XR500 - QoS Blufferboat Test - results inconsistent

[Atzenkeeper500]

Hi there,

Greatings from Germany. I bought an XR500 and did the Update to the last Duma Firmware (RC14) and after that I did a Factory Reset. 

All Devices get an DHCP-IP and I fixed them in the LAN-Settings to be a Static-IP in the Range 1-49. After that i Changed the DHCP-Radius to 50-250 Range.

 

I have a Vodafone Cable Modem (in Modem/Bridge Mode) with 1000 Down/50 Up Speed. I have no 2. Router or Access Point in my HomeNetwork. My PC is connected direct to the Duma-Router.

Share Access is ticked ON in QoS. In Traffic Prioritisation only DumaClassified Games is ON.

I read some of the Support Threads and want to Answer some of your Standard-Questions

1. Have you got any devices in the DMZ? - No
2. Made any port forwarding rules? - No, only UpnP 
3. Made any Traffic Rules? No
4. Any priorities triggering on SmartBOOST when a test is done? - No, also have no SmartBoost Feature

 

After the Update and Factory Reset I used the Bandwith Allocation and gave my Gaming-PC a little more Bandwith % (Down- and Upload) then the Rest of the Devices. Then I tested the Waveform Blufferbloat and started with 70/70% in QoS (Always ON) and the Result were B with higher Latency. Then I tested down to 250Mbit Down/35 Mbit Up and had always a Bad Result with higher Latency Spikes. Then I reseted the Bandwith Allocation for Down and Up-Load so that every Device has the same Bandwith. I tested the Blufferbloat again and Magic I had a A+ Result with 2+ Ms Latency for Download and 0 for Upload - not logic for me, but OK. I tested a bit more with 230Mbit Down/30Mbit Up but didn´t get a 0/0 Ms Latency Result, but it was OK for me. I had around 6-8 Blufferboat Test-Runs and always A+ with a bit Latency for Download.

I tested some Rounds Black Ops 6 and the The Hit Reg felt better for me. With this I went to sleep.

 

Today in the Morning, I started my PC, logged in the Duma and the Setting were like yesterday. I started the Bufferbloat again and the Results were B and C, with high Latency Spikes on Download and Upload. I tested a bit with the QoS Sliders but the Results didn´t get better. I restarted the Duma, but no better Results. Now I am on work, I will restart the ISP-Modem when I am back Home, but why I have this inconsistent in the Results? My wife watched a TV-Stream on the iPad while I tested the Bufferbloat today but I ended the stream and did a Final Waveform Test-Run and the Result wasn´t better. But even she watched a Stream, should I get a good Result in the Buffer-Test? I mean for what I have the QoS and the Bandwith Allocation. When I am gaming, my wife will use here iPhone for Insta and maybe watch a Netflix Stream or something like that and the Buffer-Quality should be stable or I am missing something? This is a real Life Senario where People beside you play, use the same Internet.

[Netduma Fraser]

I'd suggest testing with downloads while following: https://support.netduma.com/frequently-asked-questions/legacyfaqs/test-your-ping/ start with a high value e.g 95%, test, decrease 10%, test, decrease 10% etc, until you get to a value that is pretty good, then try 5% either side of that value to see if it can be improved. Important to note that Download/Upload on CC don't have to be the same value & you may have a better experience with differing values. This is more of a real world test as you'll be doing your normal traffic (just to an extreme) and finding the percentage that works best.

[Atzenkeeper500]

I will try the pingplotter. I restarted my ISP Modem and reseted the Duma again, no better Results than an A with 14-16 Spikes at Download and around 10-15 on Upload

[Netduma Fraser]

Let us know how you get on!