White_Mamba

Ok, so it only activates while the PS5 is actively doing something. Wouldn't it be better to just keep it on all the time while the PS5/gaming system or whatever is on, kind of like what the XR450/500 has? I was on the XR450 before moving to the R3 and I was thinking that there wouldn't be so many differences in how the OS worked.

Is there a way to make it so that SmartBOOST activates and stays on the entire time my PS5 is on? I've noticed that it only turns on when I'm playing a game, like Call of Duty, when I start a multiplayer or warzone match but turns off as soon as it's finished.

I'm using Polygon mode for my geofencing, the Geo-Filter is already enabled and setup before even turning the PS5 on and I am not leaving my PS5 on standby mode, I turn it off every time. I'll start it up and it will be fine, the ping will pretty much be the same but all of a sudden I'll notice that I'm starting to lag a bit. When I check the Geo-Filter, it will show that I have somehow connected to a server in Chicago, halfway across the United States. I have denied 50 now at this point, as of the time of this writing, though this only seemed to start since the last update prior to this most recent one. I have never connected to a server in chicago before either. I have had the same geofencing polygon shape for as long as I have had this, I purchased the day it came out, and I had the 450/500 router before this.

I am in the NW of the US and I have my own created filters that I've shaped around where I want. Ever since the last update and still through this update, I am still connecting to servers in Chicago, Illinois. Steady-ping and Geo-latency are off, ping-assist is at 0, strict mode is on, fast search is off. I've tried everything that I have read on here and on Google but it still happens. I really wish there was a way to filter-block areas that you don't want, like in my case, I wish I could draw a square around Illinois for a filter to block everything from that area no matter what.

I don't think you are getting what I am saying. I just like how the XR-500 handles it.

I'm not talking about changing a device specific MAC address. I'm talking about changing the MAC address of one device to the MAC address of another device. I number them so I can keep track of them. Everytime I have to do a system reset, I have to put everything in from scratch because for some reason it's not possible for the router to remember any settings, it always has to be a complete system wipe. They router also sometimes adds names to devices by default so by numbering them, I can keep better track of what devices are on when or if I was the one who added it. It becomes really handy if you have kids and they have devices they use.

My devices are numbered and I have them in numerical order to match their name on the devices list so I just have to find the number. I have devices that I no longer use. I would really like it if I could just change the MAC address to match the new device I want to add instead of having to delete it, adding the new device which puts it at the end, and then going through and having to adjust all of the DHCP numbers. It would be amazing if they could add the option to just rearrange the list order. Some people live in chaos and others, like myself, live in order and control, which is why I bought this. It's just a suggestion brought up out of frustration.

Why can't I edit a reserved IP's MAC address? Also, why can't I rearrange my reserved IPs list? These seem like they should have been available from day one and yet here we are and still nothing. I like my reserved IPs in order to make it easy to find and especially without being able to edit the MAC address, like you could on the XR-500, it is a mess and is really frustrating. Is there anything in the works for either or both of these?

Ever since the update to .41 I have noticed that the Geo-Filter will often time-out where it doesn't show anything or the opposite where it will continue to show a connection that has since been disconnected, even after connecting to a different one or even shutting off the game completely.

Different MTU numbers are for different kinds of connections. 1492 is specifically for those who are using PPPOE connections. That is what I use, I forgot what other numbers may be used for but you need to check with your internet provider to see what connection you use and then just google the answer from there.

For the PS5, before restarting the R3, Go to Network>Connection Status>Test internet connection. For some reason I am having to do this to get the two talking to each other. The R3 shows my PS5 on, it's connected via ethernet, yet testing the internet connection somehow gets me online and connected. As said before, there is no advantage of a static internet address when setting up the PS5 so if things aren't working, it's best to leave settings as default and slowly try changing the settings one by one.

I deleted everything and re-setup everything while console is off and it did it again. I live in the Northwest United States and it was trying to connect me to a server in Georgia, the Southeast United States. I forgot to mention this but, like all of the others, the server showed a checkmark as if I had already granted it permission. This marks the 19th time that I have had to block a server somewhere around the world that already showed a checkmark as if I had already accepted it where it was trying to connect me to a game from that area. When setting up the device, I have tried both recommended filtering for the game and also choose filtering manually and it has happened on both. The description is pretty vague about the difference between them and I haven't seen any discernible difference between them either.

I can't remember if it was in game or not, I'm pretty sure my console was on though. It doesn't happen often but yesterday it connected me to a server in South America, Brazil I believe. I was surprised to only see 120ms ping though. I will try doing everything over while my console is off. Thank you.

From what I can tell, the Geo-Latency would be more for those trying to get servers that are kind of far away or on other continents or are searching with no Geo-Filter boundaries set as a way to keep the game from kicking people out of the lobby in case their ping went too high or something. So if you are looking for servers within +/-500 miles, you don't need it. Steady Ping will give you the look of playing at a higher ping but like it says, it creates a buffer zone for your ping but if you have a bad connection, that zone can be in flux from game to game and is generally for those who have higher that 50ms ping, or something like that. I already get low ping so when I use steady ping, it is searching for lobbies with that higher ping but then I find that I get into lobbies with higher ping players and sometimes the ping breaks the buffer zone. Playing without it, I see some occasional ping spikes but the games I'm in are played at my lower ping so the spike doesn't end up being that noticeable. The settings are to help everybody no matter where they live but not everybody needs to use all of the settings. If you are really good at the game and you keep getting into really competitive lobbies, like in COD when matching you to a lobby, it cares more about your skill during the last several games than it does the connection so the better the players in the lobby, the higher the ping, or so it seems. I'm sure somebody could have said it better and shorter so if you get this far and are confused, just ignore this.

My concern that I originally came here for was that I still feel like I'm having to refresh the page quite often to get the Geo-Filter to work, or at least update what it is doing. After I finish a game and back out of the matchmaking to do something, it often gets stuck on showing the connection from the previous game or it won't show anything until I refresh. Also, I'm still finding that every other couple days or so it will connect me to a game on a server that is outside the set limits I have set and often on the east coast whereas I live in the northwest (United States). Also, when I initially play, I connect to the first game fine but then it can take quite awhile to start connecting to the game servers and getting me in lobbies to play.