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Xr500
Hi there,
Can anyone help me with what the best qos and bufferbloat settings I have 48 down 19 up, mainly for the PS4 and a few other devices like phones and tv but nothing major.
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Hi there - I would recommend 70% / 70% for those speeds, and set to 'High Priority Traffic Detected' Mode so it only kicks in when you're playing games.
For Bandwidth Allocation, the PS4 shouldn't need anything more than 30%, but you can give it 100% if you like. So long as Share Excess is enabled, it will automatically reallocate bandwidth to any device that needs it when it's not required by the original device.
See this guide for more info: http://support.netduma.com/support/solutions/articles/16000077073-dumaos-optimal-settings-guide-qos-step-3-
Jack,
thanks for the quick reply, so the bandwith allocation if i set to 100% and share excess like the bufferbloat settings only kicks in when playing games is that right?
Also i have business BT braodband and have the option to get a static ip from them, would you reccomend i use that and setup on my XR500 in the settings?
my line has the potential to get 74 download so thinking i may get slight better speeds on static possibly.
if you could give me your opinion on having a statis ip that would be great.
- Well sort of, whatever allocation you set would be allocated from the 100% of your bandwidth. When you then game it will allocate the set percentage based on the new total bandwidth you've set on Anti-Bufferbloat.
Not sure if you'd get better speeds that way but a lot of people avoid static IPs if possible from ISPs due to the fact if someone has your IP then you could not change it if they decide to DDoS you for example. If dynamic then a reboot would resolve it.If there is only me using bandwith on the PS4 say late at night when everyone is asleep would disabling the QOS benefit me or not?
Obviously if there was congestion from other users then the QOS would do it's job but as it is not needed im thinking i can leave off.
Reason i ask is because when i turn the QOS off i get better speeds when i do speed tests compared to when it is turned on.
