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Hi AOrtiz, This thread is about people who are taking their vzw router/modem combo out of their network and connecting their R1's directly to VZW's ONT by using an ethernet cable instead of vzw's coax. It may help you too, but I can't say for sure. If you have TV or phone service included in your package from VZW and you switch from coax to ethernet you will lose some services on your tv and or phone. I think you lose caller ID and the tv guide, but you could check with vzw to find out for sure

ok so you are definitely going to switch from coax to ethernet. It shouldn't take too long to set up, maybe half an hour at most. If you run into an issue unplug your ONT and Your Duma for at least 5-10 minutes. That guide you referenced is a little outdated. With your 100MB speeds you may need to enable turbo mode and use the reactive algorithm. Search around the forum for Turbo mode for more info. It's still pretty easy to set up don't let me scare you. It's just a matter of enabling some functions on your R1. Once you get your router make sure it's on the most current firmware version, which is 1.03.6g. This firware has the best features and even include this function called "Hyper-traffic" which when enabled on your console or whatever you're gaming on, moves the packets from that device straight to the head of the packet line in your router. It's awesome. here's my recommendations for you: -enable hyper traffic on your console while you're gaming, disable it when your're not -if you do a lot of party gaming and you're planning on using the geofilter, make sure you add your friends to the whitelist on the geofilter (it just heads possible complications off at the pass. Also encourage them to assign Static IP's to their consoles because if their IP changes you will need to add them to the whitelist again) -use dslreports speedtest.net to test your bufferbloat to help find your best placement for your congestion control sliders Netduma recommends 70% on each slider, but I have found with my internet and devices on my network, I need to have my Congestion Control sliders at 40% for Download and 60% for upload to get the best Bufferbloat score. It's different for everyone. Some people only need to set their sliders at 90% to get good BB grades. You may get different values at different times of the day. I basically go with 40/60 no matter what time of day it is and nobody complains about bandwidth at my house when I'm gaming. Once you find that sweet spot that works for your network, just stick with it and try to enjoy your game. Don't get too spun out trying to get that little bit more...it will take away from your enjoyment. Everyone's settings are a little different...there's not one magic setting -if you're in a party allocate a little more bandwidth to your console on Device Prioritization. I usually have 30-40% allocated to my XB while I'm playing in a party. -I have had the most consistency with the Preemptive algorithm for gaming...doing this with your set up will most likely reduce your total bandwidth but it makes for a steady game. Your bandwidth is supposed to use the Reactive algorithm and turbo mode in order to keep that pipeline as open as it can be. -remember your XB or Playstation only really needs a couple of MB/s of download and upload to function normally. Having 100MB/s doesn't mean your console is faster...it just means you have a larger pipe coming into the house. So using Hyper traffic and the other tips I gave you will help set you in the right direction to give you the best experience -if you need help, don't just say, "My netduma is broken someone come fix it for me." Explain what your experiencing try to give good valid details and plenty of people will come out of the woodwork to help you.

Hyperj, you're going to seriously dig the power at your fingertips when you use the R1. It takes some time to learn to use correctly. Make sure you look for the wiki that shows you how to get the 100mbs speeds. There are some specific things you need to do to get there. My bandwidth is low enough that I don't need to do anything special to get my advertised speeds. As long as you make sure everything goes through your R1 before it gets to VZW's router you'll be happy. I had VZW's old actiontec router and the 50/50 plan with no tv or phone. You don't have to do what I did, you should be fine as long as you have everything connected to your R1. A lot of people just put their R1 in the DMZ of their VZW router and it works fine, and some don't even need to place the R1 in the DMZ and they have no issues with open NAT. I took my vzw router out of the loop and ran an ethernet cable from the ONT to my R1 as an experiment, it definitely reduced my ping.

It's a cool experiment. The results should be very enlightening

Johnny Blue!? Lucky man! Nice Dillinger

Nice! Luke married a keeper! I take back the accusation that you're a pod person. Happy belated NetDuma birthday.

Iain, your desk looks to clean for a small start-up CTO's desk...are you really the CTO? There's no coffee mug, energy drink cans, or overfilled ashtray...I think he's a pod person from the planet mars. Mailed my gift today! Hint... I needed to fill out a customs form.

I'm in - New York State Santa Lingerie=XL

After a couple of weeks of use without the extra modem between the R1 and the VZW's ONT, I have great news to report. With the VZW provided modem in the mix I would always get "good" Ping, "good" Jitter, and "exceptional" Spikes, when I ran the R1's internet diagnosis. Now since it's been removed they're all "Exceptional" every time I test. I can definitely say it improved Ping and Jitter and the overall smoothness of game play.

Congratulations Captain General Lukaz. All the best!

VZW said the coax was needed for tv and phone. They also said we would need to keep their router if we ever wanted tech support. I didn't tell them there was a Fraser on tech support, because I figured they'd want one too

For all Fios users. If you do not have TV or Phone services attached to your Fios subscription you can connect your R1 directly to the ONT via CAT5 or CAT6. All you have to do is: Run the CAT5 or 6 from the R1 to your ONT. (use CAT6 if possible - straight thru on the RJ-45 connectors ) Open up ONT and plug the new cable into the Ethernet port Call Up VZW Tech Support and ask them nicely to change the settings in your ONT to operate via Ethernet instead of Coax and tell them you want to use your own Kick A** Netduma router. Make sure you have turned off/ disconnected their Actiontec Router Connect the new Ethernet cable to Port 1 in your DUMA R1 Ask VZW Tech Support to break the lease on your IP. If you follow these instructions you should be good to go. This improved my ping by 25-35 ms.