Vroomfondel1965 Posted October 11, 2020 Posted October 11, 2020 I was messing around and found this [see below]. The setup is Virgin router [modem mode} to XR500 for the first pic then Virgin-XR500-R2 for the second pic. The XR500 is obviously beta and the R2 is using build 129. Why is there a difference in the ping under load?
Administrators Netduma Fraser Posted October 11, 2020 Administrators Posted October 11, 2020 It is probably due to the fact that on the R2 you have set the bandwidth very low, 50/10 so when you then throttle you're throttling a huge amount of your connection. Also suggests on the XR you haven't found the percentage that lowers the upload as much.
Vroomfondel1965 Posted October 11, 2020 Author Posted October 11, 2020 I can't get it to change on the XR500 that's one of the reasons I was playing around , no matter where I set the sliders. I know XR500 beta issues should be posted on the Netgear site. I was hoping that the R2 would be updated by now so I can use it for the house but the apparent wi fi issues are stopping me from doing so [unless you could link me to a fix] , I could then start messing with the XR500 and report any issues to Netgear .
Administrators Netduma Fraser Posted October 11, 2020 Administrators Posted October 11, 2020 I've sent you a PM for the R2. Could you post about the NG issue on the beta forum please as I believe some other people are experiencing that as well, then I can make a ticket.
Vroomfondel1965 Posted October 11, 2020 Author Posted October 11, 2020 Fraser, it was awful. I could only get a small amount of speed from wi fi on my phone and laptop while standing next to the R2, about 3-20 from my 550 broadband. I did a factory reset after installing the firmware too and didn't tamper with anything except turn off ipv6. I've put the XR500 back and all is fine. Connection benchmark test reported the near correct speeds and worked well on the R2. I really wanted to use the adblocker for the home network. I'll wait for the full update now.
Administrators Netduma Fraser Posted October 11, 2020 Administrators Posted October 11, 2020 You can try disabling the mirror mode and connecting direct to 5GHz, we'll have more improvements.
Vroomfondel1965 Posted October 11, 2020 Author Posted October 11, 2020 I did that too. Not to worry, at least the XR500 is working. I can't mess around too much as my wife works from home and needs the WiFi to work. I was surprised at the difference though.
Administrators Netduma Fraser Posted October 11, 2020 Administrators Posted October 11, 2020 Thanks for your understanding and patience, we'll post when the version is available and hopefully it will meet your needs.
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