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Ping Optimizer is not working and my ping is raised!


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I have tried rebooting both my R3 and Modem digitally and physically.

For a very long time now my ping has been raised more than normal even without the R3 and I have provided an attached image of what happens when I try to use the ping optimizer. I am starting to think the ping optimizer is a joke and scandal because it has rarely worked. When I first purchased the R3 it was flawless. This has been a continuous issue and has messed up work meetings. NetDuma support help me with this to resolve it or so help me God.

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Oh and it only shows the download speed and not the upload speed when it does the test. I have provided an image which captures that.

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We're aware Ping Optimizer/Speed test isn't 100% reliable at the moment and we're looking into it. In the meantime setting/testing speeds manually and adjusting Congestion Control manually will be needed to achieve the same effects. 

Your ping is raised where exactly? Where are you testing this ping? A higher ping wouldn't necessarily impact voip too much unless it's quite high. 

  1. What is the model of the modem/router the R3 is connected to and how have you set that to ensure all traffic flows to the R3? E.g R3 in its DMZ, modem/bridge mode
  2. Are ALL devices connected to the R3?
  3. What are the speeds you pay for/receive? 
  4. Have you entered those speeds into the router?
  5. How have you setup Congestion Control?
  6. How have you setup SmartBOOST?
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Also having same issue ping can be low as 4ms and then spikes to around 40, running full fibre 1 gig up and down , speeds have been entered I use smart boost etc , when optimiser  was working me ping used to very consistent in the 5ms.

 

 

 

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12 minutes ago, 18RayF said:

Also having same issue ping can be low as 4ms and then spikes to around 40, running full fibre 1 gig up and down , speeds have been entered I use smart boost etc , when optimiser  was working me ping used to very consistent in the 5ms.

You'll need to adjust Congestion Control manually then to achieve the same effects - Ping Optimizer > Advanced.

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47 minutes ago, 18RayF said:

What % of my speeds would you recommend for upload and download and for congestion control mode should I leave as auto? 

We usually suggest starting with 70% for both to start with and then experimenting from there. For the mode it's down to personal preference and when you want it to activate

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Ive tested multiple times cant achieve same results as before using the simple ping optimiser , used to get around 2-3ms down and up after being optimised , the congestion control the lowest ive got on Bufferbloat test is A and my download is 15ms when loaded. 

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Ping Optimizer just changes the Congestion Control percentages so it will be possible to get good results, though it did use a different server to do so, it is possible that server was closer than the one you're testing with.

Follow this guide https://support.netduma.com/en/support/solutions/articles/16000074717-how-to-test-your-internet-ping while downloading & start with 95% for Congestion Control (set to Always), check results, decrease by 10%, check, decrease by 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. Download & Upload on Congestion Control don't have to be the same value & you may have a better experience with differing values. This will be more of a real world test rather than a simple online test.

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