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Netgear Nighthawk C7800 - Best Settings for Gaming? Should I turn of IPV6? Turn off ipv6 firewall?
For some reason in some games I get disconnected. Like in Red Dead online. It's probably on Rockstars end, or my ISP... BUT- I still want to make sure my settings are optimized in my new router.
I got Cox Gigablast and the c7800. Now I can't play story mode events in red dead online, I don't want to run any risks of other games messing up JUST in case it's my router that's got something being blocked specifically.
What are some settings I can mess with in my router to adjust things to make it the "best possible outcome" for MOST games today?
Should I turn off ipv6? Should I turn off the ipv6 firewall? What kind of things can I adjust?
I tried changing the DNS to 8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4, but that just turned off the entirety of our internet... So I'm not entirely sure what else to do at this point to try and make things better. I open ports for games usually, so that's not an issue, but.. Any other settings I can try out would be great :)
What things can I adjust to make the settings the "most efficient" for gaming?
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While many questions about routers are generic and could be answered anywhere, some things need specialist knowledge. As you are asking about things that mighty be ISP related and you own a cable modem/router, you might get more help, and find earlier questions and answers specific to your device, in the appropriate section for your hardware. That's probably here:
Cable Modems & Routers
In the meantime you could visit the support pages:
Support | NETGEAR
Feed in your model number and check the documentation for your hardware. Look at the label on the device for the model number.
You may have done this already. I can't tell from your message.
I mention it because Netgear stopped supplying printed manuals and CD versions some years ago and people sometimes miss the downloads.- I have the same exact setup as you, cox Gigi as well & Red dead online isn’t even worth trying anymore, lol i get the same issue. Whenever I start any type of mode that isn’t freemode, give it 10-15 seconds & bam! Error screen pops up. Or I make a dilivery and as I’m getting paid, bam! Error. Lol it’s a joke. I forgot to check the post date on your message BUT if you do see this & have managed to discover the error that’s stopping us from playing that game, feel free to let me know! Thanks & have yourself a good one! 🤙
