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albert dh, Try what Fraser said. Basically why your light isn't coming on is because your source port isn't 3074 for in game play. To test this you can also try this and see if the light comes on. Source 20000:65000 UDP Destination 30000:45000 UDP If your light comes on with that arrangement then you now know your source port for in game play isn't 3074 UDP. And it falls somewhere in between 20000--65000. Post back with your results. Thanks! Zippy.

That's interesting about fq_codel. Wonder if they used it for ABB or for a flow rate type deal.. I did get your pm btw. I will respond as soon as I have the time! Zippy.

Ive tried IPv6. But im on the Xbox One X. Not sure what your playing on. I personally like IPv6. The last few months Xbox Live has sent out a few updates that are really pushing IPV6. The only problem is DumaOS doesn't fully support IPV6.. And even the XR500 doesn't give one full control of it either. We would need a good firmware update to get that on board. But give it a try and experiment a bit would be my suggestion. I personally want IPV6.. By disabling Share Excess you are basically locking your devices on the flower to hard bandwidth limits. Meaning they wont change even if other devices are not using anything. I feel it helps to stabilize my connection better by keeping the bandwidth consistent.. Again experiment with it and see what works best for you.. Zippy.

Well welcome!! Im also gaming on the Xbox One X. Try that and see how your gaming goes. Don't be afraid to experiment a bit with giving more or less.. You will find everyone is going to have theres set a little different.. There really is no magical setting. If you have questions or need help feel free to ask! Zippy.

Honestly then I would just allocate more bandwidth to your gaming pc or whatever it is your gaming on..Hope that makes sense. Your bandwidth allocation is the flower. Btw welcome to the forum.. Seems like you might be new here! 👍 Zippy.

Some use both. I personally have only been using UDP. Experiment with this. Try both then try UDP.. See if one way or another performs better for you.. Zippy.

Rodney if your on Fiber connection then I would try to not use ABB. How many devices do you have connected to your router? Zippy.

No worries. Seems like we are on the same sheet of music! Good to see there is something somewhat consistent about this.. lol.. We share the same thoughts and settings! 👍 Zippy.

Rodney, I would start high with your sliders then work your way down. If you over buffer your connection that also seems to have a negative effect. Personally I rarely use buffer Bloat Control. Or if I do use it I set my sliders very high. Like 98% up and down.. Zippy.

Using the exact ports seems to work much better for me as well.. Using a range of ports did not give the same effect. And I usually just prioritize UDP ports. But it wouldn't hurt to experiment using both.. This really comes down to experimenting what works for each person. But using the actual port number seems to render better performance. Zippy.

Exactly! Every router seems to have an issue of some kind. What makes the difference is how quick it gets resolved and how serious of an issue it is. Your smart in buying what you did while still keeping an open mind about the XR300. That is the most logical approach. At least you have time to return the XR300 if the issues cant be resolved. I wish I had that option because I know what I would have done with mine by now..lol.. Ive had issues with my XR500 just shy of a year.. If that tells you anything.. Im stuck with this gem. But good thing is I have a few good back up options at hand! Keep us posted on how things go for you. 👍 Zippy.

Your totally welcome! I just wish we were able to make a more positive result from our efforts. Netduma staff might be off this weekend so id say Monday you should hear something from them. Some of the Netduma features are very intriguing. And when things are working like they are meant to work it is a fantastic running machine. But with that said I just don't want you to have any of the issues I have with my XR500. I wish that on no one.. Even though you have the XR300 I feel some of the issues are across all series at times. Example would be what your experiencing atm with speeds. For some reason that issue pops up with me and my only course of action is a full factory reboot. Which after doing that how many times becomes a very big pain and usually is very short lived. Currently I don't even have my XR500 hooked up anymore until the new firmware comes out. Which already has been a very lengthy amount of time and I just cant have issues of that nature all the time so I had to take the XR500 out of my network until some of these issues are address. Currently im using my ASUS ROG Rapture GT AC5300 and that has come a long way from when I first beta tested that. Now that router has been a pretty solid performer. But it took a lot of work from us testers and input back to ASUS. But they stayed engaged and always sent new firmware out in a timely manner.. The thing im finding after beta testing so many routers is the more techy they get the more and more issues are sure to pop up! That's the nature of the beast. Good luck! Zippy.

Yes its as simple as clicking use this MAC in the DumaOS settings. You can try that.. Something else you can also do is input your seeds that your suppose to get and see if that also helps. Im still a bit surprised your speeds aren't higher though Also how many devices do you have on your network? In the bandwidth allocation do you have everything set to have the same amount of bandwidth? And share excess on? I know you mentioned you have disabled QoS but you may need to enable that again to see if we cant joggle something loose. I was hoping by now Netduma would have chimed in here by now to give you some better advice. The AC5300 is a solid performer. The AX88U is the latest tech in wireless. So the AX in the 88U is what that stands for. Its suppose to be better wifi and better throughput. You could try that. I understand your situation where you don't have the time atm to mess around with these type of things. But at the end of the day its up to you to make the decision of what you would like and want. Never hurts to ask when you purchase whatever one you like at the store. Most will give a good opinion. The thing is when purchasing anything like a router always see what the return policy is.. Just so you cover yourself in that respect. So say if you go for the AX88U and you have issues early on you can return it for a refund. That's an example of course im giving you but either of those should be a good performers for you. Still was hoping Netduma would have chimed in by now for yah.. Wish I had better advice at this point for you. But never hurts to try another router of your liking if you don't have time atm and the family want there Internet! I get that ha ha.. Good luck and hope your luck will change! Zippy.

Im not trying to be the bad guy here but I just want you aware of the issues ive encountered with the XR500. Ive beta tested a lot of routers over time and have had good and bad experiences with some. I myself am just a bit cautious atm of buying any XR series routers with DumaOS on them because of issues ive had and others as well. And the length of time that has taken to resolve any of the issues ive and others have encountered.. I still think I would see what Netduma say about your issue. How long can you keep this router before having to return it? Just don't wait to long before your able to get a refund. If your rented equipment has been returned then you cant really use the MAC from your old router if it was a rented and returned. Some ISP take time to grab the new MAC of your new router. You could always try cloning the MAC address of you pc and see if that gives you better results. When you first hooked up this XR300 when you went through the setup what speeds did the router detect on first setup? Did it detect your correct speeds at that time? Lets see if we cant do some trouble shooting first.. Also what Bert has mentioned maybe a possibility. You do want a good quality Ethernet cable. I know this isn't exactly to helpful info but we are just giving you some ideas.. First thing first though knowing your speeds at setup will help rule out things one by one.. Zippy.

No worries your welcome! Its strange that your speeds are that low with the XR300. If your still getting that low of speeds with QoS disabled then you will have to see what Netduma says. Im not familiar with the XR300. I have the XR500. The only reason I don't recommend the XR500 is because of the issues ive had with it. QoS being one of them of course but there are more issues im experiencing then that. There will be a new firmware out in the future that might address the issues with it. So that is why I don't recommend it at the current moment. As far as the other brand routers. The ASUS AC5300 I did beta test. Was a good performer. The brother to that was the ROG Rapture AC5300. which was a nice router but had its fair share of issues. Even though most have been stomped out now.. That one I also beta tested. tp-link ac5400 should also be a nice performer.But I am not familiar with it personally.. Good luck my friend! One thing you could try and see if that fixes your issue is changing the MAC address in the XR300 to whatever you had before for a router. Clone that MAC into your XR300. Zippy.

Netdumas staff are currently sleeping. Im sure you will get a response from them tomorrow with things to try. Your speeds should not be that low. And going to the XR500 isn't something I would do. You could try a full factory reset and disable all QoS and see if your speeds then have gone up or at least are closer to what your speeds are suppose to be. If you do a full factory reset you will have to start from scratch again though.. If you don't want to do that then just wait for Netduma to chime in here for you. Good luck! Zippy.

I have mentioned something like this a long time ago.. Basically what I suggested was what I called an active connection log that would show what type of ports tcp/udp and port numbers receiving and sending. Along with send and receive rate.. Not fully exactly what your asking but well with in what your suggesting. In this it would also give the ip addresses tied to the receiving and sending. I feel this would be valuable info so one can physically see what is taking place. Other routers have a form of this. And I am a bit surprised that we don't see any form of this at all here.. I do like your idea as well and I see why you suggested it. Info like this would and can become quite useful for various things. One as you have pointed out above. Zippy.

Netduma Luke Id be in full on if you guys had something new on your end only!! R2 or whatever you would call it! Id be first in line! Zippy.

Personally if Spectrum in your area is using DOCSIS 3.1 then I would buy a modem that is DOCSIS 3.1. Just my two cents.. The more channels you have to bond the better. In time everyone will have to have a 3.1 modem. We use to own the cable company here and have sold out to Charter Spectrum. And DOCSIS 3.1 is what I would go with as long as Spectrum will allow you to have it.. This varies by location and what is allowed by Spectrum in your area..

It would be safe to look at Spectrums approved list of modems. But also do your homework to make sure it doesn't have a puma6 chipset. Because for some odd reason Spectrum and other cable providers are still giving out modems with the puma6 chipset.. Likely because most people wouldn't notice there is an issue. But if your a gamer you would notice right away with very poor gameplay riddled with jitter and ping spikes. A 16x4 modem would be plenty for your speeds. But the more channels one has the better flexibility one has when congestion in Spectrums network becomes congested.. Hope what im trying to tell you makes sense and not confusing you.. The modem you currently have seems to be doing a good job right? and that's a 8x4?

Correct if the 7620 is in the bad list I would for sure stay away from it.. Anything with a puma chipset.. Specially if your a gamer.. Most cable companies are now or have deployed DOCSIS 3.1. And if deployed proper and dialed in correctly you would benefit from it.. But if you would rather play it safe then I would understand your reasoning in keeping with DOCSIS 3.0 modems..

If they recommend the 7620 that would get you better performance.. Do you happen to know if your area in TX is running on or supports DOCSIS 3.1? That's one of the things I would check. I have Spectrum here but I don't live in TX. Im all the way north of you in MN. I have the same speeds as you and they are telling me to update to DOCSIS 3.1. Basically this whole DOCSIS upgrade to 3.1 is to help with congestion and deliver higher speeds.. Even if your not on a gig plan the benefits of DOCSIS 3.1 is more channel bonding.. And the more DOCSIS 3.1 modems that are deployed the more it helps the whole Spectrum network congestion.. That's the theory behind it.. Just figured Id share that..