[Bloat] how to fix modem buffer bloat?

Kenyon Ralph kenyon at kenyonralph.com
Mon Aug 26 15:01:55 EDT 2013


On 2013-08-26T14:53:44-0400, Collin Anderson <cmawebsite at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> > Any recommendations for solving the bufferbloat on my Comcast SMC cable modem?
> 
> Looking at it more, a workaround is probably all I can hope for at
> this point. I first started keeping a ping session open back in 2008
> to debug the internet, and I see bufferbloat almost every day at home
> and at work. Anything to avoid the symptoms sounds great.
> 
> I want something reliable and have minimal configuration. I'm thinking
> about buying a WNDR3800 and installing CeroWRT, or is there better
> recommended hardware?
> 
> Also, isn't fq_codel "on by default" [1] in OpenWRT? If so, what's the
> advantage of CeroWRT?

WNDR3800 with OpenWrt and properly configured and activated
/etc/config/qos which uses fq_codel has been working great for my
house. Solves the bufferbloat problem to my satisfaction on my Cox
cable connection.

> Thanks,
> Collin
> 
> [1] http://www.ietf.org/proceedings/87/slides/slides-87-aqm-6.pdf

-- 
Kenyon Ralph
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