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throttling devices on wifi c6300v2
Hi, I have a C6300V2 router I use it to access Xfinity wifi - cheapest version rated for 50 MBs
My problem is that they only provide service for 4 devices but of course when you add up Google mesh, 2 phones, 2 cameras, a desktop and an ipad plus a fridge (?) it all adds up to about 14 devices.
Even so it works great most of the time, the wifi speed tests show 80 MBs download and 10+ MBs upload
BUT it does drop connection a couple of times a night when we are watching TV and takes about 5 minutes to reset.
Using Google home. I have paused the majority of devices but it still drops connection. I suspect that something is asking for a fast or spiked download and that causes it to crash?
Is it possible on this router to make rules whereby no wifi device can ask for more than 10 MBs?
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Do you have a screensnip of the cable connections page and event logs from the C6300?
dskoyles wrote:Hi, I have a C6300V2 router I use it to access Xfinity wifi - cheapest version rated for 50 MBs
My problem is that they only provide service for 4 devices but of course when you add up Google mesh, 2 phones, 2 cameras, a desktop and an ipad plus a fridge (?) it all adds up to about 14 devices.
Even so it works great most of the time, the wifi speed tests show 80 MBs download and 10+ MBs upload
BUT it does drop connection a couple of times a night when we are watching TV and takes about 5 minutes to reset.
Using Google home. I have paused the majority of devices but it still drops connection. I suspect that something is asking for a fast or spiked download and that causes it to crash?
Is it possible on this router to make rules whereby no wifi device can ask for more than 10 MBs?
Your statement does not make sense. What is your reference for this "4 devices" limitation?
Yes, it is a limitation set by Xfinity so in a sense I can't complain because I do have more than four devices. On the other hand it handles all the devices most of the time so I suspect my problem is that one of the devices spikes up its demand occasionally which is why I am looking for a way to limit all the devices.
dskoyles wrote:Yes, it is a limitation set by Xfinity so in a sense I can't complain because I do have more than four devices. On the other hand it handles all the devices most of the time so I suspect my problem is that one of the devices spikes up its demand occasionally which is why I am looking for a way to limit all the devices.
Thanks for the reply. I am just curious how Xfinity can reach through the one WAN IP address assigned to the router and to the LAN IP addresses assigned by the router DHCP to limit the connections to 4.
