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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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Thanks for jumping in on this,
I have BT infinity 2 broadband so i picked up an openreach modem off ebay to go with the XR500, heard that is a good one and was very cheap, if you think another would be better let me know.
I will take the ps4 out of DMZ then as to be fair it hasn't been great since i did that.
One thing i have changed after seeking advice is contact my ISP and got them to take the interleaving off my line, was informed that for gaming it was better to have the latency as fast path and as of yesterday since the switch over it has been more responsive.
A little early to presume it has completely improved but early signs are good.
could you look into my question in message 13 i have a scren shot and was asking if that was all correct, obviously i will untick the dmz part tonight but what about the other options especially the BT IGMP proxying should i use that being with BT?
Does this modem have a built in router or is it just a modem? There a model# on this modem?
I don't know if #13 or have any exeprience with that. I presume it's a ON or OFF feature and I would start by Disabling this feature and test gaming and any other items you may be using thru the router. I believe this may deal with specific BT communications when you may not need. So try it with out first. If you notice something not working correctly with your services, then try it enabled. It should effect any game though.
Reading into the support BT IGMP proxying i think it is to do with BT TV so i dont think it is needed for me i will leave it on the default setting.
So just to confirm the boxes i need to leave are as follows.
disable port scan and dos protection (unticked)
Default DMZ server (unticked)
respond to ping on internet port (unticked)
Disable IGMP (ticked)
Nat filtering (secured)
Disable SIP ALG (unticked)
the modem is just that a modem only, not sure on the model it is the white openreach one that BT used to provide.
Everything looks ok. You could try disabling Port Scan and DOS proctection. I have tried this on occasion to see if anything changes. I haven't been effected by these kinds of attacks though. Just something to try.
NAT Filter can be set to OPEN if you have more than one gaming console or PC online at the same time. I have two and need this option set to OPEN. It changes the way uPnP handles port usaged for two or more game devices getting OPEN NAT in some games while gaming at the same time.
Ok, making sure the modem is a modem only. Modems with routers built in bring other problems.
- Cheers mate!
Just the one console so sounds like secured is the way to go for me.
I’ll give disabling the port scan and dos protection a go then, does this have the potential to smoothen gameplay you think by doing so?
Appreciate your advice being a complete novice.