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Looney said:
What about firewall rules etc? Does the wizard do a setup on that as well or is that something I would need to google and spend hours trying to learn?

Alright then, which Mikrotik would you recommend. I’m not extremely fussy about price, don’t mind if it’s between 2k - 4K. I don’t need WiFi since I’m using Unifi AP’s around the house.
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It does set up a default set of Firewall rules which I haven't had to modify. Docs are also quite comprehensive for anything you might want to add yourself too.

I got the hEX, which is actually quite a bit cheaper than that price range but has handled everything I've thrown at it, including Gigabit for the few months I was on that package. Could be a cheaper way for you to test.
 
wingnut771 said:
I would just use the Asus again, isn't that thing a beast?
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It actually doesn’t even matter because it’s not my router causing my issues. If things were kak with Asus and things are still kak with Edgerouter X, then doesn’t seem like a router issue.
 
And if I can’t stream using my app without a VPN, then I stand no chance with a VPN.
 
Looney said:
It actually doesn’t even matter because it’s not my router causing my issues. If things were kak with Asus and things are still kak with Edgerouter X, then doesn’t seem like a router issue.
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Make sure RD is set to cloudflare, sometimes it defaults back to international.
 
Any issues on vuma aerial CPT Southern Suburbs getting erratic packet loss can't trace on Xbox series x
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wingnut771 said:
Make sure RD is set to cloudflare, sometimes it defaults back to international.
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I have RD open on my phone, I always check to see if it’s on Cloudflare. When it changes, I change it back to Cloudflare. But doesn’t make much of a difference. On a 1gig line I should be able to stream files bigger than 100gigs if I wanted. But I can’t. A friend with Vuma Aerial on Cell C, on a 1gig line with 200mb speeds coming from his box via WiFi streams better than me on my cabled device.

Truly pathetic.
 
Vuma aerial should be the same price as Frogfoot/Octotel.
Looney said:
I have RD open on my phone, I always check to see if it’s on Cloudflare. When it changes, I change it back to Cloudflare. But doesn’t make much of a difference. On a 1gig line I should be able to stream files bigger than 100gigs if I wanted. But I can’t. A friend with Vuma Aerial on Cell C, on a 1gig line with 200mb speeds coming from his box via WiFi streams better than me on my cabled device.

Truly pathetic.
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It sounds like Vuma Aerial suffers a lot from last mile issues. It should be the same price as Frogfoot and Octotel, definitely cheaper than trenched.
 
Looney said:
I have RD open on my phone, I always check to see if it’s on Cloudflare. When it changes, I change it back to Cloudflare. But doesn’t make much of a difference. On a 1gig line I should be able to stream files bigger than 100gigs if I wanted. But I can’t. A friend with Vuma Aerial on Cell C, on a 1gig line with 200mb speeds coming from his box via WiFi streams better than me on my cabled device.

Truly pathetic.
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What speed to you get if you download a torrent from the browser with a pc, no dl manager?
 
Looney said:
I have RD open on my phone, I always check to see if it’s on Cloudflare. When it changes, I change it back to Cloudflare. But doesn’t make much of a difference. On a 1gig line I should be able to stream files bigger than 100gigs if I wanted. But I can’t. A friend with Vuma Aerial on Cell C, on a 1gig line with 200mb speeds coming from his box via WiFi streams better than me on my cabled device.

Truly pathetic.
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Perhaps try another source? Cloudflare is peering traffic, which means it doesn't even traverse our transit - it literally looks like local traffic to us.. And as you mentioned in a post above, even a VPN doesn't assist- we hand over to most VPNs locally - which once again eliminates our network in the mix here. That said, if you can send me the results i asked for on the PM, I will compare them to what we see on our side.
 
Looney said:
What about firewall rules etc? Does the wizard do a setup on that as well or is that something I would need to google and spend hours trying to learn?

Alright then, which Mikrotik would you recommend. I’m not extremely fussy about price, don’t mind if it’s between 2k - 4K. I don’t need WiFi since I’m using Unifi AP’s around the house.
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The default rules pulled in by the box are pretty rock solid. The Quickset wizard takes care of everything for you. Our recommendation is to boot up a vanilla box, enable IPv6, upgrade software and firmware to the latest, then reset to factory defaults again. This will get the best default configs on the box. Use quickset to set up PPP and you're good to go. Also set up IPv6. Our team will be more than happy to assist.

Mikrotik just handles TCP (specifically MSS) much better than the ERX.
 
Deadmanza said:
I haven't. Would be happy to test this. Tell me what I need to do?
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It should be as simple as enabling IPv6 on the device. Go to advanced > IPv6, Enable it and choose the PPPOE option. Under the LAN option, choose SLAAC and stateless DHCP. Found this guide if you need help:

How to Set Up IPv6 on TP-Link Wi-Fi Routers

Configure IPv6 on a TP-Link router by selecting the connection type that matches your IPv4 setup: Dynamic IP, PPPoE, Pass-Through (Bridge), or Static IP.
www.tp-link.com www.tp-link.com
 
SFW007 said:
Any issues on vuma aerial CPT Southern Suburbs getting erratic packet loss can't trace on Xbox series x
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Looks like Fortnite, which should be AWS, so handed over locally. Any chance you can get me an MTR from a PC to 1.1.1.1? Just want to check the last mile for any obvious loss.
 
websquadza said:
The default rules pulled in by the box are pretty rock solid. The Quickset wizard takes care of everything for you. Our recommendation is to boot up a vanilla box, enable IPv6, upgrade software and firmware to the latest, then reset to factory defaults again. This will get the best default configs on the box. Use quickset to set up PPP and you're good to go. Also set up IPv6. Our team will be more than happy to assist.

Mikrotik just handles TCP (specifically MSS) much better than the ERX.
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Fair enough, I’m willing to try that. I just need to know which is the best Mikrotik to get. Don’t want some cheapy. Happy to spend more for a better router. Was originally planning to upgrade the Edgerouter to a more powerful one but since there’s an easy way to set up Mikrotik, I’m happy to give it a chance.

I’v actually wanted to try Mikrotik, but as per my pm, I’m not in the IT field and my experience is extremely limited compared to majority of users here so my fear was the steep learning curve which again as per my pm, I just simply don’t have the time for that.

See, I can be very accommodating. And I’m willing to try, and even spend more money. But I also do expect Websquad to resolve should this not work. I simply cannot live like this @websquadza.
 
Looney said:
Fair enough, I’m willing to try that. I just need to know which is the best Mikrotik to get. Don’t want some cheapy. Happy to spend more for a better router. Was originally planning to upgrade the Edgerouter to a more powerful one but since there’s an easy way to set up Mikrotik, I’m happy to give it a chance.

I’v actually wanted to try Mikrotik, but as per my pm, I’m not in the IT field and my experience is extremely limited compared to majority of users here so my fear was the steep learning curve which again as per my pm, I just simply don’t have the time for that.

See, I can be very accommodating. And I’m willing to try, and even spend more money. But I also do expect Websquad to resolve should this not work. I simply cannot live like this @websquadza.
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Oh and before I forget, I’m a Mac user. Don’t know
If that affects setup.
 
websquadza said:
Looks like Fortnite, which should be AWS, so handed over locally. Any chance you can get me an MTR from a PC to 1.1.1.1? Just want to check the last mile for any obvious loss.
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Will try on laptop
Currently on cloudflare
 
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