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bd73com
Sep 22, 2025Aspirant
NH RS300 - QoS
Does the RS300 have a QoS feature? According to the manual for the RS300 I have access to there should be a QoS feature in the router. This is a screenshot of the manual, page 104. I the...
plemans
Sep 22, 2025Guru - Experienced User
If you're running through a wireless extender, it will add latency and buffer bloat. The tribands with the dedicated backhauls tend to be lower and also when you hardwire in the extender.
Compare the pc directly connected to the router versus going router--->extender---->computer.
Extenders are great but they do add latency.
You can try using fastlane mode which can reduce latency but at the cost of speed as you end up using the slower 2.4ghz for either backhaul or fronthaul.