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Armor and Xbox Series X speed issues
I have been running Armor for about 18 months now, and I recently noticed that gaming and download speeds have been slower on my Orbi. Like others on this forum, my troubleshooting has lead me to Armor being the culprit.
Are there any plans to fix this, so that Armor doesn't have to be disabled?
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What Orbi system do you have?
What FW is loaded on it?
So disabling Armor brings back speeds for the xbox console?
Is gaming effected when Armor is enabled?
I have the Orbi RBR50 router running firmware version v2.7.4.24.
With armor enabled I get significantly less download speeds from the Xbox, and gaming is affected. In online games, there is noticeable lag.
With armor disabled I get the expected throughput, and there is no noticeable lag in online games.
Here are 2 pictures showing network stats with Armor Enabled and Armor Disabled.
Armor Enabled
Armor Disabled
Your behind on FW:
Might give this a try. I'd probably do a full on factory reset on the system AFTER the RBS are updated first then the RBR is updated lastly. Then setup from scratch.
Test first again with Armor not enabled, then enable it.
If it still doesn't work great, you'll need to submit a bug report using Orbi app:
