Netduma Fraser

Fair enough, if that's what works for you, as you've seen you will have much longer search times

Yes that's correct. Any devices you would want to connect after that you would need to set a static IP on the device first so it can connect, then you can give it a reservation on the router.

It uses different servers so you can ignore that speed test - it's not limiting you. Yes we will be fixing it.

What do you mean blocked exactly? Are you adding lots of servers to your deny list?

Thanks for letting us know. No not necessarily, you're adding extra latency. It does support Wireguard but I believe Nord use a proprietary version and don't give out the config files so you could connect with the router.

I think that's just down to what I mentioned before that they're not always available. We don't have any kind of special relationship with Activision so actually I think you're route of talking to the streamers is the best idea as they do usually have some sort of relationship with the company/may have a rep they can talk to.

We gave ETAs years ago and it always backfired, precisely because of the above is the only reason we were able to get the beta versions out for the 500/700 and as of a few minutes ago the 450 as well, they've not been through Netgear testing.

Ping Under Load at that rating would indicate that QoS needs to be fine tuned some more. It's best to start with a high value for Congestion Control, say 95% then do a test, decrease by 10%, test, decrease by 10% etc, until you get to a value that is pretty good and then try 5% either side of that value to see if it can be improved. It's important to note that Download & Upload on Congestion Control don't have to be the same value and that you may have a better experience with differing values.

That's an old picture based on launch, best to use Ping Heatmap which will be more current though it may need an update which I have requested.

Can you have your ISP modem/router handle PPPoE instead of the R2? That should then allow you to get full speeds with QoS enabled.

It's probably because of PPPoE but what speeds are you paying for/receiving without the R2? It's best to enter the speeds you're actually getting without the R2 connected

Generally they do try to keep you to your region yes but sometimes you may get a different region, don't think that happens as much these days

I will get Alex to take a look so we'll see what we can do

It has always been the case that the Spanish servers are not always available, we've never been able to pinpoint when they are available/when they're aren't. Most likely related to population numbers at that time/server load

Have you entered your expected speeds in Bandwidth settings? Could you switch the cable connecting the R2 to the Sky hub and see if it you get betters speeds then please?

Yes the same thing but if it doesn't work then disable DHCP entirely so it just relies on the reservation - that should work on the beta also - we haven't changed any Netgear settings. That's up to Netgear really but I think we'd be keen to.

As far as I am aware Alex didn't push an update for this yet so it must be the game behaving strangely, I will tell him again though to get it updated. Sólo soy el mensajero, se lo menciono todo el tiempo, él está muy ocupado en este momento. Se acercan plazos que deberían transcurrir en breve y entonces tendrá más tiempo.

That is very strange but glad to hear it is working now! If it is the DHCP issue though I would expect it to return though not everyone seems to experience it, do keep an eye on it.

That's good progress, are ALL devices connected to the R2 or do you still have some connected to the ISP modem/router? If you disable QoS fully from the Congestion Control menu do the speeds increase?

We never give out ETAs for firmware, we haven't done that for years as it's always subject to change, as it would have done in this case when we found issues that needed to be fixed. We are working on it, the team are working super hard at the moment, a lot of deadlines we're working towards.

I'll get on to Alex to make sure he is aware so he can get it supported.

Hey, welcome to the forum! Thanks for the suggestion, I'll add it to the list for it to be potentially added.

Hello, welcome to the forum! I would recommend using the ISP modem/router in router mode with the R2 in the DMZ of the ISP router instead of having the R2 handling PPPoE. Then make sure you enter the correct speeds in Bandwidth Settings in the Congestion Control menu ( ) on the QoS page. Also if you're checking on Connection Benchmark, check on speedtest.net, what do you get there?

Great to hear that, thanks for the update!

No not specifically, it's most likely the DHCP issue though, do this: In LAN Settings, set the DHCP range to start at .50, then assign reserved IP addresses to devices between .2 & .49 so they're out of the DHCP range, apply, reboot from the interface, wait 2 minutes and see if that stops the disconnects. I don't know what the plans are specifically regarding what NG want to do as it is not made anymore they may not wish to put in further resources.