Netduma Fraser

The first screenshot that appears to be all correct, you don't need to change anything. I'm not sure what the others are for but you shouldn't need to change them, just what the article mentions that's all

I think you'll need to go to NTGR for this one, I believe we've used all 3 in the past and it worked fine, I can't see an obvious reason it wouldn't work

The beta was for DumaOS 3.3 which you should already have being on the latest firmware so that's correct, no beta firmware for you

This should explain it https://uk.fritz.com/service/knowledge-base/dok/FRITZ-Box-7490/131_Setting-up-an-exposed-host-in-the-FRITZ-Box

No, you can change your speeds at the bottom left of the interface - Speed Test > Advanced You don't need to port forward but if you can enable the exposed host option for the R3 on the fritz that would be best

If they're taking the above from the IP used for Heatmap that's just to ensure more long term reliability of Heatmap showing servers, it's not the specific server but represents where there is an available server for the game and your approximate ping to it. Based on your screenshots you actually have filtering disabled which would indicate the reason you're unable to force that server.

If you remove the PiHole overall while keeping those 3 enabled do you still get the issue?

If the issue is their implementation of networking or really anything on their side there is very little we can do about it. We can only impact what can be controlled so I highly doubt there is anything we'd be able to do unfortunately, if there is then we will look into it further.

You don't need to set it up again, just enter your new speeds in manually. We're aware Ping Optimizer isn't 100% reliable currently and we're looking to fix that for the next version. In the meantime you can adjust Congestion Control manually to achieve the same effect which can be found in Ping Optimizer > Advanced.

It was yes for the V1, not for the V2 but you don't need that for the V2 as you should be already on it with the latest firmware

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Could you explain what exactly happens please? For example, when it's searching for a game it stops the countdown? It lets you in but then kicks you out mid match?

The Geo-Filter is designed so you can force your closest servers yes, however I will say that FC/FIFA players have a lot of issues with connection regardless of the router they use

On the Firefox settings go to: Click the menu button and select Settings. Select Privacy & Security from the left menu. Scroll down to HTTPS-Only Mode. Use the radio button to select Don't enable HTTPS-Only Mode Are you able to access the interface after reloading the browser then?

Try instead 1024 - 65535 does that work?

Couldn't say without seeing it but go to "Under Network services, select DHCP & NAT." maybe there is a DMZ option there. There is a bridge mode option but that would mean you couldn't connect anything to it except the R3

Okay well the PingPlotter results are looking very good so I think you can ignore the waveform test

Just to clarify because it's translated as not, the R3 is or isn't in the DMZ? The results look pretty good in PingPlotter, also it looks like you have another router connected to the R3, is that what you have other devices connected to?

By only the PS5 is connected to the R3 does that mean you have other devices connected to the ONT or no other devices are connected to the network at all? Did you do the PingPlotter tests I mentioned previously as looks like you're still relying on this test

What does tried everything mean? Is the R3 in the DMZ in this setup? Have any devices reconnected themselves to the ONU? Did you do the PingPlotter tests I mentioned previously as looks like you're still relying on this test

So you just need to adjust your Congestion Control settings more when using DHCP, that doesn't mean it's worse, there is another device it has to go through so makes sense

I don't think there will be any major changes, we'll just need to test the game again if that happens to double check but it'll likely work right away

We can fix that yes but it's likely to keep happening as they make changes, that's why I suggest using the console method

I need some stats for why though specifically, we can't do anything with just an opinion at this point

How are you determining exactly that its better or worse?