Input lag Efootball

[Pesplayer]

Good morning, 

 

I want to acquire the netduma r3 because of the latency I have on efootball matches. 95% of my matches have a sometimes very high latency which makes the game unplayable for me. Only a few matches before 9am are more or less fluid. So I want to know if acquiring this router could improve things for me. I ask the staff as well as the efootball players. I specify that I have a 2gb connection, that I play wired on Xbox with 10 to 25 ms displayed.

Thank you for your help.

[Netduma Fraser]

That's very hard to say based on the information presented. If you're saying it's better during certain times of the day then that could be due to ISP congestion which isn't something the router could resolve. There is a 30 day return policy for any reason so you could try it and see what you think.

[Pesplayer]

45 minutes ago, Netduma Fraser said:

It's very hard to say based on the information presented. If you say it's better at certain times of the day, it could be due to ISP congestion, which is not a problem the router could solve. There is a 30-day return policy for any reason, so you can try it out and see what you think.

Thanks for the reply. However, I changed ISP 3 times this year and it's the same problem. I would be surprised if it was the ISP. Besides, when I change ISP, the first matches are fluid whatever the time then after 5 or 6 matches return of the latency.

Ok for the return possibility, is there a specific router setting for Efootball?

 

Good evening 

[Netduma Fraser]

If you're in a dense urban area for example where there are lots of people it could happen regardless of the ISP you choose. Caused by an oversubscription of people in your area on the particular ISP. In times where everyone is online e.g. during peak hours where people have come home from school/work the connection would be worse, in non peak times it should be better. Your paid for speed may also fluctuate during those peak hours. That's a good indicator of whether you're being affected by this. 

Do you see a change in latency in the game when playing? Are more people in your household using devices when this occurs? 

You can use the features the router offers for the game but there isn't a specific setting that would apply to that game and no other, you won't get that on any router really.

[Pesplayer]

Thank you for these clarifications.

 

Some details in my turn. I play in two different places (Distance of 100km between the two) with two separate operators and two consoles (X and S series). In my first house, I am in a commune of 5,000 inhabitants, in the other 60,000 inhabitants. I play at different times, sometimes with connected devices, sometimes not (It's rarer since there are many of us in the house).

 

What I notice is that before 9am, sometimes, it's a little better and little by little the connection deteriorates. Sometimes, a game can start and degrade, sometimes it's the next part or the next one. Often, parties have latency from the start.

The speed of the connection never varies, whatever the time.

 

So I ordered the router yesterday. I haven't received a confirmation yet...

 

Have a good day

[Netduma Fraser]

It's very likely due to the number of people then, I think it will just be the nature of the beast with that many sharing a line in. The router may well help but I couldn't guarantee it, let us know how you get on when it arrives.

[Pesplayer]

Good morning, 

I received the router and I started to do tests with the game. I will give feedback after a week of play. However, the biggest problem is the wifi signal. It is catastrophic because beyond 5 meters, the signal is weak or non-existent. The speeds never go beyond 10mb.

Tell me this is not normal? And do you have a solution?

 

Thanks.

[Netduma Fraser]

What is the model of the modem/router the R3 is connected to and how have you set that up to ensure unimpeded access to the internet for the R3? Given the amount of people around you it's very likely you'll need to use a WiFi analyzer to find the least congested channel and change to that

[Pesplayer]

20 hours ago, Netduma Fraser said:

What model modem/router is the R3 connected to and how have you configured it to ensure unhindered Internet access for the R3? Given the number of people around you, it is very likely that you will need to use a WiFi analyzer to find the least congested channel and change it.

Modem livebox 5 from orange France. I configured the router in a basic way as indicated in the instructions. I did not touch the Orange Modem. I did a wifi analysis and took the best channels (I live in a house with few neighbors nearby). I tested at least 30 channels and no improvement.

Thank you for your help

[Netduma Fraser]

Copy the WAN IP from the R3 into the livebox DMZ function. 

You said there were thousands of people there so surely there are lots of wifi networks showing?

[Pesplayer]

Un retour après une dizaine de jours d'utilisation :

 

Je précise que j'habite une maison d'environ 150 m² dans une ville de 6 000 habitants. Je n'ai que trois maisons voisines à proximité (donc trois connexions Wi-Fi).

 

Mon opérateur est Orange (c'est le troisième que je choisis cette année). J'ai une connexion théorique de 2 Go.

 

Voici les photos de mes réglages sur l'application (en fin de sujet).

 

WIFI : emplacement du routeur dans le garage avec le modem. DMZ créée ainsi que les deux bandes. Signal très faible sur les deux bandes… et débit ridicule entre 2 et 5 Mo. Clairement, ce point est très gênant, car au-delà du ping, j'ai besoin d'un wifi important qui couvre la maison.

 

Pour Efootball : j'ai testé plusieurs serveurs à proximité, joué à différents moments de la journée et joué tous les jours.

 

Les deux ou trois premiers jours, beaucoup de matchs fluides, ce qui m'arrive assez rarement en temps normal (j'ai aussi cette impression quand je change d'opérateur internet). Ensuite, la connexion s'est dégradée et j'ai du mal à trouver des matchs fluides quelle que soit l'heure de la journée (je ne joue jamais entre 22h et 8h). Je n'ai pas touché à la configuration qui me donnait de bons matchs. Sur les dernières parties, j'ai activé puis désactivé l'UPNP pour tester.

 

Concernant le filtrage géographique : certains bugs concernent l'affichage et le filtrage. Par exemple, l'application n'affiche parfois plus les serveurs et renvoie parfois systématiquement les serveurs situés hors de la zone de filtrage. Il est nécessaire de redémarrer le routeur pour revenir à un fonctionnement normal.

 

Aujourd'hui l'expérience de jeu a été catastrophique contrairement à dimanche dernier (4 parties injouables) et l'application m'a systématiquement donné des parties hors zone de filtrage (Bombay, Washington....) alors que je suis en France.

 

Merci pour votre aide et si une configuration pour efootball est recommandée, je suis preneur.

[Netduma Fraser]

Thanks for clarifying. For WiFi please try this:

• Experiment with the widths to see what gives better results
• Ensure it's in an elevated position - not on a metal surface
• Ensure there aren't any electrical / wireless devices e.g headphones etc within close proximity ~3 feet if possible
• Set the antennae to this position _ | | _

eFootball uses relay servers most of the time which means we can't always block the servers it then connects you to. It's something we're having a look at but probably not an easy fix.

• Are ALL devices connected to the R3?
• What are the speeds you pay for/receive? 
• Have you entered those speeds into the router?
• How have you setup Congestion Control?
• How have you setup SmartBOOST?

[Pesplayer]

On 3/16/2025 at 7:28 PM, Netduma Fraser said:

Merci d'avoir clarifié. Pour le WiFi, veuillez essayer ceci :

• Expérimentez avec les largeurs pour voir ce qui donne de meilleurs résultats
• Assurez-vous qu'il est dans une position élevée - pas sur une surface métallique
• Assurez-vous qu'il n'y a pas d'appareils électriques / sans fil, par exemple des écouteurs, etc. à proximité d'environ 3 pieds si possible
• Réglez les antennes dans cette position _ | | _

eFootball utilise des serveurs relais la plupart du temps, ce qui signifie que nous ne pouvons pas toujours bloquer les serveurs auxquels il vous connecte ensuite. C'est quelque chose que nous examinons, mais ce n'est probablement pas une solution facile.

• TOUS les appareils sont-ils connectés au R3 ?
• Quelles sont les vitesses que vous payez/recevez ?
• Avez-vous entré ces vitesses dans le routeur ?
• Comment avez-vous configuré le contrôle de la congestion ?
• Comment avez-vous configuré SmartBOOST ?

My answers.

 

Thanks

 

WIFI:

 

- The widths you mean are the channels

 

- I tried, I have the impression that it is slightly better but the signal still passes with difficulty in distant rooms

 

- No electrical appliances nearby the router is in the garage

 

- I settled in this position _ | | _, once again, I feel like it's a little better but nothing extraordinary.

 

Wi-Fi shouldn't be so weak, it's not normal. The signal is worse than that of the Orange modem.

 

Efootball: always as random, the contribution of the router is not easy to see at the moment;

 

- Yes, all devices are connected to the R"

 

- I pay for 2 GB, but I don't have any device capable of reaching this speed, because it is limited to 1 GB. The tests give between 850 and 950 MB.

 

- How do I enter the speeds in the router? I just did a speed test.

 

- congestion control in photo

 

- Smart boost in photo

 

When I create a filter, the game too often offers me a player outside the filtering area, sometimes very far from home. In addition, could you tell me if the controller logo indicates the server to which I am attached or that of my opponent?

[Netduma Fraser]

There are channels and widths, you can experiment with both. QoS/SmartBOOST looks good. Disable Geo-Latency and keep Ping Assist at 0, that should help keep games inside your radius but as mentioned they use relay servers so it's not always possible to force the server you want. The controller icon is the game host, in most cases that will be the server.

[Pesplayer]

Ok I'll test thanks. Actually, I have latency whether the game is inside or outside the filter. It's not decisive. It was just to point out, just like the fact that the game gives me opponents on blocked servers. For now, the router hasn't solved my main problem with the game, the latency. I have latency even on matches vs AI, I'm lost...

[Netduma Fraser]

What is the high latency numbers you're seeing when playing exactly?

[Pesplayer]

17 hours ago, Netduma Fraser said:

What is the high latency numbers you're seeing when playing exactly?

On the app or on the console?

[Netduma Fraser]

Both

[Pesplayer]

17 hours ago, Netduma Fraser said:

Both

 

[Netduma Fraser]

Those are really good pings, in fact it's quite uncommon for those 2 values to be so close

[Pesplayer]

7 hours ago, Netduma Fraser said:

Those are really good pings, in fact it's quite uncommon for those 2 values to be so close

This is what makes me completely lost. You will notice that the wifi signal on the second photo is almost non-existent... For the moment, on the wifi as on the input lag, it is not conclusive 

[Netduma Fraser]

You can have decent speeds/connection on a 1 bar and a slow speed/connection on full bars, it's not necessarily indicative that you'll have issues. That's also the connection your phone is receiving, your router isn't affected by this and your console seems to be getting a strong enough connection to get those speeds

[Pesplayer]

Test performed just now 

[Pesplayer]

My modem's speed and signal are much higher. There's definitely a problem with the router's Wi-Fi, right?