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XR500 Geo-Filtering not working for COD
Just recently I noticed my games have been crazy lagging. I only play COD on my PC. I live about 50 miles (give or take) from the Chicago server. The server is trash so I pick a server in northern...
The app is based on DumaOS 4 so there may be some discrepancies between the app and the version you're on which is why you're seeing that.
Try this:
Quit the application/game/client completely
Remove device from the Geo-Filter
Give PC PlayStation Device Type in the Device Manager
Resync from the Geo-Filter Map menu
Re-add the device to the Geo-Filter with the manual option
Set up the Geo-Filter how you like
Wait 2 minutes
Boot up application/game/client
It should be more consistent after that.
Try this:
Quit the application/game/client completely
Remove device from the Geo-Filter
Give PC PlayStation Device Type in the Device Manager
Resync from the Geo-Filter Map menu
Re-add the device to the Geo-Filter with the manual option
Set up the Geo-Filter how you like
Wait 2 minutes
Boot up application/game/client
It should be more consistent after that.
I did all the steps, reset the router (like I have to do every time I play COD), and the first two games worked a LOT better since the Geo-Filter worked. I looked on the app and still the circle of death for the server location but no biggie. I could see I was connected to the Georgia server. It also stated the game was detected under prioritize gaming. I then logged into the website and the Georgia server was pinged.
Then it all went to crap. game 3 - 5 gaming wasn't detected on the app, and website wasn't pinging a server even though I was in a game. Did all the steps again, waited about 5 minutes, and started the game. I played two games, and the same thing as mentioned above. Did all the steps again, waited about 5 minutes, reset the router, played two more games, and the same thing.
I looked at the event log and nothing since the 24th.
| Wed Jul 24 16:47:49 2024 | Critical (3) | Started Unicast Maintenance Ranging - No Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=6c:cd:d6:6d:31:d4;CMTS-MAC=00:90:f0:7c:01:00;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1; |
I'm heading to bed but I will try resetting the modem and router when I wake up to see if there is any difference.
If you have any other suggestions or need anything else, please let me know.
- Did you change any settings or anything after those 2 games?
Nothing changed at all, it just stopped working. It seems like it works for a couple of games all the time then goes back to crap. I unplugged the CM1200 modem and the XR500 router. I waited about 2 minutes then plugged the modem back in and waited for the green lights. I then plugged the router back in. Once all the lights came back on I plugged the ethernet for my PC in. First game worked really well for the first about 4 minutes then went to crap for about 3 minutes then worked fine again. Game 2 - 4 worked pretty well except for the occasional hit markers and no kills. I then looked at the app, game was detected but nothing came up on the Geo-Filter at all. I figured it was because you said something about the app might not work which is fine no biggie. I then pulled up the website on my PC while I was still in the game and it was pinging the Georgia server so everything looked fine. I closed Chrome then finished the match. The next 4 matches worked well for maybe 2 - 3 minutes out of about the 10 minutes it usually takes a match. The next 2 matches after that looked like I was on dial up because my old friend invisible bullets started happening so I rage quit about half way through match 2. I waited about 5 minutes then reset the routers. I didn't change any settings or do anything other than reset it. Same invisible bullets happened again so I rage quit about 3 minutes into it.
- That's a different issue if the Geo-Filter is working that entire time and you're seeing servers, the Geo-Filter doesn't control the ping to a server, just the server you connect to. Can you provide a screenshot of your QoS page please? What's the average ping you're seeing with those issues?
When I play next I will hook up my PC to another TV so that I can look at the website when I'm playing. Having to alt+tab back and forth is a pain in the butt since I play with a controller instead of a keyboard and mouse. I only looked after game two and didn't look again so I don't know if anything changed that I can't see since the app doesn't work.
I have always had issues with QOS. I have played most of the time with it disabled since it doesn't seem to make a difference in my gameplay. I believe you helped me with it around Christmas last year.
I tried doing 1%/1% and increasing 5% all the way up to 100%. I have used all three settings and have turned it completely off.
Here is what it has been at for like 2 months or something. I don't even mess with this page.I thought I had a DP to HDMI cable but I don't so no way for me to hook it up to another TV. Sorry about that.
I had a Windows Update so I had to reset my PC. Now everything went back to crap again. The game is back to unplayable. Server isn't showing up in Geo-Filter on the website or in the app but the app is saying that gaming is detected.
The criticals are back now in the event long as of 3 hours ago. I did the Windows Update roughly 6 hours ago.
I was playing another game on my PC earlier and was watching some YouTube videos and everything worked fine.
Here are the recent event logs since I unplugged it yesterday.Sat Jul 27 22:07:49 2024 Critical (3) Started Unicast Maintenance Ranging - No Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=6c:cd:d6:6d:31:d4;CMTS-MAC=00:90:f0:7c:01:00;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1; Sat Jul 27 13:40:09 2024 Notice (6) CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 5; Chan ID: 193; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: N/A.;CM-MAC=6c:cd:d6:6d:31:d4;CMTS-MAC=00:90:f0:7c:01:00;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1; Sat Jul 27 13:40:00 2024 Critical (3) UCD invalid or channel unusable;CM-MAC=6c:cd:d6:6d:31:d4;CMTS-MAC=00:90:f0:7c:01:00;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1; Sat Jul 27 13:39:53 2024 Notice (6) DS profile assignment change. DS Chan ID: 32; Previous Profile: ; New Profile: 1 2 3.;CM-MAC=6c:cd:d6:6d:31:d4;CMTS-MAC=00:90:f0:7c:01:00;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1; Sat Jul 27 13:39:47 2024 Notice (6) TLV-11 - unrecognized OID;CM-MAC=6c:cd:d6:6d:31:d4;CMTS-MAC=00:90:f0:7c:01:00;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1; Time Not Established Notice (6) Honoring MDD; IP provisioning mode = IPv6 Time Not Established Critical (3) UCD invalid or channel unusable;CM-MAC=6c:cd:d6:6d:31:d4;CMTS-MAC=00:90:f0:7c:01:00;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1; Time Not Established Critical (3) SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing;;CM-MAC=6c:cd:d6:6d:31:d4;CMTS-MAC=00:00:00:00:00:00;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1; - I'd do this step again: For the Geo, check the IP on the PC itself then try to match it to the device you think it is on the Device Manager, do they match? It's likely the IP has changed since you reset it.
QoS looks fine, what ping are you seeing on the Geo-Filter/in game when you're getting those issues? IP is the same since I gave it a dedicated IP address.
I don't know what ping is in the Geo-Filter since I play on a TV and don't have a DP to HDMI cord to use my other TV as a second screen. When I had an issue last year when I was on PS5 I could use two TV. Once for my PC and one for the PS5. When I was doing that, the dedicated servers never had a ping on the website. It gave some other info but not the ping. I apologize I don't remember as I'm old and that was probably about a year ago.
The ping in game used to be in the midish teens but now it's anywhere from 30 - 60. I'm guessing that is because I'm connecting to a dedicated server that is about 700 miles from me instead of the dedicated server 50 miles from me.