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Rax200 gaming help
So I recently bought a rax200 to hook up four gaming consoles. I have fiber to the house from my isp. I have also gotten a static ip which got rid of double nat type. Consoles lan in. And have reserve...
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Yes the Netgear Nighthawk R7000 I bought in 2013 could do this with UPnP on and going into settings and turning on open Nat type. The R7000p I have now gets up to 4 that I've tried. Xbox one, 2 PS4s, 1 PS5. Also have gotten it with X1, 3PS4s. The game I was testing this on is COD Cold War. Sometimes one of them or 2 will launch with Moderate. I will close the app, then launch a different game, then reopen the application and all will have Open Nat Type and all play at the same time. Have occasional drops in long Zombie's games. That is COD CW problem. Works great for multiplayer.
Yes, this is good description. This allows to operate multiple stations on the same IPv4 network. The stations can request for example the ubiquitous port 3075/tcp for bi-directional audio communication. UPnP PMP will assign an alternate port externally of 3075/tcp if the same is already in use, and let the station know about, in turn the station will notifiy the gaming server/host the alternate port. And voila, here it is the so called "open NAT".
I haven’t solved the problem with rax200. I had the r7000 or 8000 however it would grant me open. But when everyone was trying to connect zoom Skype etc. the system would def bog down. It seems Netgear is going backwards with there newer technology. Asus seems to be having same issues. I’m not really sure where to go from here. You are right the 7000 will solve consoles issues for sure. But will struggle with all the streaming devices at once. If is just a couple no biggie. The extender now seems to only get half speeds have to constantly reset it seems. I should have went to school for IT. Lol
- How big is your place? Everything I've read about extenders does slow things down to a craw. With WiFi 6 and soon WiFi 6 e this will no longer be a problem. But the open Nat will be unless they fix the problem on their end. Myself living in a 1800 square foot home, the r7000/7000p covers it completely with it in the far corner in my gaming room. It's also a 2 story house. A couple questions: What modem are you using? Are you getting the actual speed you are paying for when you plug a computer directly into your modem. Last one: Can you get your ISPs equipment? If you get theirs the ball gets kicked into their court and they should have to help you with these things. A little extra money might be worth all the things you are trying to achieve. Good luck. If I find a WiFi 6 option I will come back and tell you. Please do the same.
- Yes extenders can slow you down if you use wifi as your back haul. I used my coax in the wall with moca adapters so my extender is wired in. My house is about the same as yours but the wifi had to cross the kitchen for some stuff and appliance were causing issues with it. Raxe500 is a decent option for wifi 6 however you will have to upgrade cards in Pc etc to utilize it fully. The modem I use is from my isp as it is a fiber modem. No options yet for third party. They did seem to do away priories bs stuff with the new router as mine on rax200 never would work right anyway. I would edit and would never save for me. But I did notice my ping went from 2 or 3ms up to 20 to 30 ms so maybe fine tuning.