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What was your interleaving results via your modem out of interest?

What are you testing the link speed with? A lot depends on the device but most phones tend to be 2x2 so 867mbps is max rate and for a 4x4 phone to achieve more you would need to use 160Mhz.

300Mbps is about right, I’ve seen around the 400 mark. The 5Ghz theoretical output is 866Mbps max. What device are you using to get 700Mbps?

If a site requires flash to work I would not be using it. You have to ask yourself does your network and private information override a site that seems to need flash for some basic test that as it stands the tests can’t be verified. Adobe supply the tools to remove all traces of flash on your pc, it will not be long before some real nasty stuff appears that will make use of any machine with flash. DSLreports either need to work on their site if it requires flash to show results or you need to question how accurate it really is and you also need to question why a site requires flash and for what reason. I use thinkbroadband if I need to run a test, it’s fine and fit for purpose.

Flash is no longer supported, Adobe now provide advise on how to remove it. Any site requiring flash is now a security risk. https://www.adobe.com/uk/products/flashplayer/end-of-life.html Dslreports now uses HTML 5.

I don’t believe the XR500 has adblocker but both have geo filter. it boils down to hardware, the XR500 is higher priced due to its hardware and WiFi capacities, faster processors, better WiFi coverage, beamforming, throughput and so on. The R2 is a replacement for the R1, priced to be competitive and is Netdumas own router. While it’s WiFi might not match those of the XR500 if your router that you use now has good WiFi and is able to be put in Access mode you could use that instead of the R2 WiFi. It just boils down to what you want and what devices you have to your network requirements.

I’m U.K. so RS components are my supplier. Not sure about US suppliers.

You will never tell a difference, trust me I’m fussy and as long as it’s from a known company it will be fine. Not saying all those cables you see on Amazon from Tom, Dick, and Harry are bad it’s I just prefer a known company.

Belden or I have some non fancy Belkin. I don’t like flat cables myself. If your cables working and you have no issues it’s fine.

Why cat 8? As long as you have the right cable standards and if shielding is required you may need an earthing point a Cat6 is more than enough for the R2. You will gain no advantage with a cable that is over spec even a cat 5e would do the job under normal running conditions and you would not notice any difference. I use Cat 6 STP and it’s fine and a total over kill for my setup.

I like Belden cables. https://www.belden.com/products/cable/ethernet-cable

I would reset if you notice an issue. Many of us reset after updates as a standard practice to clear the old low level code.

Should not reset its self. I would install the latest firmware over the top, then factory reset using pin hole method at the back. Remember to allow the firmware update at least 5 mins before resetting. Make sure you log out before reset. then try port forwarding as Killhippie suggested but for a router to lose its settings when rebooting its either corrupt firmware or a hardware issue.

If it’s WiFi drivers it will be NG that require to update their side. As it’s based on the RAX50 which has WPA3 and I believe the XR1000 does not yet if someone could confirm that, it means the firmware behind Duma is not the same as the RAX50 which seems fairly stable reading people views on SNB.

Is it all devices connected to 2.4 that are dropping? what devices are connected ? is the 5Ghz channels dropping as well? when devices drop from WiFi do wired devices still work ok or do they lose the internet?

Have you performed a reset yet? that’s a good starting point.

What channels having this issue, ie 2.4 or 5Ghz? under WiFi setting check 5Ghz that the mode is set to HT80 which is 2165. if this is set correctly perform a factory reset and set up as new and test again. Do not use a saved profile when setting up again.

I’m fairly confident that the Asus as well as NG AX routers with Broadcom chipsets have had updates via Broadcom that have added and improved the new standard. Throughput, latency, WiFi security and processing is mighty quick now on the top tier stuff however most may not be aware of how much of an improvement this is and days of wired only are coming to an end. BSS colouring, TwT, OFDMA and the rest of the specs are pretty amazing. I bet the XR1000 after stability updates will be a good router to pick up for gamers.

Where is 2.0 can you link me please?

It will be coming but it appeared on the XR500 first probably due to that being the most popular router within the range and as such makes it a good starting point. The good news is that any bugs found in the beta should be fixed in the XR700 so hopefully you get a good experience when it’s released.

Do you mean rebooting or resetting as there is a difference? When you reset the router did you use the rear pin or software? Is the router in a confined space?

The only extenders I use are Netgear but neither are AX but NG have 2 AX extenders which would work at covering your WiFi . https://www.netgear.co.uk/home/products/networking/wifi-range-extenders/ ive not tried them as I have the EX8000 extenders that I use to test stuff and at the moment I’m only using one in AP mode as I’m using an Arlo bastion and want it well away from the router and on a different channel. No doubt the EAX80 would be the better extender but the downside is it’s price and at that point you have to weigh up the total system cost compared to the new XR1000. the EAX20 is the cheaper extender for AX and may not have the coverage of the more expensive EAX80 and the throughput is less. Once again I’ve not tested these and I’m sure there are a few quirks but you could purchase one of the AC extenders but as WiFi moves forward devices like the new consoles with make use of AX as well as phones, tablets, computers and so on. I used the EX8000 to handle the WiFi on my R2 as an access point and had no issues. WiFi coverage is pretty good and it’s triband but that’s not needed unless you max out clients per connection or you want a device to have its own channel connection. Again I can’t comment on their other extenders as I’ve not used them.

Ah I think you need the XR500-V2.3.2.104-DumaOS3.0-Beta.img. I can see two files in the zip, when you unzipped it did you see 2. heres what I’m seeing.

Try putting the file on your desktop and not in a folder and give that a go.

I would hang on to the R2, as with all new routers they often go through various updates before it’s all sorted and with the R2 updates should arrive quicker. You could always add an AX extender in Access point mode to handle the WiFi on the R2 so you have WiFi 6 but you still have the R2 for the quicker updates. Then as time goes on you can see how the AX range of routers expands and go from there.