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SuperHeroJason
Jul 18, 2022Aspirant
R6700v3 Wifi-Bridge Bufferflot
I was wondering if anyone else has tried using Nighthawk r6700v3 as a Wireless Bridge. If so, has any one else experienced bufferfloat and a decent amount of jitter? Within in my testing of the Wirel...
FURRYe38
Jul 18, 2022Guru - Experienced User
What Firmware version is currently loaded?
What is the Mfr and model# of the host WiFi router the R6700 is connected too?
What is the distance between the router and host router?
What channels are you using?
Any Wifi Neighbors near by? If so, how many?
- SuperHeroJasonJul 18, 2022Aspirant
The firmware version currently on the routher is V 1.0.4.122_10.0.95 ( the newest one I believe).
The manufacturer is Altice and it is the gr240bg. The distance is around 20ish feet. If you're referring to whether or not i was using 2.4 vs 5ghz ( sorry I didn't understand what that meant), I was using 5ghz.
- FURRYe38Jul 18, 2022Guru - Experienced User
What channels are you using on 5Ghz?
Any Wifi Neighbors near by? If so, how many? Other wifi neighbors are around your home? What channels are they using on 5Ghz?Try the R6700 a bit farther away from the host router? Or Closer?
Over all you'll have some bufferbloat as wifi has to be processed at the host router and at the R6700 in bridge mode. Nature of the beast.
- SuperHeroJasonJul 18, 2022Aspirant
To be honest I don't know. I have tried moving it around but get the same results. I have found that just testing any device for bufferbloat I would get better scores wirelessly and via internet sharing on two different computers to be more stable than using the r6700v3 as a bridge.
- SuperHeroJasonJul 18, 2022Aspirant
Oh I also don't know what you mean by Wi-Fi Neighbors