Looking to buy a router for Warzone

[Kaycey]

Hi so slightly complicated one here.

I live in a building where the building company manages our ISP. This means I do not have access to our router settings (even using the default admin/password). The ISP is hyperoptic.

My current set up is:

Hyperoptic router in the drying room, a cable is then run from the router to an Ethernet port in the wall in the dryer room. I then connect my pc in my bedroom into the Ethernet port in the wall in my room (I hope that is clear!).

I currently get around 10-20 ping however I feel like my hit registration is awful and I am wondering if I can improve this with a Netduma.

Based on my set up above - am I able to buy a Netduma, plug it into the Ethernet port in my room and then connect it to my PC, even though I cannot access my main router settings?

Would I still be able to access the features of Netduma without any issues?

Any advice on this would be welcomed 

 

[Netduma Fraser]

Hello, welcome to the forum!

| am I able to buy a Netduma, plug it into the Ethernet port in my room and then connect it to my PC, even though I cannot access my main router settings?

Yes you can do that which would then allow you 4 devices to connect via ethernet and then provide WiFi for any other devices like your phone.

| Would I still be able to access the features of Netduma without any issues?

So a bit of a yes/no/maybe answer. The Geo-Filter would work absolutely fine, no issues there and will allow you to then force the closest servers possible which may help improve your game experience.

It sounds like you don't have many devices if you're just plugging the PC directly into the wall so it may not apply much to you but QoS wouldn't be very effective as it can't control the entire network (the other residents in your building). So if you just want it for the Geo-Filter and WiFi, Adblocker etc then it will work just as well on a normal connection, you just wouldn't be able to use QoS with much affect.

Then again it also depends on how the internet in your building is setup, e.g. if they have a 10Gbps network and everyone has a hard limit of 100Mbps each that no one else can steal away from you then QoS would work as it is effectively controlling the entirety of the connection available to you but if it's a free for all then no.

[Kaycey]

Thanks for the reply Fraser. I was specifically looking at the QoS features. 
 

I believe the way it is set up is that we all have our own individual bandwidth allocations. I have 1 gig up and down and I regularly get those speeds. So if I am understanding your message correctly - then it should work right?

[Netduma Fraser]

If that's the case then yes, in theory it should work absolutely fine but I can't guarantee it, we haven't had too many people in that situation