mproved Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Ok so overall my internet is not as stable as I would like. Cox knows that their internet is not the best for gaming so they set up their VPN called Elite Gamer. Normally where my ping would be in the high 80s, it can cut it down to around 17 if it choose the correct servers. So it fixes my issue mostly. I would still like to take advantage of Nighthawk XR500's geofilter but anytime I try to use XR500 and Elitegamer together I get a lot of lagspikes. My normal setup goes: COX modem > XR500 > Gaming PC all hardwired ethernet. For testing purposes I connected an ethernet from my Cox modem directly to my gaming pc and when I play games with EG VPN on there are little to no lag spikes. What are some troubleshooting steps I can try to see if I can get the Cox modem and EG VPN to work smoothly with XR500?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Netduma Fraser Posted December 28, 2021 Administrators Share Posted December 28, 2021 Hey, welcome to the forum! How have you configured QoS and the Geo-Filter? There shouldn't be anything specific to do because you're using a VPN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mproved Posted December 28, 2021 Author Share Posted December 28, 2021 I tried to turn QoS off because I was thinking the VPN would take care of that. I do have the geofilter set as the destiny profile though. I included pictures in the attachment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Netduma Fraser Posted December 28, 2021 Administrators Share Posted December 28, 2021 A VPN doesn't do anything regarding QoS I assume it's just giving you better routing to game servers. Are your speeds actually 1000/40? Have you added a device to the Geo-Filter - can't see from your screenshot and how is it added exactly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mproved Posted December 28, 2021 Author Share Posted December 28, 2021 Oh ok, thanks for clarifying. My most recent speed test showed 920.37 mbps download and 34.63 mbps upload just now. Right now my gaming PC is the selected device for the geofilter although i do have it set as a console because it was a workaround for something (i dont remember what anymore). screenshots attached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mproved Posted December 28, 2021 Author Share Posted December 28, 2021 In an effort to try and quantify the issues I am experiencing while ingame connected to XR500, I did a connection test. Interesting the ping and upload shows good but the download is lower than it should be I am not sure why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Netduma Fraser Posted December 28, 2021 Administrators Share Posted December 28, 2021 We're still improving the results shown by Benchmark on the XR routers so that may not be entirely accurate. Where are you noticing the lag spikes usually and what do they go up to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mproved Posted December 29, 2021 Author Share Posted December 29, 2021 Oh ok good to know about the benchmark.. I usually notice the lagspikes specifically when playing Destiny 2 PVP in the evenings (EST). How can I test what the lagspikes go up to? Cox's VPN only counts how many spikes and loss happens during a play sessions. In game it will look like players and opponents are speeding up unexpectedly like someone pressed fast forward for a split second. it happens very quickly but it throws off timing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Netduma Fraser Posted December 29, 2021 Administrators Share Posted December 29, 2021 I mean so if your ping is usually 30ms and it spikes to 100ms for example. Okay so the VPN is where you're measuring it exactly? Does it show that when in the game and connected behind the XR? If it does then I wouldn't think it would be on your side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mproved Posted December 29, 2021 Author Share Posted December 29, 2021 Ohh ok yea I think you're right. I was measuring from the VPN and yea its likely not on my side. It would show it in game before and I have been trying to replicate the issue over the last 2 days but i do not see it any more which also points to the distant end maybe had issues that have since been resolved? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Netduma Fraser Posted December 29, 2021 Administrators Share Posted December 29, 2021 Ah glad to hear it, could have been on the VPN, ISP or game side, given the holidays a lot more people would have been online at home than usual so makes sense! mproved 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mproved Posted December 29, 2021 Author Share Posted December 29, 2021 All great points, many variables! Thank you for your timely assistance. Netduma Fraser 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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