Online gaming ping spikes / packet loss / frequent jitter when playing Fifa

[cookiemonsteruk]

@mae-3 

If running 5ghz ac alongside 5ghz ax how far up the channels can you put it. Are you still stuck on the 80mhz that the sky routers are?

[Samorai]

Thanks mate, make sense. Is Asus TUG gaming Ax-5400 any good for sky? It's going on discount atm and hence asking? 

[Samorai]

@cookiemonsteruk question for you re: ASUS TUF gaming AX-5400. any good for sky? TIA

[cookiemonsteruk]

@Samorai 

Unfortunately the Asus TUG gaming Ax-5400 is an unknown commodity vis a vis sky . the rt ax88u that i believe @jamesn123 has would be a good gaming router

Contact asus uk re the Asus TUG gaming Ax-5400 re sky compatibility

[Samorai]

Will do mate. 

One last question. Is there a guide as to how we set up these routers with sky hub? Or is this something which we shouldn't discuss here (being sky forums)? 

[cookiemonsteruk]

@Samorai 

At the end of day they both have adaptive qos. The ability to switch priorities between gaming, streaming, browsing etc by simply clicking a button on your mobile

[cookiemonsteruk]

@Samorai 

Re setting up one field in the WAN screen needs filled out "client identifier (option 61)" in the format 

Anything@skydsl|anything

[cookiemonsteruk]

@Samorai 

Are you superfast fttc or ultrafast fttp ?

With superfast fttc your options would be to disable wifi on sky hub and put the asus into access point mode

Or buy  a tp link td w9970 modem bridge (£35)

Instructions for setting up tp link td w9970 as modem bridge

select sky vdsl from isp list
https://www.tp-link.com/uk/support/faq/1332/

.With fttp the asus will replace the sky hub

[Samorai]

@cookiemonsteruk 

I have FTTP. 

So is it plug and play? I simply take off sky hub and instal AX58U? 

[cookiemonsteruk]

@Samorai 

Yep, ethernet from port 1 on ont to blue wan port on asus. Go to WAN screen on asus and do your anything@skydsl|anything and away you go 👍

[mae-3]

@cookiemonsteruk 

Right up to channel 157 but most routers only supprt 5Ghz band A and B which is channel 36-64 and 100-140 respectfully.

[cookiemonsteruk]

@mae-3 

Many thanks, that was for my own benefit as much as @Samorai . Just been told by maintenance manager that wayleave has been given to openreach to lay fibre cabling and update telephony so will install my rt ax58u then

[Samorai]

@cookiemonsteruk 

Do I need to flash Asus RT-AX58U with Merline firmware? Some other threads are suggesting that and hence my question. TIA

[jamesn123]

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@Samorai wrote:

@cookiemonsteruk 

Do I need to flash Asus RT-AX58U with Merline firmware? Some other threads are suggesting that and hence my question. TIA

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No the stock asus firmware has everything needed to connect to Sky lines. However feel free to flash the merlin firmware for extra features

[cookiemonsteruk]

@Samorai 

No. Mine comes with "client identifier (option 61) on the stock firmware