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Jitter issues via Orbi vs direct to modem
I recently replaced my Arris SB6190 modem with a Netgear CM600 due to the well publicized issues with jitter/latency on Intel's Puma 6 chipset that the SB6190 uses. One of the tools used to help diagnose this issue is here: http://www.dslreports.com/tools/puma6 Its essentially pinging a server on the internet but instead of using ICMP its using TCP. This is because some internet routers/etc block ICMP, or lower the priority of ICMP in favor of TCP/UDP. So a TCP test is more accurate. Anyways, if I am cabled directly into my Netgear CM600 modem I experience almost no jitter. For example, everything is tightly clustered around 35ms in this test: Compare that to test when my mac mini is cabled into the Orbi: The response time distribution isn't so neatly packed around 35ms - many responses are 2x that! Things I have tried: I downgraded router & both satellites to V1.4.0.18 from V1.4.0.34 - didn't help I made the mac mini the only client on the Orbi. I did this by removing power from both satellites and disabling both the 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz radios on the router in the Advanced Wireless settings. I also unplugged a switch with more wired devices from the router. At this point my mac mini was the ONLY client listed in Orbi's management inteface - didn't help jitter issues at all. Anyone else seeing jitter problems with the Orbi? This is bad for gaming, VOIP, etc. - any latency sensitive applications. I did find this other thread where somoene mentioned periodic latency issues on their Orbi: https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/Orbi-latency-peaks-every-10s/m-p/1200477
Ping spikes and packet loss on WiFi
Hi, I’m having trouble with my orbi router with online gaming over WiFi. For the rest it works extremely well with high speed (400 down 40 up) and very low pings (10ms), all on WiFi. However with online gaming I got ping spikes and packet loss which makes it impossible to game online over WiFi. Over Ethernet it works great so it’s not my ISP that is the issue. How can I solve the spikes? There is not QoS option available in the routers interface. I have tried switching the satellite off but the problem remains. Hope somebody can help! Thanks Christiaan
