Post for reference:
https://www.waveform.com/tools/bufferbloat
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Doing it rn
whoops I was on my phone with the forum and was unable to send the pic thru there lol mb for the wait
so everytime I test it i've never gotten above +1ms on either of them when connected via ethernet to my modem.
When I’ve got a router connected the unloaded usually jumps to 17ms and I usually get +3 to +10ms with my openwrt travel router (GL.iNet Opal). (When there’s like no one on the WiFi but I have multiple devices so it tanks after 11 devices)
Your modem is fantastic, just choose router that can do wire speed within your budget, you do not need SQM.
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Yeah I figured the router was always the issue. The modem has always been solid. I don’t use the WiFi on it since it’s a crappy signal and it ruins the latency so I want my own separate router but it’s great
Over WiFi the bufferbloat from the modem (it’s a modem router gateway) goes up to 20ms unloaded and +20ms on upload and download. Doesn’t make much sense to me if the modem itself works well
If you're willing to wait for the support to happen, it's WIP, the MX4300/MX4301/LN1301 is $25 on w00t, Amazon and Walmart.
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I also don’t like the gateway since it doesn’t let me play certain games and I always have to manually open the ports so a separate router hooked up thru passthru mode works much better
Yk that seems good I checked the forum. I could hold onto one since it’s cheap enough and maybe help out my brother with his network or even swap it with the cudy I’ll buy for now and see which one is better for me. (Once a OpenWRT version is finally released)
20ms (50 Hz / fps) over wifi is quite normal, at least default codel targets are set up like that also on OpenWRT. More pronounced if you share channel with others.
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So I guess the little processor in my travel router is just getting overworked hence the massive jump to +100ms once there is too many devices
Prepare to see a goofy setup but this gives me A+ to A Bufferbloat (with the caveat of only having 10 or less devices connected before it blows up to +100ms bufferbloat
Big TP-Link Router (Archer AX3200) is being used in AP mode since the router itself gives around +30ms in router mode and it’s annoying af
Small router is my GL.iNet Opal which has wireless off and is just doing all the routing + SQM on it.
Big white tower is the modem/router Gateway (BGW320-500) which has the router off and is in passthru mode so it’s just a modem since it gives +20ms bufferbloat when in router mode
This is over WiFi NO ETHERNET
Also since I'm a new user I can't post anymore until 19 hours so that's fun LOL
Also I fixed the side vents being covered by the antennas, twas running a bit hot ngl so ty brada4 lol
Your mobile router needs side vents open.
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As has already been pointed out, your ISP service straight out of the modem is great and doesn't need SQM. If you still want to add a capable gateway modem, the NanoPi R5C with 2GB of memory for ~$70 shipped on amazon could be a good and easy option.
The R5C has CPU capability (quad ARM A55 efficiency cores at 2 GHz) equivalent to the much loved GL-MT6000 Flint 2, two 2.5 Gbps ports and plenty of memory and flash for whatever.
I recently tested my R5C and it seemed to top out around 450 Mbps with CAKE/layer_cake with my 570/23 ISP service. Different scripts or fq_codel may improve on that, but that works for me. If you need more CPU for faster SQM (which you currently do not need at all of course), the NanoPi R4S with a couple A72 performance cores on it would be a better option, but it does cost a little more.
A dual core Cudy WR3000 or the like running efficiency cores at only 1.3 GHz is going to be quite a bit slower. For slower ISP service or as a dumb AP, sure, but I would not be looking at one of those as an all-in-one gateway router for half Gig plus ISP service.
Unfortunately you've already acquired a collection of less than ideal hardware for OpenWrt. It happens. Most of us that tinker around with it have cast off hardware stored in our closets. Rather than remain attached to it, it might be better to rip off the band aid and start over.
You could try selling off your TP-Link all-in-one on ebay and picking up a GL-MT6000 Flint 2 instead if you want an all-in-one with a capable CPU that runs OpenWrt. That and your modem is all you would need in that case. Just a thought.
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At $25, and for a tri-band too (!), I could overlook a lot: no external antennas, meh 1.4 GHz CPU and 512 MB being less spacious than it seems on qualcommax.
Unfortunately, in the US the MX4200 is currently $137 on amazon, and $130 on Walmart ($97 if open box stock). I can get a GL-MT6000 for that from the manufacturer. Not tri-band though to be sure.
Might still be worth it if the WiFi throughput and stability doesn't rapidly degrade outside the same room as the device, but the last internal antenna qualcommax device I tried (DL-WRX36) was a bit of a disappointment in that regard and currently lives in a closet as a spare.
Look for LN1301 instead.
It got 2gb RAM, and 1gb flash.
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Wow! Thanks for the pointer. That's worth buying as a ready spare to gift to a friend in need.
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The sticker on the boxes my units came in says MX4301/LN1301.
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