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droesw
Oct 24, 2019Guide
Settings for lowest latency?
I have an xr500 and a docsis 3.1 modem my isp provided to me, and I play xbox one on ethernet. I know that it’s recommended to use QOS and the geo-filter to help with latency and overall gaming connec...
droesw
Oct 29, 2019Guide
Yeah I used the optimal settings guide for QoS but all the other settings I left default as I heard they shouldn’t usually be messed with. I also just changed the channels for my wifi bases off of the channels my neighbors were using, but otherwise I haven’t changed much. I haven’t touched the geofilter because the game I primarily play has one dedicated server on the east coast and one on west, but it always automatically connect to the East server, so I’m assuming using the geofilter wouldn’t really affect me then, right?
Netduma-Fraser
Oct 29, 2019NetDuma Partner
Glad to hear it, sounds like you'll be sorted. In that case where there are only two servers to choose and it is putting you on the right one then you don't need to use Filtering Mode. It could still be useful to use it in Spectating Mode however so you could ping the server when playing.