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All the XR routers are based of Netgear equivalent routers, Bert gave you an example in his post. The RAX50 uses NG firmware, the XR1000 uses NG firmware but has Netduma layered in to give you all the controls while NG uses various code from Broadcom and others to handle hardware and connectivity. Both have different model names which gives it away. There will be a price difference too. Broadcom did face some legal issues over WiFi 6 monopoly as reported if you do a search so most WiFi 6 routers are using their chipsets. Even with a quad core processor you can run into issues, again search for limitations but note those limitations don’t apply to any of the XR routers or R2. The biggest problem you face is the router only controls your network and only Duma has the option to show the servers and to select a server that offers the best connection. No other router gives you that option. do you know your isps peering contracts for example? Now when it comes to testing what type of lab would you use? What tolerance would you expect between 2 or more of the same type of router? All electrical devices have tolerances so no 2 devices will be the same if you are talking milliseconds. CPU has tolerance then add all the other chips and my past work was a calibration engineer of 13 years so the theory of finding the fastest possible electronic device kind of goes out of the window once you realise no 2 devices will be the same. I’ve yet to see any router company offer tolerance certification or show it and they don’t have yearly calibration tests so you don’t know how usage over time effects them, you can start to see it’s getting pretty silly when we talk about how quick a router can do it’s job and what’s the fastest. just to throw confusion into it, manufactures change chip suppliers on the quiet so it’s hard keeping up and most simply never worry or even know about changes and what if firmware changes it’s performance. At the end of the day you can go with another manufacturer that offers a quad core all bells and whistles yet for gaming it means nothing when you discover the server you are playing on is not the most optimum and don’t get carried away with CPU spec, it’s not just about raw power. Duma was designed by gamers for gamers. Fuzy suggested you try one, if you purchase from Amazon you have a nice return window and I believe there’s a return window on the R2 too plus you have this support forum to help you set the router up or need help. i have here the XR500, the R2, the RAX120 and a Unifi UDM. All the Duma routers handle the network traffic better than the UDM and RAX120. The R2 hammers the RAX120 when it comes to controlling your network on the QoS.

To be fair while the CPU can make a difference in routers that offer other aspects like IPS/IDS none of the Netduma routers offer this as they are aimed more at domestic use. The QoS has very little impact if used too as seen on the R2 unlike other CPU intensive QoS systems. This might be why you are questioning the performance possibly. With that in mind the next query is your network and as a network engineer I’m confident you know even though you don’t game over WiFi you understand the requirements for your network. At this point you can look at the various Routers and select the one which would offer the capacity and performance. The AX routers you mention are WiFi 6 so for example in the NG range none really use the CPU to its full extent as none offer complex QoS like cake or FQ CoDel and they are not designed to handle a huge number of clients like you see in commercial AP set ups from the like of Cisco. None offer inbuilt IPS or IDS, security is handled via the basic firewall and using a third party security option that’s available at an extra cost. It’s different in other manufactures that do use for example cake for QoS but Dumas QoS is very light on the CPU load and works nicely. It’s far better than the FQ CoDel on my Unifi for example and that’s purely down to how well the code and algorithm works so bear that in mind when you see others advertising these features. My RAX120 CPU a quad core 2.2 hardly ever raised its head no matter what I did and even with all the ram, flash and CPU it was not capable of controlling the network in the same level as the R2 I have. What it did though was it had a better WiFi coverage and throughput and even though it’s WiFi 6 it does not have all the standard features of this WiFi standard. This is advertised for gaming, any router can game let’s be honest but Duma offers features that gamers can benefit from. The R2 is great for modest client numbers and perfect for environments that don’t require WiFi to cover a large area.offers full 3.0 features. The XR500 can handle more clients and is a wave 2 WiFi 5 router so more throughput on WiFi and better coverage. Beta 3.0 available but not all features are there like VPN and Adblocker. The XR1000 is roughly the same client wise as the XR500 but offers better WiFi as it’s AX so throughput and connectivity are improved in dense environments when paired with an AX device. Offers official 3.0 but again no VPN or adblocker.

Yep that what I was suggesting. Well it kind of boils down to you can’t change the firmware. It’s a case of leaving it as it is or thinking it’s time for a replacement. https://github.com/jclehner/nmrpflash I’ve linked the above, it’s how some apply firmware on a corrupted NG router. Can’t hurt to try, ive never used it though but it’s popular.

If it were me I would be thinking it’s a hardware fault if only one firmware works and you can’t update or downgrade it without corruption. Another strange question but if say you left it off for say 12 to 24 hours I wonder if it would end up corrupted when you go to try it.

Was there an issue before hand as you stored the router? What happens if you downgrade the router to the previous version via manually downgrading, does this still crash it out?

Should not need to open up and flash that way, I can’t see it solving the issue to be honest. I take it any attempt to update it at the moment just ends up corrupting the router still?

If it’s not updating past that one you mention and no others stick it could be pointing to a hardware issue on the memory side. As it’s not a known issue and is unique that kind of points towards a fault sadly. by rights you should be able to update without corrupting the memory and if it’s a problem with low level code it’s pointing towards the NVram. Strange question but is the power supply the original one?

If there’s a problem in the software resetting from the UI may not clear it. To factory reset it’s always best to use the rear pinhole method which you hold in for around 20 seconds. Did you at any point point use the rear pinhole or have you only reset using the UI function?

Hi and welcome. sounds like it’s corrupted. I’ve linked how to TFTP the router for you. https://kb.netgear.com/000059633/How-to-upload-firmware-to-a-NETGEAR-router-using-TFTP-client

No I’m afraid that’s not support as far as I’m aware.

That’s a bug on Netgears side if it reverts to an open network after a power outage and it’s not great either. If you still have support you could log it with support in the hope they can replicate the issue or at least let them know it’s an issue.

When gremlins show up I always reset the router. when you set the router up I’m guessing it updated the firmware. Did you perform a factory reset afterwards?

Gaming/voice is WMM which is part of the IEEE 802.11.

Let’s keep it friendly, it’s a great thread where everyone is helping each other and by doing so everyone benefits with a better online experience which makes this community stand above all others.

Hello, thanks for the video, looking forward to more.

It’s 880mhz dual core.

Thanks for posting. I came across it after doing a search and hoped it would help. Am I right in thinking it’s the DMZ that’s causing the issue with a console? I briefly read through but I’m guessing if firewall rules could be created it could block that port fairly easy if needed. It seems Virgin use a third party that looks at your connection and detects potential issues.

https://community.virginmedia.com/t5/Networking-and-WiFi/Network-Attack-email-amp-Multicast-DNS-letter/td-p/4355276 just linked above as this poster has an R2 too. is your fire stick unlocked and have you Kodi installed? https://community.virginmedia.com/t5/Security-matters/mDNS-and-SSDP-vulnerabilities-a-suggestion-for-devices-in-the/td-p/3308201/highlight/true/page/3 ive linked the above, lots of talk over the PS4 being in DMZ but there is a solution they use close the port which is on this thread. In basic terms they setup a portwarding rule to an address that’s not used internally on the Virgin router then they put the PS4 in DMZ.

Fraser has Virgin so may know more info on why.

You can’t write firewall rules on the R2, for that you would need to step up to a more complex router that includes that which tend to be more aimed at businesses or the more complex home routers. However the R2 has a firewall even though it’s in the DMZ on your Virgin router, unfortunately I don’t know much about the firewall on the R2 so Fraser or Liam will be able to help more. The important thing is don’t have any devices under the R2 DMZ as that leaves them open to abuse. At a guess it’s due to DMZ and do you by any chance have a console or PC set in the R2 DMZ?

https://www.netgear.com/support/product/xr1000.aspx#download theres 2 firmwares below the latest, you could try each one but you would need to reset after installing the firmware and there is security vulnerability If you do try them.

No due to everyone’s lines being different, the peering factor, the route changes that take place and so on. Once your info leaves your property it enters the twilight zone and at that point you have zero control. Then add the equipment you have at home, from low latency monitors, mice, keyboards and so on right down to what’s running on your network, how many devices are being used, it all makes a difference. Then it’s down to how good the player is and in the good old days of dial up there was not such a large player base, in fact on wireplay which was a BT gaming platform you would see the same players each day as the community was a lot smaller back then. Now you have millions of players all trying their best to be number one or wanting that perfect game. I remember the old dial ups, we use to have latency in the 100 plus and on the Wireplay Quake tournaments you were allowed one sub 100ms player in your matches so people would be tuning away to get as close to 100 haha. Before that was BSS connections on nice simple games that were like space quest games on a set amount of moves per day and your results would appear over the next few days as long as people kept their connection live. My bro helped Run Wireplay for a bit but I still think even to this day the AI bots that were used to practise off line were a great idea and my bro worked with a chap creating all the routes they would use and helping to fine tune the way could alter individual bots so they acting in different ways, very human like. There was even a lag tool. http://ponpoko.tri6.net/3zb2/ And here a match with our clan. Once you’ve seen this and how games were modern games look quite good!

Did you reset via the pin or software?

That’s a pain, don’t you love love copper lines. Roll on FTTP.

In your modem what’s your level ie 1 4 8 or in the 1000s