Maybe your ISP gives you a burst of bandwidth and then takes it away shortly after. Comcast was known for doing this with their Powerboost. Try these settings: Download: 42500 Upload: 4000 On 12/4/2016 5:11 AM, Jon Pike wrote: > Here's some straight eth to router test runs. > > Wierdly, I'm getting worse performance on ethernet, than 15 minutes > ago over the wifi link. This computer is older and slower though, and > with a HD rather than a SSD. > > UL speed is slower overall, in the first two of the three tests, with > many more high latency events on the bloat graph occuring on both the > DL and the UL. Last one was cleaner and faster, though with a few > large excursions. > > C7 gbit eth - gbit PC eth > > Somewhat slower Win 10 PC than the USB adapter platform. > > http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest/6881431 slow UL speeds, many high > latency events, bloat score B > http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest/6881473 " " > http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest/6881491 better than the first two, > both in UL speed and low latency > > Hope this is helpful... > > > On Sun, Dec 4, 2016 at 1:39 AM, Jon Pike > wrote: > > Did a new set on the same PC located on the other side of the > house. Will also add the requested ethernet attached PC runs > later. Just discovered that you can click on the bufferbloat > graph items on the DSLReports Speedtest results, and they actually > expand into a detailed picture vs time graph. Never knew about that! > > I disabled my virus scanner (Kaspersky) for the first time. Don't > know if the smoother and faster results are more due to that, vs > maybe it's pretty quiet on the home network front right now... > > One thing I've been wondering about, is the speed setting in the > SQM, i.e. the 55mbit/5mbit in my case. Is it supposed to cap the > data rates below the setting? If so, why am I still getting my > upload speed surge of 10 or more mbit, even with it set to 5? > > > New set of tests on the C7, Toke's 11-24 build. > Same cake and piece of cake SQM as before, Noah's suggestion of > removing the extra SQM settings has been done. > SQM cap speeds: 55/5mbit > Other new change, virus scanner disabled. > > Very smooth, near perfect speeds, only a very few high latency > spikes. No neighboring PC running videos, or gaming, like there > was in earlier tests. Maybe the upstairs roommate also wasn't as > busy as well? > > 2.4Ghz AC adapter - Netgear A6200 AC1200 > > http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest/6880534 > > http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest/6880607 > > http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest/6880642 > > > 5Ghz AC adapter - Netgear A6200 AC1200 > > http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest/6880694 > > http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest/6880747 > > http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest/6880827 > > > 2.4Ghz N adapter - Netgear WNA3100 N300 > > http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest/6880915 > > http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest/6880950 > > http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest/6880968 > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Noah Causin > > To: make-wifi-fast@lists.bufferbloat.net > > Cc: > Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2016 13:41:11 -0500 > Subject: Re: [Make-wifi-fast] Updated LEDE build with airtime > patches > > Are you using the dual-dsthost and dual-srchost options? If > so, try removing those settings from SQM and uncheck all the > checkboxes you selected to reach them. > > Then try a test on Ethernet with SQM on. > > Noah > > > On 12/2/2016 1:14 PM, Jon Pike wrote: >> Hello all... >> >> Well, with medical issues, and having a busy week, I didn't >> get back right away. Here's the DSLReports Speedtest runs I took. >> >> My results here are pretty variable, so I don't know how >> trustworthy they are or how worth while to you guys, vs >> FLENT runs. >> The lower block is using Toke's 11-18 C7 FW build, the upper >> block is with the 11-24 build. >> >> Upshot, on my Archer C7, both ran for days with no apparent >> issues, on my home network. Interesting note, I ran both >> the C7 v2 and the C7 v3, both ran fine. So, if you end up >> with a v3, it shouldn't be an issue. Further side note, >> the different configuration of the v3 model, with both 2.4Ghz >> and 5Ghz on the external "rabbit ears" antennas, seems to >> have a bit stronger signal on 2.4Ghz on the other end of my >> house, than the v2 model that has 3 separate, small 2.4Ghz >> antennas inside the box. Caveat, my testing of that wasn't >> very thourough.. >> >> My overall home network setup is: Cox cable - SB6146 modem - >> Archer C7 router - various clients. I did testing on a PC >> plugged directely in a eth port of the C7, to PC's using >> Netgear Netgear WNA3100 N300, and A6200 AC1200 USB adapters. >> >> Below are the links to DSLReports, on the tests. Most have >> cake, and piece of cake, and Noah's suggested settings, with >> speed caps of 55 and 5 mbit. My cable is supposed to be >> 60/6, I see 65 often, with wild speed variation on the UL, >> settling to 5-6mbits. >> >> I have the Speedtest settings set for hi res bufferbloat, >> test time extended to 20sec, which is about as long as you >> can go without pushing the start of the test off the end of >> that graph. >> >> Let me know if this is in any way useful, or what I can do >> to make it more worth looking at. It seems so variable and >> random, that I wonder about the worth, as well as you don't >> get a good look at what the latencey is over time, vs FLENT. >> >> ------------------------------------------- >> eth0 to router - no SQM >> >> http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest/6656688 >> Starts near 60, >> plateau 64-65 (hits 66) then drops to 52-54 at the 10sec >> mark. UL hits 18, before falling down to a 4.5-5.5 average >> Bloat C >> >> http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest/6657058 >> very similar, >> but bloat an A this time >> >> http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest/6657916 >> " Bloat >> a C this time >> >> >> now C7 V2, with Toke 11-24 FW SQM 55/5 >> >> http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest/6659367 >> 51.2 1.65, bloat B >> >> http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest/6659493 >> 52.4 3.01 >> bloat A peak of 300-400ms on all including idle? >> >> -------------------------------- >> Earlier tests with Toke's 11-18 FW, SQM 55/5 mbits >> >> 2.4Ghz N adapter Netgear WNA3100 N300 adapter >> >> http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest/6440808 >> >> >> http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest/6440846 >> >> >> http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest/6440864 >> >> >> >> 2.4Ghz AC adapter Netgear A6200 AC1200 adapter >> >> http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest/6440940 >> >> >> http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest/6440963 >> >> >> http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest/6440987 >> >> >> 5Ghz AC adapter Netgear A6200 AC1200 adapter >> >> http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest/6441015 >> >> >> http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest/6441038 >> >> >> http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest/6441056 >> >> >> http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest/6441132 >> (first A grade >> of the batch) >> >> eth1 to C7 >> >> http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest/6441483 >> >> >> http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest/6441570 >> >> >> http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest/6441586 >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Jon Pike > >> To: "Toke Høiland-Jørgensen" > >> Cc: make-wifi-fast@lists.bufferbloat.net >> >> Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2016 21:58:46 -0800 >> Subject: Re: [Make-wifi-fast] Updated LEDE build with airtime >> patches >> >> Wish I wasn't out of town still... I could have got some >> time with the new one. Had been running the 11-18 build >> version of yours, on a C7 v2 in my mixed home network >> enviroment. N devices, AC devices, a semi rogue N range >> extender, all running WPA2-AES. >> >> I did see some occasional large amounts of bloat, most of >> the time good behavior. Occasional odd, regular thru put >> drops to 1/4 speed. I mentioned this in earlier posts, >> have done some more detailed testing since, that's at home >> and unavailable till I'm home again. You could see a few >> DSLReports logs in my posts. >> >> Hope that helps... >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Make-wifi-fast mailing list >> Make-wifi-fast@lists.bufferbloat.net >> >> https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/make-wifi-fast >> > _______________________________________________ Make-wifi-fast > mailing list Make-wifi-fast@lists.bufferbloat.net > > https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/make-wifi-fast > > > _______________________________________________ > Make-wifi-fast mailing list > Make-wifi-fast@lists.bufferbloat.net > https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/make-wifi-fast