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Lukespooner
Dec 13, 2019Tutor
Xr300 geo filter and other problems
Right so i have an xr300 the problems are im constantly getting connected outside of my radius and yes everything is setup exaclly how netdumaos tells you to set up i followed all instructions i leave...
Lukespooner
Dec 14, 2019Tutor
Im going to factory reset the router and give it one last try if it doesnt work then i wont be using netgear again as it is failing and not doing its job
Netduma-Fraser
Dec 14, 2019NetDuma Partner
The NIL issue is something that is known about and will be fixed for the next version. You won't see players when playing games that use servers like CoD so don't expect to see them on the Geo-Filter but you would see a server. The map is showing icons and indicates that it's working, just odd that when you're actually running around playing there is nothing within the radius or seemingly out of it that it's connected to. Try the reset and then let us know.
- LukespoonerDec 14, 2019TutorI have just reset i will now try it all again and report back
- LukespoonerDec 14, 2019Tutor
After the reset this is what it looks like now first try
- Netduma-FraserDec 14, 2019NetDuma PartnerFantastic! Not sure what caused it but glad it's working now. Keep us updated and let us know if it happens again please.
- LukespoonerDec 14, 2019TutorIm not sure either i havent messed with qos this time ive left that defualt m. The only person or server i am connecting to everygame is that one shown on the bottom of the uk not sure witch one that is it doesnt find any other peers or dedicated servers in the uk
- Netduma-FraserDec 14, 2019NetDuma PartnerThere will be multiple servers within that one location so it's likely not the same one every time. Also there is only that one server location in the UK for the game so you won't see any others in the UK.
- LukespoonerDec 14, 2019TutorOh i see i thought it was the same one everytime as it shows up on the geofilter in the exact same location i dont connect to anyone else in the uk just that bottom server//host i dont connect tocany peers or anything up north
- Netduma-FraserDec 14, 2019NetDuma PartnerThat is normal, it's actually a server misclassified as a peer, we'll be sorting that with a cloud update. You won't see any players on the map when playing CoD as you're connecting to the server and don't have direct connections to the players.
- LukespoonerDec 14, 2019TutorRight i get you now .. should i just leave my ps4 in filtering mode at all times in order for the geo filter to work correctly i never change it from filtering mode i just leave it in filtering mode at all times .. i get around 18-20 ms ping on that server .. when you will netgear be fixing the NIL bugs ?? Massive help today thank you
- Netduma-FraserDec 14, 2019NetDuma PartnerYes my recommendation would be to leave it in Filtering Mode, you know that setting works and you're getting the closest server with a really good ping so you can rest assured it's doing its job. I can't provide any ETAs on firmware releases as that's down to Netgear but whenever it's released the NIL issue will be fixed.
- LukespoonerDec 14, 2019TutorSo whats the difference between the xr500 xr700 and xr300 is there any quality differences they all have the same dumaos softwear i dont know the advantages between the the 3
- Netduma-FraserDec 14, 2019NetDuma PartnerReally the key differences are down to hardware/WiFi, if you go here and go down to the routers and click compare you can add them all to a table to see the differences: https://www.netgear.com/gaming/
Other than that a few software differences - XR300 doesn't have Smart Connect (the automatic smart switching between 2.4/5GHz WiFi based on device need).
XR700 has extra features such as Plex but no specific DumaOS differences.