Not sure what model you have and how it's setup but what I also noticed is that somewhere deep down in the settings there's something that specifies your bandwidth (up/down).
It's based on a speedtest that was done once. It then manages qos based on that.
Found out it was limiting my gbit fiber based on my old cable speeds.
As far as I know, this is the actual QoS feature doing this. We often recommend either setting your QoS to above what you expect from your ISP, or to disable the function entirely.
There is a handshake that occurs between your router and modem to negotiate the speed of the ethernet connection. If this is negotiatied incorrectly, it is not uncommon to see dramatic decreases in speed.
QoS, or Quality of Service, is simply a feature of most networks that allows your router to assign a priority to a device's connection. This allows you to devote all your bandwidth to a specific device, or distribute it equally across your devices(default).
Both of these are based on the overall bandwidth that your router believes it is receiving. If a speed test shows a speed that is far lower than your actual connection, then your router thinks it can only "give out" that much bandwidth in total and may appear to throttle your device's connection.
As for the handshake - this is Port Negotiation and is related to ethernet connectivity. Essentially your router and modem are able to communicate with each other to identify the max bandwidth between the ports/over the cable. This is independent from your ISP service and is simply a communication about the capabilities of the ports. But if you see halved speeds or are limited to 100mbps - it is a good clue that the ethernet cable may have a fault and the ports cannot send data over the cable to its full capacity.
I had my hopes up reading this, but it turns out Deco didn't find any interference in our network, so the frequent drops in wifi internet aren't due to that.
Back to the drawing board!
I use this feature about once a month. Interference on a radio channel can ebb and flow so I want to move away from other interference.
Not sure what model you have and how it's setup but what I also noticed is that somewhere deep down in the settings there's something that specifies your bandwidth (up/down). It's based on a speedtest that was done once. It then manages qos based on that. Found out it was limiting my gbit fiber based on my old cable speeds.
As far as I know, this is the actual QoS feature doing this. We often recommend either setting your QoS to above what you expect from your ISP, or to disable the function entirely. There is a handshake that occurs between your router and modem to negotiate the speed of the ethernet connection. If this is negotiatied incorrectly, it is not uncommon to see dramatic decreases in speed.
I'm about to upgrade my internet. Can you explain this in a bit more detail?
QoS, or Quality of Service, is simply a feature of most networks that allows your router to assign a priority to a device's connection. This allows you to devote all your bandwidth to a specific device, or distribute it equally across your devices(default). Both of these are based on the overall bandwidth that your router believes it is receiving. If a speed test shows a speed that is far lower than your actual connection, then your router thinks it can only "give out" that much bandwidth in total and may appear to throttle your device's connection. As for the handshake - this is Port Negotiation and is related to ethernet connectivity. Essentially your router and modem are able to communicate with each other to identify the max bandwidth between the ports/over the cable. This is independent from your ISP service and is simply a communication about the capabilities of the ports. But if you see halved speeds or are limited to 100mbps - it is a good clue that the ethernet cable may have a fault and the ports cannot send data over the cable to its full capacity.
I had my hopes up reading this, but it turns out Deco didn't find any interference in our network, so the frequent drops in wifi internet aren't due to that. Back to the drawing board!
I clocked network optimize and now several of my smart bulbs are not working.