Hello, I'm currently experiencing internet issues with my R7450 nighthawk router. My home internet speed is roughly 60Mbps and usually has 6 to 8 devices connected to it. Not all of these devices will be using the internet at the same time though. My main issue is when one of the laptops at my house is doing somthing my ping/lag skyrockets on my gaming pc. My gaming pc is hard wired in to the router and the laptops are all wireless. I tried setting up a qos for my gaming pc but it didnt seem to work. Can someone help me with why my wired PC is slower than/recieving less bandwidth than the wireless devices on my network?
Currently I use a modem that is provided by CenturyLink internet provider. As far as I know my r7450 is up to date on the newest firmware. I believe I have qos setup. I have my gaming pc set to the highest priority and all the other devices in my home set to the normal.
The qos I setup though didnt seem to work. My wired gaming pc was receiving less internet speed than the wireless laptops. I checked this by doing speed test on the devices and also seen this in my in game ping.
> Currently I use a modem that is provided by CenturyLink internet > provider. [...]
Did anyone ask where you got it?
An actual maker and model number would be more helpful than where you got it. Is it actually "a modem", or is it a modem+router?
If your (unspecified) "a modem" is actually a modem+router, then why are you using an R7450 with it? Do you have client devices connected directly to your (unspecified) "a modem"?
> The qos I setup though didnt seem to work. [...]
Do you think that anyone here can see what you did? "seem"?
The model number for my modem is C1100z. Zyxel is probably the maker of this modem. The modem does have routing capabilities but I currently have that disabled and have the r7450 nighthawk router doing that job. I'm not sure what you mean by client devices?
In the CenturyLink modem+router there is a setting to disable wireless radio. This disables the routing setting. Currently my family has a mix of 1 PC , a few laptops , phones and TVs that will connect to the internet. I hope this answers your question about client devices.
I didn't ask what they were. I asked if they were connected directly to the C1100Z. If all your client devices are connected to the R7450, then it should be possible to configure the C1100Z as a modem only, and use the R7450 as your (only) router.
There's also another one-router configuration which might be interesting, where the C1100Z is the router:
Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look for Documentation. Get the User Manual (at least). Read. Look for "Set up the router as a WiFi access point".
General advice: This whole Q&A thing often works better if every Q gets an A. Look for "?".
