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Lynador
Dec 15, 2019Aspirant
Minor latency when using router (10ms increase)
Was wondering if having a 10ms increase when going from modem to router is normal . Only 1 device is on the router when testing , tried QoS on/off . Basically if I play League of Legends hardwired to...
- Dec 15, 2019
> [...] Was wondering if this is normal - which to me seems high. [...]
I don't worry about such things, so I know nothing, but 10ms (25%)
doesn't sound to me like a huge increase. I wouldn't expect adding a
router to _decrease_ the latency.> [...] I've updated firmwares so far [...]
From what, to what?
> Model: R7000|AC1900 Smart WIFI Router
Complaints about recent R7000 firmware versions abound.
antinode
Dec 15, 2019Guru
> [...] Was wondering if this is normal - which to me seems high. [...]
I don't worry about such things, so I know nothing, but 10ms (25%)
doesn't sound to me like a huge increase. I wouldn't expect adding a
router to _decrease_ the latency.
> [...] I've updated firmwares so far [...]
From what, to what?
> Model: R7000|AC1900 Smart WIFI Router
Complaints about recent R7000 firmware versions abound.
- LynadorDec 15, 2019Aspirant
antinode wrote:> [...] Was wondering if this is normal - which to me seems high. [...]
I don't worry about such things, so I know nothing, but 10ms (25%)
doesn't sound to me like a huge increase. I wouldn't expect adding a
router to _decrease_ the latency.> [...] I've updated firmwares so far [...]
From what, to what?
> Model: R7000|AC1900 Smart WIFI Router
Complaints about recent R7000 firmware versions abound.
Firmware Version
V1.0.9.88_10.2.88For competitive gaming 25% is a lot to me .
Believe i'm on the latest firmware as I was trying to stay ahead , but might try to rollback to an earlier one if people has had issues with this one .
Thanks for the reply!
- LynadorDec 15, 2019Aspirant
antinode wrote:> Model: R7000|AC1900 Smart WIFI Router
Complaints about recent R7000 firmware versions abound.
Uploaded to Firmware Version
V1.0.9.42_10.2.44Seems this has it fixed , down to 40ms (same as modem)
Bit crazy that they aren't able to fine tune these firmwares .
Thanks for the help.