Zippy

Hello @Netduma Fraser, I have a question about this.. Does the Geo filter actually effect other players? If im solo queuing how does that affect the other players if there not in my party? Usually when I used this I would just get kicked back to the main menu and restart the search.. It never really effected other players.. Your thoughts on this? Thanks! Zippy.

@purpleandgold33 If you are going to go through the trouble of buying a new modem id purchase one that is DOCSIS 3.1 / 3.0 compatible.. Something like the SB8200 or MB8600.. That would be my recommendation.. I really wouldnt waste your money on just a 3.0 modem.. Those two I listed above are backwards compatible.. They work either on a DOCSIS 3.0 or 3.1 network.. Spectrum in your area likely uses 3.1 DOCSIS.. Even if your not on there Gig plan.. Example for yah is im on the same speed plan as you. And I have the SB8200.. It uses parts of DOCSIS 3.1 even though im not on there Gig plan.. Anytime you purchase a new modem you do have to make sure you fully factory reset your router/R2.. That is a must! Now in your case since you have changed modems a few times id start by unplugging your modem for a bit.. Then I would fully factory reset the R2.. Once the R2 has been fully factory reset before going through the setup wizard of the R2 I would plug back in your modem and let that fully boot up.. Then proceed to do the setup of the R2.. Hopefully this makes sense.. In the future though id recommend to upgrade to a better type modem.. save your pennies! Get on the DOCSIS 3.1 Network.. If your connection and cable coming to your house is good you should have a much more stable connection on the DOCSIS 3.1 network.. Good luck my friend! If you have further questions ask away! Zippy.

I remember this program that Redbull made. It was nice! If I remember correctly though it may have been limited to the source port being used. But that was the early version of caddy.. With that said the key here is to have this feature added back into the R2. As it would help understand what ports are being used for each person. I have a feeling that we may have different ports being used from each other. more on the source port.. Destination likely will be the same across the board. But again having this feature would tell the true story as its in real time of actual gameplay.. kinel did a poll about this being brought back. It had good response but nothing ever came of it.. We need this feature back.. Thanks! Zippy.

Fraser your my new best friend! Thanks! Appreciate that! Zippy.

Hey Fraser, It would be really nice to get this added back into the mix.. This really would help to trouble shoot as well.. You know ive also been a big promoter of having this added back into the R2 or your OS.. Im actually more shocked it was removed in the first place.. And also shocked it hasnt been added back in yet.. Its been asked to be brought back years ago now.. And I believe there was even a poll about it to be brought back.. Other routers have this feature.. Would be nice if you guys would as well.. If I recall correctly it was said it wouldnt take much to add this back.. Give us some hope! Thanks! Zippy.

Hey kinel, Thanks for reply. Why I want to try this is I feel that maybe prioritizing in one direction only might offer better more consistent results. And its something I would like to do more digging on.. I currently dont use TP on the R2.. For some reason when I enable it , it makes things very out of sync. Would be nice to try to prioritize in one direction only.. Like upload.. Then try download only.. see which one actually makes a difference. Thanks! Zippy.

So what location was the game server you actually connected too? Also this MTU value your using 750. Are you setting this in the R2 or something? I find it very strange that you can actually set it that low. Are you playing on a Xbox? Thanks! Zippy.

Hey kinel, I was going to ask you this awhile back.. But do you happen to know which ports might only prioritize one direction.. Like I want to prioritize only my upload ports or outbound ports. Not my receiving ports.. Are you able to capture or tell what ports are what direction? I know there was a way to do this but I cant remember how I did this.. Hopefully you understand what im asking.. Just wanted to get your feedback on this. Thanks! Zippy.

Well howdy to you AceMan! Glad you were able to get it up and running. Try what TrayDay has mentioned with the Wifi.. I would think that should get the Wifi going as well.. If you continue to have problems post back here for further help! Thanks! Zippy.

Have you gone through the setup wizard of the R2? That has to be done first! In your browser type in 192.168.77.1 There you should be greeted with the setup wizard.. If you cant access the setup wizard then factory reset the R2 by holding in the reset button on the back of the R2 for 30sec. Then release and wait about 2 minutes then proceed to try again. You should now be greeted with the setup wizard when you type in 192.168.77.1 Again you have to go through the setup wizard to actually setup a password and complete the setup of the router. Ive watched your video and it seems that is the problem. If you have purchased this router used or second hand then you cant log in until you factory reset the router and proceed through the setup wizard. Hopefully this is what your having trouble with. Good luck and welcome to the forum. Thanks! Zippy.

More then one rule can be used as long as they dont overlap.. If you decide to use the manual rule in your case I would try something like this.. Source: 3074-65535 UDP Destination: 3074-65535 UDP. That arrangement should cover it for you.. But do make sure you resync like Fraser mentioned.. Thanks! Zippy.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all. May everyone have a safe and enjoyable time with family and friends. Stay warm! 🥶 Lets have some peace in this world for 2023. Zippy

Ha Ha yeah im not sure how much more my heart can take from a team like the Vikings.. lol.. We are finally doing a build out here for fiber.. Long over due. But very welcomed to see it.. Hopefully in time you will get fiber as well.. Go to your Township or City and ask them about fiber.. Mn has a fiber broadband bill that helps fund the build out.. You might be surprised... Have a good Happy Holidays! Zippy.

I agree with Fraser on this as well.. Try forcing a bit farther server.. If your still with Spectrum id try forcing a different server.. One thing I also noticed is that Spectrum for some odd reason doesnt perform well in Chicago servers.. Or basically in that data center.. Might be something up with there own network as well.. Which is a shame.. Now when I try CentuuryLink internet on old crusty dsl with very low bandwidth available the game performs well in Chicago using that ISP.. Im just not a big Spectrum fan! Btw go VIKINGS!!!!! NFL record breaker! Zippy.

Hey Sentinel, Does the XR500 have an option to select Native IPV6 in the IPV6 setup? If not thats strange that they dont. As alot of ISP run some sort of dual stack.. I think the last time I had my XR500 hooked up it was 6to4.. What happens exactly for you that it doesnt work correctly? Thanks! Zippy.

Id have to agree with Liam on this.. You could use a fan. But I just dont think theres any room to add such a heatsink.. Unless you plan on leaving the R2 out of its case.. Go full nude! lol! I havent had mine apart but the most heat seems to be on the bottom center of the router. Which almost suggests the CPU is mounted there.. Which really leaves no room for such a heatsink.. Good luck with whatever you do! Zippy.

I can share my thoughts and answers to a few questions you have.. As far as security goes that comes down to what you feel comfortable with.. With my XR500 I have no port forwarding, no UPNP, no port triggering and no DMZ.. And I get an Open NAT.. But I also have IPV6 Enabled.. So that is why I have an Open NAT.. IPV6 doesnt use NAT.. Thats what I myself prefer.. Im not sure though if many even use IPV6 much.. But the key to using IPV6 is to have a good working correctly IPv6.. That is key to getting it to work correctly.. Do you notice a big difference between Moderate NAT to Open NAT? I would say its a split while some use UPNP and some use port forwarding.. If I was to pick from one Id likely use port triggering.. Thats just me though if I was using just IPV4.. Also Prioritizing ports on the QoS page is not at all the same as opening a port.. So no worries there.. When using PingPlotter you want to watch the last hop and see if you notice any packet loss.. In your graph above your connection looks decent except for the red line bars.. That indicates usually packet loss.. Also do the test again but at a slower interval like 1 sec. or 1.5 sec.. When you are using Ping Plotter are you wired to your router or are you doing this over wifi? Also make sure everything is running through your XR500.. Why you have an interruption in your connection is an interesting one.. How often does this happen? Its possible this could be caused by a DHCP release and renew of ip's to your devices.. Netduma may have good advice to you on this.. Good luck! Zippy.

From what your saying im almost positive we are both experiencing Desyncing.. Specially when it starts to effect aim.. One thing to pay close attention is when 343 makes adjustments or updates to the server the game plays better after that. But it slowly degrades back to what we are both experiencing now.. This Thursday we will be getting an update.. Im sure the game will play better after that update.. But it will be short lived as it will slowly digress back.. This next update is going to help find out what the cause of this Desyncing is.. The more we play after this update they should be able to gather some good info from this.. We can only hope at this point they find the cause.. Make no mistake I am worried that 343 doesnt have the skills in there department to truly figure this out. So be prepared for that.. This game maybe all the better it gets.. Im hopeful but im also a realistic person.. There is some thing very off with this game. Some thing ive not experienced in all my gaming career.. I dont believe this has anything to do with our connections.. This is very wide spread and way to many people are complaining about it.. When I monitor my ping in game its steady.. So its not that im getting huge lag spikes or anything.. We are really going to have to help 343 in anyway possible if we want to see this fixed.. This is going to take time.. Something that I dont think will help the games popularity.. Zippy.

You can set your QoS to never if you like.. Regardless what ones CC is set to one should still see an improvement using TP.. If you dont or it makes it worse then we have to figure out why that is.. Because TP should never make the game play worse.. If you have trouble post a screenshot of your QoS page with TP.. Thanks! Good luck! Zippy. P.s. That would be just one rule needed yes! Sorry for got to add that..

Those are the Xbox ports. They really dont do much in that sense.. The ports to the servers are different.. From my wireshark captures the server ports are 30000-30070 UDP.. So you could try these and see what you get.. You would have to add a rule like this below.. Try this for the heck of it once and let me know if you get packets prioritizing.. Source Start 2000 UDP Source End 65535 UDP Destination Start 30000 UDP Destination End 30070 UDP See if that gets you anywhere.. Let me know if it triggers prioritization.. I still think we may have packets that are incapsulated some how somewhere.. In all reality one should be prioritizing UDP only.. But everyone seems to have very very different results on that.. Thanks! Zippy. P.s. I should also add that those ports are only going to trigger TP when a game actually starts.. And end when your game is over.. Iet me know how it goes for yah..

Ive found the same thing as well.. Disable QoS has helped improve the games performance. My QoS is now set to Never as well.. As far as TP is concerned I have that off as well.. I do have the server ports if you want to try them.. There not your typical Xbox ports.. Personally I dont think we will get far with TP because of possible packet encapsulation.. Which usually are sent in a TCP form it seems. Likely on port 443. from my testing. When I add UDP only in TP my gaming is far worse. Which shouldnt happen.. UDP is really what one wants to prioritize.. But for some odd reason that isnt working.. If you are going to use QoS I would either not use TP or if you do try TCP ports only.. Which would be 443.. Those are my suggestions thus far.. Im experimenting yet.. What are you currently using for TP ports? Thanks! Zippy.

Thats what I was wondering. I live in North Central US and ive actually have been put on a UK server a few times. Which was interesting.. But even when I get on a server a bit closer to me the game still doesnt perform proper.. Something is still up! Desyncing is still an issue.. Nothing has changed there. And im fairly certain now the Geo wasnt the cause.. I agree though Server Selection is still needed in this game. If anything it wll help keep 343i honest.. Thanks for your post! Zippy.

No your not looking anything over.. Basically what you have discovered is something ive stumbled on as well.. I will tag @Netduma Liam and @Netduma Fraser here so maybe they can give some insight on this.. Then we will both know.. They should respond in the morning.. Thanks for posting this. Zippy.

Ive had this very same thing happen before.. My only course of action was to do a factory reset to get it to work again.. Were you using your ISP DNS or some other of your choice? Thanks! Zippy.

How are you guys from the UK fairing out with this latest update where one cant use the Geo.. Are you getting put into game on the US servers now? Thanks! Zippy.