CakeQOS Trouble interpreting Cake QoS pre-requisites

[jdm21]

Not recommended for connection up/down of 250Mbps or higher.

Does this mean that Cake is not recommended if both up and down are 250Mbps or higher? On average I get around 475Mbps DOWNLOAD but my UPLOAD only goes up to around 20Mbps.

So do I fall under recommended or not? When I do bufferbloat tests, it seems to be my UPLOAD causing the issues and I want to fix it but I don't know if I should enable the pre-installed Cake or get the FlexQoS add-on.

Any help would be appreciated as I'm somewhat new to this.

PS. I'm using an RT-AC86U if that matters for anything.

 

[L&LD]

Welcome to the forums @jdm21.

Either up or down. There is simply not enough hardware to go higher in today's consumer routers (still).

Your speed will be severely limited. But if it fixes other aspects of your network experience, it may still be a worthwhile tradeoff.

 

[jdm21]

Welcome to the forums @jdm21.

Either up or down. There is simply not enough hardware to go higher in today's consumer routers (still).

You're speed will be severely limited. But if it fixes other aspects of your network experience, it may still be a worthwhile tradeoff.

Thank you. So should I use Cake for the upload and just make it so that download is unaffected? Or get FlexQoS?

I am mainly a gamer and sometimes I stream on Twitch. That's about all I use the internet for (and browsing + watching stuff obviously).

Like I said, I get bad bufferbloat score and it's because of the upload (I'm not streaming or doing anything when running the test).

 

[Ripshod]

With just 20Mb upload I say try it. If it doesn't work for you disable it again.

 

[Mutzli]

You should be able to get about 300Mbps for download on your 475Mbps connection with your RT-AC86U. But definitely worth it on your download side for improved buffer bloat and latencies.

 

[heysoundude]

So should I use Cake for the upload and just make it so that download is unaffected?

This Is The Way

 

[ComputerSteve]

This Is The Way

I haven't been able to just enable cake on upload ? Is there instructions on how to do that. I have 1gig down and 50mpbs up.

 

[ComputerSteve]

I notice if I just put upload QOS it still cuts the download speed to like 300 lol.

 

[L&LD]

CakeQOS - Trouble interpreting Cake QoS pre-requisites

Not recommended for connection up/down of 250Mbps or higher. Does this mean that Cake is not recommended if both up and down are 250Mbps or higher? On average I get around 475Mbps DOWNLOAD but my UPLOAD only goes up to around 20Mbps. So do I fall under recommended or not? When I do...

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[Treadler]

This Is The Way

& another thing, setting upload only, or automatic, has the same result.
My internet is slow enough that Cake is fine (100/40), but I have noticed slight ISP speed alterations (Congestion?) sometimes.
Automatic would cater to that & adjust accordingly I guess.

 

[Treadler]

I notice if I just put upload QOS it still cuts the download speed to like 300 lol.

Expected behaviour.

 

[ComputerSteve]

Expected behaviour.

Is there a way to have cake only handle upload without it slowing down the download.

 

[Treadler]

Is there a way to have cake only handle upload without it slowing down the download.

Yes, but only if your internet plan maxes out @ about 250 - 350 mbps. Faster than that, on an Asus router, no.

 

[Treadler]

Is there a way to have cake only handle upload without it slowing down the download.

Set download to ‘0’ (zero), or, set Cake to ‘Automatic Setting’.

 

[Treadler]

Hmmm.
More testing here has this result.
Cake handle upload only = Cake ‘automatic setting’ = QOS disabled.
Same results seen with any of the three configurations. Shrug……..

 

[anotherengineer]

Can I run cake on asuswrt or is it merlin specific?
thanks

 

[Piotrek]

Asuswrt-Merlin on newer HND models.

 

[anotherengineer]

Asuswrt-Merlin on newer HND models.

Is there basics instructions for installing this on an AX86U for a noob like myself?
thanks

 

[Tech9]

Is there basics instructions for installing this on an AX86U for a noob like myself?

Cake QoS is built-in Asuswrt-Merlin firmware. You don't have to install anything extra.

It's HW acceleration incompatible limiting your WAN-LAN throughput to about 350Mbps on AX86U.

 

[anotherengineer]

Cake QoS is built-in Asuswrt-Merlin firmware. You don't have to install anything extra.

It's HW acceleration incompatible limiting your WAN-LAN throughput to about 350Mbps on AX86U.

Understood. On ASUS wrt at the moment. ISP is 350/10 no loss there but good to know limitations.
Probably flash to Merlin on next version.