QOS Questions with RT-AC68R

[pinkfloyd1173]

Hey guys I have a few questions about the QOS features on this router. I use the router for gaming and web browsing, Netflix, amazon prime. I have not had any issues with this router what so ever, it was easy to set up and so forth.
Well last night I started to watch an amazon movie and it kept on buffing, so I decide to add my surround sound system to the QOS manager ,I use that to watch Netflix and amazon. Well it kept buffing, I could not figure it out, I did a speed test and all was fine. I am running Firmware: 3.0.0.4.374.4561, well I decide to turn the QOS feature off and as soon I did that I was able to watch the movie with no issues?

I use the QOS feature because I am a gamer, so I have my pc, ps4, ps3 on the QOS, I really can’t tell a difference when it is on or off, but I have it on just in case. So I am wondering if the QOS is causing issues with me trying to use Netflix, Amazon. Like I said I have not had any issues with this router, no rebooting on its own or other stuff that I see people having on this forum.

Thanks for all your help guys.

 

[jtjbt20x]

In the FWIW category, I also had Amazon streaming issues also on Saturday afternoon/evening.

 

[TonyH]

Hi,
QSO uses router resources. Unless you tweak it for specific purpose after spending time with great patience, just leave it off. I spent few days tweaking this way and that way
to make and see benefit of QSO in my case on Netgear R7000.

 

[sol1109]

Are you sure you are not experiencing reboots? A lot of us are having high traffic related problems with this firmware.

http://forums.smallnetbuilder.com/showthread.php?t=15628

 

[pinkfloyd1173]

Well I did have one reboot, about 2 days ago, but since then it has been working fine. I was thinking of flashing it with melin's firmware but I still have not done that.

I use the this router mainly for home use, web, netflix, pc and console gaming. I dont really use the other great features that this router has, I do have QOS on, took my ps4 off the dmz and have really not had any issues since that reboot it did a few days ago.

 

[pinkfloyd1173]

Well I did have one reboot, about 2 days ago, but since then it has been working fine. I was thinking of flashing it with melin's firmware but I still have not done that.

I use the this router mainly for home use, web, netflix, pc and console gaming. I dont really use the other great features that this router has, I do have QOS on, took my ps4 off the dmz and have really not had any issues since that reboot it did a few days ago.

So after 2 days and 10 hours, my router just rebooted 2 mins ago???? I will have to flash it with Merlin's firmware, should I update it with the newiest one that he has on his web site??? Can someone recommend which one to update with?

Thanks guys.

 

[RMerlin]

So after 2 days and 10 hours, my router just rebooted 2 mins ago???? I will have to flash it with Merlin's firmware, should I update it with the newiest one that he has on his web site??? Can someone recommend which one to update with?

Thanks guys.

374.40-alpha4 is the last known stable build for the RT-AC68U.

 

[pinkfloyd1173]

374.40-alpha4 is the last known stable build for the RT-AC68U.

Thank you very much sir.