Grafight Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Hi, I would like to purchase a NetDuma, but before I do, I just wanted to check that it can handle a couple specific requirements I have. 1) Will this work with a BT Home Hub 5 or do I need to replace this router with a more basic modem and let the NetDuma act as the router? 2) My home alarm is connected to the internet via my current router. I'm hoping to switch to Virgin Media 200Mbs in the next few months and I know that you have to switch the Virgin Hub to modem mode and let the NetDuma act as the router. Therefore can the NetDuma be configured to the IP range that works with my home alarm 192.168.1.xxx ? 2a) Finally does the NetDuma allow port forwarding to a specific IP address on my LAN (rather than a MAC address)? My home alarm is at a fixed IP on my LAN and I need to forward certain ports to it (it doesn't seem to work with MAC address forwarding). Hoping this will all work, I'm getting really frustrated with dreadful pings! Thanks in advance for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Netduma Staff Netduma Crossy Posted May 16, 2016 Netduma Staff Share Posted May 16, 2016 Hey, welcome to the forum Yes it will work with the HomeHub5 (I use mine with a HH5). Yes it can. Yes, that can also be done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zennon Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Do not switch to Virgin you are a gamer, unless you want loads of jitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BENORMOUS Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Plenty of nasty evidence on this forum for you to avoid Virgin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonicBoom Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Virgin is a dirty word in my house. They've taken so much enjoyment from my gaming. If I could send poop down the line back to Virgin HQ, I'd spend all day every day eating curry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grafight Posted May 17, 2016 Author Share Posted May 17, 2016 Firstly thanks so much for the super fast response, what a great forum, I'm going to order a NetDuma today! Secondly - Virgin is really bad for gamers - oh no !!!! I live on the edge of St Albans (although internet wise we seem to be in Siberia), BT is not enabling fibre to our local cabinet any time soon (due to a c*** up from the local quango "Connected Counties" that pays OpenReach to roll out fibre) and we can't currently get Virgin at our house - it is over the road ~18 feet away. This means that at the moment we are stuck on awful 5Mbs ADSL (via Plusnet) - the experience is dreadful (although I think that is our location rather than Plusnet). If I hit the "Internet Kill Switch" (now a famous term in our house) and disconnect the wifi and everything except my PS4, then I can have semi decent game of BO3 with a ping between 50ms - 100ms (it never gets any better than this). However if I allow the wife and kids to use the internet at the same time, then the game becomes totally unplayable - the ping jumps around from 150ms - 400ms and I experience heavy amounts of lag rage! I've just (hopefully) persuaded Virgin to drag the 200Mbs cable over the road - as a family we really need this now, almost all our TV is coming via IP (Netflix, Amazon, iPlayer, Youtube etc) and 5Mbs just isn't working for us. I was hoping that a Virgin / NetDuma combo was going to be Nirvana - ho hum Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
major masingil Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 The R1 will be a godsend for you. It was made for just your type of situation. If it were me, I'd take the fiber too despite Boom's threat to send them his 2ND hand curry. If you have a family clamoring for their share of your adsl bandwidth 5 mb is tough to divide equitably and still save enough room for your games. I have read other posts on this forum by people who have decided to get a dedicated adsl line for their gaming and have been having good luck with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Netduma Fraser Posted May 17, 2016 Administrators Share Posted May 17, 2016 Hey, welcome to the forum! All those things can be done & as major says we can definitely help with that situation! Also cool that you're pretty close to our office Glad to hear you'll be purchasing, we're sure you'll love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grafight Posted May 17, 2016 Author Share Posted May 17, 2016 Thanks everyone I've placed my order! Looking forward to it arriving and getting it set-up Fraser - was really surprised to hear that NetDuma is based in Luton - the UK Silicon Valley, great stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grafight Posted August 6, 2016 Author Share Posted August 6, 2016 Update! Thanks to everyone that helped me get my Netduma router setup, I just wanted to post my thoughts having used the router for three months, firstly with a really slow internet connection (~5Mbs) and then with a really fast internet connection (~200Mbs). With a slow internet connection, I found the Netduma to be *amazing* for gaming! Previously I would have to disconnect everything (and everyone else) from my internet connection, unplug everything apart from PS4 from the network and turn off the Wi-Fi. Then I could have a passable game of Call of Duty BO3, but would still get put into daft lobbies, sometimes with a ping of ~150ms which IMO makes them unplayable. Once the Netduma was installed I would simply prioritise my PS4 in the Netduma OS and let everyone else carry on - my daughter could play Minecraft or watch YouTube and my game would be unaffected by lag. Even better - the host filtering meant that I was *always* connected to a 4 bar sub 50ms ping lobby. In the last week I have had Virgin Media installed - 200ms. Having so much internet has actually made the internet "go away" - meaning that we no longer have to think about it, everything is available to us and we don't have to worry about economising or sharing bandwidth. My wife can watch Netflix in 4K, whilst I play COD, my daughter plays Overwatch, whilst my PC downloads a 7GB update (in a few minutes) and my server backs all our photos up to OneDrive in the cloud. Our network is busier than ever and again the Netduma earns its keep by prioritising our games consoles and filtering out game hosts in southern Italy (we live near London). If you are a serious gamer, or just an amateur OAP gamer like me that get infuriated by lag, then you *have* to buy a Netduma no matter whether you have the best internet connection in the country, or the worst! Thanks Netduma for an amazing product and thanks to the Netduma community for helping me configure it and get the most out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zennon Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Sounds like you are lucky with your connection long may it last with Virgin and great review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Netduma Fraser Posted August 6, 2016 Administrators Share Posted August 6, 2016 Fantastic to hear that! Thank you for the review I'll close this thread now as the initial question has been answered. Feel free to make another if needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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