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SneakySpider
Dec 18, 2025Aspirant
RS700 Horrible Bufferbloat...
Hi all, Was wondering if maybe there is a way to fix the bufferbloat caused by this router while gaming? The QOS is awful, tried that, limited download even and upload.. still got a F on Wavefor...
StephenB
Dec 18, 2025Guru - Experienced User
SneakySpider wrote:Was wondering if maybe there is a way to fix the bufferbloat caused by this router while gaming?
How fast is your ISP speed? Congestion on the WAN uplink is what couses the buffering.
Though counter-intuitive, try using one of the 1 gbps LAN ports.