Netduma Fraser

Yes exactly!

Are you actually using the in built streaming capability of the console? If so then it's possible that you could be restricting the stream yes. I would recommend starting a test stream then taking a look at the Geo-Filter Map zoomed out, anything that appears outside the radius/blocked add it to your allow list and that should prevent any issues when using the Geo-Filter and streaming.

You can do it like you do with Sky, you may be able to ditch the ISP modem, it depends on how that is connected through your wall, you may need a MoCA adapter to do that. A reset is recommended but not required, just once you're all set give the XR a reboot to re-establish the connection.

When first booting up the game pings all available servers to see what you can/can't connect to/what your ping is to each one so that's quite normal. If you close the game completely so you go back to dashboard that is fine, just wait 2 minutes and any connections will be disconnected and you can try again - a reboot though may be faster.

It's possible that there is confusion when receiving packets as it's not sure whether to go to the Fritz or the R2 due to the MAC address cloning, on second thoughts, you can keep the R2 with the Fritz MAC plug directly into the ONT and you should receive good speeds as it will think it is the Fritz.

I would suggest connecting back directly to the ONT then, it may take some time but your speeds should then return as they did get higher with MAC cloning

Most likely what is happening is other people are trying to do the same thing as you, that means more population in one area allows the algorithm to better match skill

That's fair enough, did you experience the packet loss prior to making that change? What changes were made 2 days ago just before the packet loss occurred if any?

Hey, welcome to the forum! Unfortunately circumventing SBMM isn't something we support so you may need to look elsewhere to get the answers you want. For us the router is for ensuring you get the best connection possible not to get around a skill mechanic.

Is there a specific reason you're using MAC Address cloning? Could you disable that please then reboot the R2 and see if it resolves the issue

It'll be in their tutorial or support section, if you can't find it then it's best to contact their support

Hard to say at the moment, you said you did some Traffic Controller rules, could you provide a screenshot of that page please? What is the model of the modem/router the R2 is connected to?

The unprioritized packets there indicate packet loss, you're losing 5% of the packets you're receiving, depending on what you're doing that may be fine. If you're allowing all traffic to the Geo-Filter device then yes it would supersede it, there is no need to make a controller rule for that

Reboot the modem, wait 2 minutes, then reboot the R2, wait 2 minutes then see if you're able to access after that

Okay so two ways of doing it, add your PC with Do NOT VPN these services then add a rule for the port that streaming uses, or you can use Only VPN these services and then input the ports that the game uses.

Thanks for the feedback, we'll add it to the list to be potentially added in future!

What platform are you playing on and are you playing/streaming from the same device? E.g playing on console and using their in built streaming?

Using a VPN in general will add latency and so we don't usually advise it for gaming or streaming. Are you wanting to VPN both or one or the other? If you want to VPN then the best way to limit the additional latency is to choose the closest server possible to your actual location.

Okay so probably one of the latter options then as the Geo-Filter doesn't know whether you're playing solo or with a team and it doesn't affect its ability to filter if you're the party leader both times.

Welcome to the forum! Are you using the Geo-Filter both times? If so it won't be the router, either there are less solos in that area or there is a reduction of servers in that area which we have seen in the past with the US as well.

De acuerdo, la consola tiene un NAT abierto, por lo que es muy probable que el juego muestre una lectura incorrecta, probablemente causada por el filtro geográfico. Si deshabilita el Geo-Filter y luego inicia el juego desde el tablero, ¿aparece abierto entonces?

I would say that's probably the max you'll see then, if we think of any more things you could try to tweak it we will definitely let you know. Yes exactly, it's quite a lot more intensive than the standard interface, plus we also use the Netgear settings pages so a good result really.

¿Dónde ve exactamente la NAT moderada, en la configuración de red de la consola (si es así, qué dice el Tipo es?) o en el juego?

No worries, if you do think of anything let us know, fingers crossed it stays up!

So the modes you're changing also affect the width options as well which is why it has an affect on speeds. I believe the 4800 mode is 160MHz which not a lot of devices support. Well done on getting the speeds up, I suspect the rest is due to DumaOS itself utilizing more resources than the standard firmware. You may receive a little more if you disable the protection option in WAN Settings as well.