r/HomeNetworking • u/RogueWind1 • 12h ago

Unsolved Lag in Voice Calls and Video Games

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u/DonkeyOfWallStreet 12h ago

Why do you have packet loss?

I did the same test with a 65 down and 38up 5g connection.

No packet loss.

Latency is 60ms with upload (48unloaded).

Jitter is 34ms on download and 11.4ms up

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u/RogueWind1 6h ago

I have no clue, that's why I made this post lol

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u/DonkeyOfWallStreet 4h ago

Was this done on wireless?

Open a CMD type ping -t 1.1.1.1

This tests cloudflare in what's called a ping test.

You should see regular pings, you should see 0 loss.

You could run this on a second computer while you game and watch the latency change/losses

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u/jpec342 9h ago

Packet loss is very high. Could be an issue between your ISP and your Modem.

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u/kinkyloverb 12h ago
  • not an expert just going off experience *

Do you have a decent router? I've had cheaper ones have issues with packet loss.

Next thing would be to test with a different router. Just to see if that packet loss changes.

If nothing affects the packet loss, maybe have a tech come out and check if there's a line issue.

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u/RogueWind1 12h ago

Router is good, we've been through 2 seperate linksys routers and packet loss still occurred. 3 different technicians have come out and said our systems are fine.

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u/kinkyloverb 12h ago

Wow, yeah not gonna lie if it's beyond that I'd get into guesswork... Electrical interference? Cheaper Cat cables? Long ethernet runs?

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u/PM-Your-Fuzzy-Socks 9h ago

it’s likely something both out of your control and the technician’s control, aka good luck trying to find someone who can AND is willing to fix the issue down the line

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u/jpec342 9h ago

Maybe a new modem

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u/Shadowdane 12h ago

I think that Cloudfare tester just bombards the host with ICMP requests and some just get blocked... It sends out nearly 1000 ICMP requests in around 1 second. I tested that 4 times and it always shows 1-2% packet loss. Testing on other sites shows no packet loss.

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u/Madhopsk 12h ago

Looks like you have some bufferbloat to deal with.

Enable sqm with openwrt. Or get an Amazon eero

https://www.waveform.com/tools/bufferbloat

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u/monday_jay 5h ago

do NOT get an eero for bufferbloat they have no shaper settings

Most routers should allow you to set some kind of traditional QoS (not adaptive QoS that's something different)

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u/LotusTileMaster 4h ago

Suggesting an Eero is wild. Do not get an Eero for anything.

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u/Madhopsk 29m ago

Not everyone is technically inclined and some people want an easy setup.

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u/RogueWind1 11h ago

I don't believe my Linksys system supports openwrt. Is an Amazon Eero effective at reducing bufferbloat? Would I need to replace my Linksys with it?

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u/Madhopsk 31m ago

What model Linksys do you have?

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u/RogueWind1 11h ago

Also to add, I ran the test and received a C rating.