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  1. drinkingbird

    Looking for help buying an sqm Router with performance to almost 500mbit connection

    Ignore bufferbloat tests. If you get a "good" grade all that means is you're not able to saturate your internet connection. Bufferbloat is fairly meaningless as long as you can saturate your connection. Now if you're seeing bufferbloat when you can only hit 50% of your connection speed...
  2. drinkingbird

    Looking for help buying an sqm Router with performance to almost 500mbit connection

    That latency is perfect.
  3. drinkingbird

    Looking for help buying an sqm Router with performance to almost 500mbit connection

    The latency on the left (3msec) is your true latency. That is a perfectly good (actually very good) number. If you are torrenting while gaming, you're going to have problems no matter what. QOS can only do so much. It will help, but you will have higher latency than if you had available...
  4. drinkingbird

    Looking for help buying an sqm Router with performance to almost 500mbit connection

    All of those tests will saturate your connection and tell you the latency while it is saturated, which will always be high. What is the latency on speedtest.net BEFORE the test starts? That's your true latency and unless you plan to saturate your connection all the time, the other latency...
  5. drinkingbird

    N/AC/AX Mixed Wireless Mode, “Maximizes performance”?

    While most will be fine on auto, if you want to try to ensure best performance you can set it to N/AC/AX or even AC/AX to prevent older devices from being able to connect and potentially impact your speed. But on the 5ghz band this really isn't a big concern and you may end up running in...
  6. drinkingbird

    N/AC/AX Mixed Wireless Mode, “Maximizes performance”?

    On my AC router, this is what I've found: 2.4Ghz: -Auto without disable B checked leaves all rates enabled and sets the basic/beacon rate to 1 meg, this can be problematic as even an N device can attempt to stay connected at 1M when on the fringe of the signal and drag down the network. All...
  7. drinkingbird

    AC68u fast blinking power light from time to time (nvram issue)

    My AC1900 has a couple times stopped allowing clients to join the 5ghz network (existing clients are fine, but if I leave and come back my phone can't reconnect, etc). 2.4 may have the issue too but I don't have 2.4 devices that I would have noticed it on. I didn't look at the light but I...
  8. drinkingbird

    Are there specific industries or types of businesses that are particularly well-suited for WiFi 6 adoption?

    None, you'll get less range with 6ghz.
  9. drinkingbird

    Trying to monitor websites visited but VPN being used.

    Even if they're not using a VPN, attempting to monitor at the network level is a full-time job, as you can see there is tons of meaningless chatter that just happens all the time. They make software you can put on a PC for that sort of thing, or you can use parental controls in a router that...
  10. drinkingbird

    Video conference hiccups - MoCA problem?

    Cat 8 is fine, just overkill.
  11. drinkingbird

    Freeware to identify fake USB drives

    I have a 20 year old 1gb Kingston that is still going strong and can max out it's USB2 speed (which many of my USB3 drives can't rival). For microSD cards they all have endurance issues. I did get some Samsung pro endurance for security cameras, so far holding up well recording 24x7 for 6...
  12. drinkingbird

    Prevent a loop caused by connecting to AX86U wireguard server?

    Stop, you're invading their "safe space".
  13. drinkingbird

    Freeware to identify fake USB drives

    Never ever buy any sort of flash memory from a 3rd party seller on amazon. Sold and shipped by amazon is the one and only option. Then due to some comingling issues going on with amazon where they end up sending you a 3rd party item when you buy "sold by amazon", insist they replace it if it...
  14. drinkingbird

    SOLVED: very asymmetric UL/DL speed on 2.5G line

    Yeah the 2.5 gig connection from your computer to the router is one part of the equation, what were you testing to is my question? Ideally test with a 2.5G device on both 2.5G ports just to rule out the router completely. Regardless, if applying a QOS limiter when testing to your ISP gives you...
  15. drinkingbird

    VPN Director and DNS Director Simultaneously?

    If I'm not mistaken, VPN happens first so those clients will use the DNS of your VPN, it will never hit DNS director (or your firewall, parental controls, etc).
  16. drinkingbird

    Prevent a loop caused by connecting to AX86U wireguard server?

    I guess I'm a realist. If plugging a wire between the positive and neutral of an outlet causes a fire and someone asks for a suggestion on how to prevent that, my simple answer is..... don't do that. Or at least, explain why you want to do that and lets find a way to have it not cause a fire...
  17. drinkingbird

    Prevent a loop caused by connecting to AX86U wireguard server?

    So the person resorting to personal attacks and namecalling for no reason is saying others are ruining this site? Stop stomping your feet for attention and just take your toys and go home then.
  18. drinkingbird

    SOLVED: very asymmetric UL/DL speed on 2.5G line

    But is it over 100M upload at least? What did you test to, a 1G device? And you got a full 1G in both directions with mac connected to 2.5 and other device connected to 1G? Ideally would be good to test the full 2.5G ability of the port, if you have another 2.5G wired device you could connect...
  19. drinkingbird

    Video conference hiccups - MoCA problem?

    In addition to what OE said when you're connected directly run a continuous ping and see if you're seeing latency spikes or packet loss. If so you at least have an explanation. If it happens with a known good piece of coax, then it is an issue with the adapters. If not, then something in your...
  20. drinkingbird

    Video conference hiccups - MoCA problem?

    As well as possible unknown splitters hiding somewhere, or connections to the cable plant that you're not aware of (i.e. you think it is a dedicated run but it isn't really).
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