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Differentiated Services Code Point, in basic terms it adds a header for the purpose of queuing within a QoS algorithm. Having 2 QoS types working together can or could create issues on how the defined QoS works throughout the network.

Leave it on, chipsets don’t like constant on and off in routers. They really are designed to be kept on constantly, just like modems and ONTs. Its power usage is very low so you will not see much savings in your bill.

https://fccid.io/2AR6U-R3 all the information can be found here concerning the router at time of report. Look for the 2.4 and 5Ghz test results which show the info you require and what is supported.

I would avoid the old 30.30.30 reset. That was for very old routers to clear out ram and reset. Modern routers don’t require this and you can create issues using this method. The factory reset should be carried out using the rear pin as that’s the safest way.

Interesting idea but the R2 is pretty old WiFi standard and might struggle with a density of clients as the backhaul channel will be a shared medium and of course the same channel would be used and that adds a bit more interference. Would slow down and add latency across the network in general use. Your throughput would be reduced too with this type of wireless connectivity. now if they were to create an AP with a dedicated channel backhaul channel that would help but then the R3 being a single 2x2 would sacrifice airtime on its connection. Triband works better as they can often be used so one channel is used for mesh connection only and on a separate channel to help avoid interference. For best practice the R3 would be matched with another WiFi 6 AP and I think a cable connection between the 2 would be beneficial to aid network flow rates and to help overall performance.

Hows it connected to the Asus?

What version of firmware are you on, did you update it?

Netgears routers are better hardware wise and will use official drivers from the chipset manufacturers so you will for example have many of the subsets under the WiFi 6 standards as well as better coverage. Of course you require WiFi 6 clients to take full advantage of those standards under WiFi 6. you could use the XR1000 as an AP and not use the R3 WiFi to overcome the R3s WiFi .

No sadly that’s not how firmware works on routers.

That's a bug that needs sorting. Do you have an AP you can use so you can get connected while they try to sort out the issues with WiFi

Rule of thumb never offer money exchange on these forums and never pass money to anyone. Advice is free here and you can be walked through the test on the forum which will also help other users who search or read through the forum. post your screen shots of ping plotter here on a new thread and you will get help.

Can you create a guest network. Set security open for a quick test and see if those devices connect. After test remove guest network. The reason for doing a guest network is it’s isolated or should be so for the test even though it will be a quick test it’s a safe way of testing if there is a security issue.

Leave the XR1000 as the AP, the devices that connect to that are easily handled back to the R3. You don’t need to DMZ an AP. devices handle connection, some equipment can persuade them to move over to a closer AP but in general the device will move over.

Can you expand on that to help to understand what security features you are looking for

I would be very wary of having a PC in DMZ on a shared network. With no security in place from your router all traffic will be allowed in and you only have your windows software to protect you which is not great. Consoles are less of a risk but I would recommend some research on the use of DMZ before using it.

Sometimes installing an old profile on an updated firmware can create issues. It depends on what has been included on the update and what your saved profile contains. Sometimes it's best just to do a fresh restore and just set it up again manually.

Yes it’s normal in bridge mode. You can put the ps5 in DMZ but there are risks even though they are low. Set the IP address as well so it remains the same. The risk is every port is open and as such on a shared network it’s possible to gain access so be aware of using DMZ as it bypasses the routers security. Insure the PS5 is upto date as Sony push security update.

Don’t worry, treat it like a game where you have to learn the mechanics. It will soon make sense and you can get lots of help on the forum.

Example you have 900 up and 900 down. You would need a client or multiple clients to use up all of that 900 on either up or down but it’s pointless because you don’t normally saturate or use up all your bandwidth. You have very few clients so unless one is constantly using all that amount above you don’t need to worry. follow the link Fuzy gave you and spend some time working out the software then go from there.

Are you playing COD?

Those tests just simulate your connection if saturated. In your case I doubt it’s an issue.

It should auto detect the correct MTU but most isp help forums or guides can also provide the info.

Yes turn it off, QoS takes up resources, the less services the better.

Turn QoS off unless your household/Network is saturating your connection. On a gig up and down you should have no issues. These tests simulate if you saturated your connection but reality you probably never do. Looking at your screen shots you have a very quiet network, just disable QoS and don’t worry these online tests.

MTU will not help with WiFi. As long as it’s at the correct value which you can check it has no impact on WiFi. what you don’t want is to fragment your traffic. IPv4 and IPv6 work differently in this respect and it can cause packet drop and create issues as resources are used(PMTUD)