500 Qos and Geo Filter not working
Hello, So I recently bought a newer router and modem for better gaming connection/speeds. I bought the XR500 and the CM1000. Currently we are paying for 150mbps Download and 10mbps Upload. With ...
Netduma-Fraser
Apr 28, 2020NetDuma Partner
Firstly, have you put your expected speeds into the Anti-Bufferbloat options? It can take a few days for the speeds to go back to normal after syncing with the ISP. Remove your PC from the Geo-Filter, in the Device Manager set the PC to a Playstation or Xbox and re-add it to the Geo-Filter. Use the Call of Duty profile and then in the Geo-Filter Map options put Ping Assist to 0. For QoS set Anti-Bufferbloat to 'Always' and leave Traffic Prioritization as it is. With Bandwidth Allocation as Share excess is enabled any device can get more bandwidth if it needs it from devices that aren't using their full allocation.
- Sambmx450Apr 29, 2020Aspirant
Yes I do have expected speeds in the anti_bufferbload. And at the reccomended 70%. I waited a day to reply just to see how it work and it started searching for lobbies with 25ms ping to start. Sometimes id get into a match with 35-39ms ping (best I have got so far). And sometimes I would get into a match with 80-90ms ping. Living in AZ, Im not sure if ill always have that ping or not but at least its helped some. Stil not the best but better than nothing. Also with those GeoFilter settings, I was finally able to see the Auto Host stuff on the Map, So now I can see where the Host is at.
- Netduma-FraserApr 29, 2020NetDuma PartnerOkay so the 70% is what is bringing your speeds down, this is expected in order to eliminate local congestion, in reality you shouldn't notice much of a difference on real world file downloading speeds. 35 ms isn't too bad. What is your ping if you do speedtest.net to the closest when no other devices are using the internet?
- Sambmx450Apr 30, 2020Aspirant
Okay so I did a speed test and the server closest to me (40ish miles away) and I had 15ms Ping. One thats 67 miles away I had 42 Ping. And the one thats 100 miles away, I got 63 ping. We moved a couple miles in town and were no longer serviced by our old ISP. So we had to switch ISPs. I would usually get 5-40 Ping. ABut after switching to this one, I get 70-90 in games. Could ISPs have that bad of lines? Or is there a better fix?