Netduma Fraser

There weren't any DumaOS changes from Netduma, it was primarily an update from Netgear. Every firmware is tested by them, they have a strict QA policy. Naturally each team is best with their own software so they missed something we may not have but then again compared to owners of the router running the beta not many have reported the issue.

We didn't have any input on this version so we didn't test it ourselves, otherwise we most likely would have caught this. We are working on new firmware currently.

Do it for 10.0.0.x as that is what it is set to

Use that IP instead, the reason it changed to that IP will have been to prevent a conflict with the ISP router which must use 192.168.1.1

You can find detailed instructions on how to upgrade using TFTP here: https://kb.netgear.com/000059634/How-to-upload-firmware-to-a-NETGEAR-router-using-Windows-TFTP?article=000059634

We didn't add any changes into that version ourselves so it could be a bug - when rebooting wait 2 minutes before you access the interface and that gives it time to properly load

Thanks for the heads up @AsNCo as you say it's a bit of a tricky one given it blocks ads on sites, we'll keep an eye out to see if anyone else has this issue

Okay that's very interesting. While connected direct to the Arris, please follow this test and let me know the result please https://winbuzzer.com/2020/05/29/windows-10-how-to-tell-if-your-isp-uses-carrier-grade-nat-cg-nat-xcxwbt/

Are you checking in console network settings or in game? What do they both say - is there a difference?

Enable IP Passthrough and you should get an Open NAT https://www.manualslib.com/manual/1399747/Arris-Nvg599.html?page=73#manual

Clear your browser cache/cookies and see if you can access the interface - if you came from an old version this should allow you to see it and access the setup wizard to complete and get internet. We're working on it and will get it out as soon as we can, don't have an ETA on that. Glad to hear you were able to resolve it, let us know if it happens again.

Please disable QoS from the Congestion Control menu and test using speedtest.net Are any devices other than the R1 connected to the router from the internet company?

What do you mean exactly? Disable it from that menu, even though you have one device connected it can still impact the speed. Do you have other devices connected direct to the modem then?

Okay so that is better which is good. On the R1 to get those speeds you'll need to disable QoS fully from the Congestion Control and you should get closer then

Yes absolutely it would be fine!

The benchmark results are still under improvement, what do you get using speedtest.net?

Games require very little, 1Mbps at most and that's if you're hosting which nowadays isn't common. Games typically use less than 500Kbps so if you're trying to throttle then you'd need to reduce more but just normally that's plenty, there is no recommended set speed. It'll take what it needs and that's it, giving it more does nothing essentially

Ah glad to hear that. Speed isn't that important for gaming so use whatever feels best to you. Yes it does default to the provider DNS on the R2

QoS can be enabled but not used, just set it to 100% and never, disable Traffic Prioritization and then you can not use QoS but still use Adblocker. The speed test on Benchmark uses different servers, do a speedtest.net test using the R2 and I am sure it will be a lot higher. You can whitelist Hulu in Adblocker and that should then work as well. Thanks!

We're aware of this, we'll push a cloud update on Monday to resolve it - you can still use the Geo-Filter to get the servers you normally would.

No it is not required to do so, as with most things, people have opinion both ways on whether it helps or not

I do recall here is the list with a bit more information: Netduma R1 (no longer sold) Netduma R2 (3.0 Stable - Full feature set) Netgear XR300 (2.0 - No HybridVPN) Netgear XR450 (3.0 Beta available - Slightly reduced feature set) Netgear XR500 (3.0 Beta available - Slightly reduced feature set) Netgear XR700 (3.0 Beta available - Slightly reduced feature set, no longer sold once stock runs out) Netgear XR1000 (3.0 Stable - Slightly reduced feature set) Telstra Smart Modem w/Game Optimiser add on (Only available via Telstra ISP Australia) I don't personally know what goes into their pricing strategy but DumaOS is the main difference there so expect that is the reason for the price difference.

Well we are the only ones that have the Geo-Filtering capability which is why it's not present on other routers. Any of them will be able to handle your speeds, Geo-Filtering, QoS etc all at the same time. The R2 is our own hardware so DumaOS is most optimized for this platform if that gives you a better idea.

Hey, welcome to the forum! Could you specify what you mean by 'fastest'? All the routers that have DumaOS on can run it absolutely fine, do you mean WiFi capability etc? What are you expected/paid for internet speeds?

Nothing yet and I don't have any more information to give unfortunately