TheLazySK Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Is there a minimum speed you need for NetdumaOS to work against lag and ping spikes? I ran a test on DSL reports and I get D's on all three ratings. I messed with QOS on my ASUS RT-AC66u and it gets the bufferbloat up to a B. I plan on getting the Netgear XR500 next week and want to make sure it'll help before dropping the $300. My speeds are 15 down and 1.5 up. Goes down during peak hours. My ping to google is usually around 30ms. Any info before I purchase would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG__DOG Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 download pingplotter and do a test to twitter and run it for 30 mins. It will show you your TRUE line quality. Here is a quick guide to pingplotter. http://forum.netduma.com/topic/23881-ping-plotter-quick-guide/?hl=pingplotter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLazySK Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 This is what I got. Only lets me go back five minutes. This is on my iPhone. I only noticed one really big spike. There is no QOS set up for my phone. What do you think? Appreciate any info and advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BENORMOUS Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 You are best using a laptop/pc hard wired to test pingplotter,Wi-Fi can cause spikes and latency,also when you test make sure no one in your home is using the broadband you want a quiet 10 mins that will give you the information you need ColonicBoom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Netduma Fraser Posted February 18, 2018 Administrators Share Posted February 18, 2018 Hey, welcome to the forum! Great to hear you're thinking about the XR500. There is no minimum speeds needed to make use of it's features. It can absolutely handle the speeds you have and should almost certainly get you at least an A on DSLReports. Also agree with Ben, hard wired to a PC is best for ping plotter as wireless is not as stable. ColonicBoom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLazySK Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 These are my results hardwired into ISP modem. Thanks for the replies and answering my questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machinehead442 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 I can tell you that my DSL speeds were 10 Mbps max (6-8 Mbps real world) with my old service, and with the ISP provided equipment I was getting consistent D's and F's on DSL reports. After the XR500 my bufferbloat was an A or B everytime. Playing COD WW2 was virtually impossible until the XR500 arrived in my house. It really shines when you have limited bandwith in my opinion as the QoS and Traffic Prioritisation are most helpful in these scenarios. I've since been able to to get a 250 Mbps d/u fiber connection and if I don't get A+ across the board something is wrong. The DUMA OS is awesome and the support team here is the biggest reason I made the leap and spent the extra money. You wont be disappointed if you do as well. On a side note- my neighbor across the street is able to access the guest network and receive 8Mbps down in his house 70 yards away on the 2.4Ghz channel. That's insane!! TheLazySK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLazySK Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 That's great to hear. I've been playing Call of Duty since the beginning and the lag has gotten so bad for me I've almost completely stopped playing. I'm definitely going to be getting the XR500 next week. Can't wait. Our local cable company has said they may upgrade to fiber soon so that'll just make it even better if they do. Thanks for your reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RL317 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 That first hop latency doesn't seem great. Do you have any new cables you can try between wall and modem, and modem and router? That should really be <1ms. Otherwise it looks pretty stable, especially if you're on cable or DSL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLazySK Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 Is the first hop from my PC to modem or modem to ISP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallenberg Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 If your connection is bad thanks to poor ISP routing or due to some other issue between you and your ISP.. No router in the world is gonna fix it. "Goes down during peak hours" HFC? (coax).. If so, That can be the problem. Not enough capacity during those peak hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM961 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 I can tell you that my DSL speeds were 10 Mbps max (6-8 Mbps real world) with my old service, and with the ISP provided equipment I was getting consistent D's and F's on DSL reports. After the XR500 my bufferbloat was an A or B everytime. Playing COD WW2 was virtually impossible until the XR500 arrived in my house. It really shines when you have limited bandwith in my opinion as the QoS and Traffic Prioritisation are most helpful in these scenarios. I've since been able to to get a 250 Mbps d/u fiber connection and if I don't get A+ across the board something is wrong. The DUMA OS is awesome and the support team here is the biggest reason I made the leap and spent the extra money. You wont be disappointed if you do as well. On a side note- my neighbor across the street is able to access the guest network and receive 8Mbps down in his house 70 yards away on the 2.4Ghz channel. That's insane!! Wow, I'm getting the opposite of what you are getting with the xr500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Netduma Staff Netduma Jack Posted February 19, 2018 Netduma Staff Share Posted February 19, 2018 Wow, I'm getting the opposite of what you are getting with the xr500. It sounds like you're not getting the most out of your XR500 - I'd recommend posting here: https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-Pro-Gaming-Routers/bd-p/en-home-nighthawk-pro-gaming-routers There's plenty of Nighthawk experts there giving great advice. We really believe you can get a great experience out of your XR500, so I wish you the best of luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM961 Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 It sounds like you're not getting the most out of your XR500 - I'd recommend posting here: https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-Pro-Gaming-Routers/bd-p/en-home-nighthawk-pro-gaming-routers There's plenty of Nighthawk experts there giving great advice. We really believe you can get a great experience out of your XR500, so I wish you the best of luck! That's the first thing I did and followed the steps I still did not help. Bufferbloat is horrible on this thing too it just didn't matter what setting I used. I feel is not ready for prime time and I will wait until all the bugs are worked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Netduma Fraser Posted February 19, 2018 Administrators Share Posted February 19, 2018 That's the first thing I did and followed the steps I still did not help. Bufferbloat is horrible on this thing too it just didn't matter what setting I used. I feel is not ready for prime time and I will wait until all the bugs are worked out. I can't see your posts about this on our forum or the Netgear forum, could you link me please so I can take a look at what has been advised and come up with alternatives. DSLReports will have a false report because of the XR500's enterprise level DPI which analyses the first few packets of the test. Also bufferbloat only occurs when your connection is saturated which is not possible when Anti-Bufferbloat is enabled because it does not allow that to happen. So really it's not a good indicator. I would suggest trying to saturate your connection with as many downloads as possible with QoS off and then QoS on (Anti-Bufferbloat set to 'Always' and the sliders set to 70% each) by following this guide. You will see the difference it has on your connection. http://forum.netduma.com/topic/23881-ping-plotter-quick-guide/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM961 Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Good points I made a post here about my issue and I read and searched the issue that I was having at the netgear forum. Unfortunately I tried everything to make it work and for some reason it just didn't work I spent all day yesterday trying. Unfortunately it went back to the store I was so excited about it but it is what is. I will wait a few years before I purchase it again. Thanks for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Netduma Fraser Posted February 19, 2018 Administrators Share Posted February 19, 2018 Good points I made a post here about my issue and I read and searched the issue that I was having at the netgear forum. Unfortunately I tried everything to make it work and for some reason it just didn't work I spent all day yesterday trying. Unfortunately it went back to the store I was so excited about it but it is what is. I will wait a few years before I purchase it again. Thanks for the help. I can only see the one you made about NAT. Very sorry to hear you sent it back before seeking more help. We do hope you will purchase again in future & we're sure you'll be very impressed with how DumaOS evolves. SM961 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zennon Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 The jitter spikes are coming from the first hop if you look at hop 1. What modem are you using, does it use the Intel Puma 6 chipset? Have you tried a new Ethernet cable? Between it and the XR500, To rule out a faulty cable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLazySK Posted February 27, 2018 Author Share Posted February 27, 2018 Update: Changed ISP modem to newer model. Went up on speed to 25 down and 2.5 up. Bufferbloat Rating is now an A. Thanks everyone for the information. Zennon and Netduma Jack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zennon Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Update: Changed ISP modem to newer model. Went up on speed to 25 down and 2.5 up. Bufferbloat Rating is now an A. Thanks everyone for the information. That first hop gave it away, great to hear its all sorted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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