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Neoteric
Aspirant
Mar 13, 2016
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CG3000Dv2 (N450) Massive lag spikes - Wired and wireless

Hello,   Could someone take a look at these ping reports and tell me what to do next? I tested both twc and yahoo, same results. I have a Netgear N450 Modem/router combo (firmware is up to date),...
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  • Neoteric's avatar
    Neoteric
    Mar 14, 2016

    Well, thanks to you and a bit of a lightbulb moment I figured it out. It was my PLEX media server. Apparently the DLNA settings can cause huge lag spikes. Who knew??? 

     

    Thanks! Problem solved!

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Neoteric
Aspirant
Mar 14, 2016

The only place I found a QoS option was for wireless multimedia, and I turned it off (didn't fixi t). I haven't messed with any of the default settings otherwise. 

Neoteric's avatar
Neoteric
Aspirant
Mar 14, 2016

Well, thanks to you and a bit of a lightbulb moment I figured it out. It was my PLEX media server. Apparently the DLNA settings can cause huge lag spikes. Who knew??? 

 

Thanks! Problem solved!

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    TheEther
    Guru
    Mar 14, 2016

    Great.  Go back and turn WMM back on.  Wireless speeds will be crippled without it.