Help with ideal PS4 settings

[sleepersolar]

First problem is my internet passes through my nighthawk (combined modem/router) first then my netduma. Beforehand I had turned on my nighthawk QoS to prioritise PS4, and also had PS4 in DMZ. I'm not sure if I need to go to nighthawk settings and maybe disable QoS and DMZ and enable UPnP in there. Also how to handle MTU? Following Netgears guide I found my MTU should be 1488, should I set this in the Nighthawk settings, Netdumas or in PS4?

 

In the Netduma settings I've kind of followed this guys guide https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGv4d-4s7Kg

 

I enabled UPnP, disabled ipv6, and (in gaming setting) gave the ps4 99% priority and everything else 1 (upload and download). It's preemptive as my speeds are 39 down and 5 up usually. 

 

On the PS4 I just chose wired setup > easy so IP address and MTU are both set to automatic. I couldn't see anything on the PS4 for enabling UPnP though. Everything is working and my nat type is 2, just wondering what best to tinker with and how to deal with my nighthawks settings.

 

Any advice is appreciated

[BIG__DOG]

disable qos on nighthawk and put the netduma in the dmz. Disable wifi on the nighthawk and have everything running through the netduma......as for reactive or preemptive it depends on what works best for you as some users find the reactive works better.Also disable upnp on the nighthawk if you have the netduma in dmz and leave upnp on on the netduma.

[Netduma Jack]

Big Dog gave some great advice above. Let us know how those settings work out for you.

[sleepersolar]

Thanks very much I've done all that, a couple of other questions which I'm not sure are important or not.

 

In Netgears support it gave me a guide to calculating my best MTU (1488). I set this in my nighthawk settings, not sure to use Auto MTU in my netduma and ps4 settings.

 

I used netbench to find my best dns server. Where should I enter this new primary DNS? Nighthawk, netduma or PS4 settings?

[Netduma Jack]

Thanks very much I've done all that, a couple of other questions which I'm not sure are important or not.

 

In Netgears support it gave me a guide to calculating my best MTU (1488). I set this in my nighthawk settings, not sure to use Auto MTU in my netduma and ps4 settings.

 

I used netbench to find my best dns server. Where should I enter this new primary DNS? Nighthawk, netduma or PS4 settings?

 

Leaving Auto MTU on will be fine.

 

As for the netbench DNS, using it is entirely up to you - most people struggle to see a difference after changing it. You can enter it wherever you wish; I don't believe you'll have any issues entering it on all 3 devices. (I could be wrong since I've never personally changed this; we tend to recommend Auto-DNS).