Looking for Cable Modem Router with QoS Settings (for gaming)

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Xohn

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Multiple people are use the internet at the same and I need a way to prioritize the connection to my laptop(connected wirelessly) when I play games. Apparently, my current router(Zoom Model 5350) does not offer "standard" QoS settings. I honestly don't know much about routers/modems and such.

I've been searching the past hour for one and I'm very confused. I don't want to mistakenly purchase one that doesn't offer "standard" QoS.
 
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I would happily recommend that you first and foremost connect your laptop to the router by ethernet patch cable, a wireless connection is really laggy and can ruin your game with sporadic dropped connections.

As to routers with QoS Settings, I know my Netgear WNDR3700 has it but that isn't the best of routers (it may have been when I got but that was a few years ago).
 
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Most routers can only limit QoS outbound. If you are overloading your upload traffic then these will work but most time the issue is a overload of the download. There are few routers that can limit the download speed to hard limits. The higher end asus and tplink have the ability to set hard limits.

You can not really set you traffic to priority even though the QoS implies you can it doesn't really work.

What you need to do is limit all other traffic so there is unused bandwidth for your game. So if say you have 5m of download speed you would limit everyone elses traffic to say 4m leaving 1m for your games. The bad part of this is it reserves this even when you are not using it so it in effect reduces the total internet bandwidth for everyone else and lets the extra unused.

Still this only really works for certain applications. You can not truly control incoming traffic. If the ISP drops your game data because the path is over the amount you purchased your router can not just recreate that data. You are dependent on the application the other people are using detecting that your router is dropping even more of their traffic and slowing down. For example say you limit them to 0bits/sec and they ask a server to send them 10m/sec. Your router will still get 10m/sec eating your download but your router will deliver 0. Most application will give up but if the application is not designed that way and keep trying forever then it does no good to use QoS. Lucky most applications are smart enought to detect the limitation. Bit torrent unfortunately is one of the ones that will just open more sessions.
 
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Modems do not support QOS, the only QOS on a cable device is for PHONE service off an EMTA and then the cmts is actually where the real event happens. Since phone uses so LITTLE bandwidth but cannot be error corrected like data can, its only for packet arrival order.

Routers have QOS options, but there are limitations you need to understand about. It can only control outgoing data, not incoming and the internet itself does not support QOS across its nodes. You basically are QOS'ng the packets on your LAN. Now if wiring into the modem with no one else on, fixes your issue with the game then this might help. Otherwise save your money.
 
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That is not entirely correct. QOS works by way of tagging, the incomming packets are taged with the level of importance. When the network is congested and Queuing begins and if QOS is not functioning on your router you will suffer latency issues, especially with gaming as gaming packets are not considered high priority compared to video and voip. For example someone watching Netflix through the network you're gaming on will dramatically effect your gaming. QOS is the best thing you can do if you're a gamer.
 
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bill001g

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Why do you post incorrect information on a almost 4 year old post.

Your post sure sounds good but I suspect it is from reading books and not actual experience. The main flaw with what you post is all packet markings are striped by the ISP when the data enters the network. You may THINK you are accomplishing something but you are not...and you can't mark packets on the server end anyway.

Even if they wanted to there is no actual standard to what packet markings mean. You must configure the routers so they all consistently handle marked packets the same. You will never get all the ISP in the world to implement this.

You can really only use packet markings in a corporate environment where you have complete control of all the equipment.

Beside packet marking so some traffic gets "fast lane" is exactly how you would implement the stuff people have been complaining about net neutrality.

 
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many routers manage QOS traffic, what you are looking for is advanced networking that permits to set IP priority (set TV with Netflix to a medium ip traffic and set gaming pc top high traffic priority) and you will find less laggy/jumping ping spikes)

I use a Netgear R7800 myself but many other carry it.
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Again we are on a 4 year old post.

This only limit traffic your are SENDING and the problem almost always is on traffic your are receiving the setting in most cases does nothing.
 
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