Hi Alec On May 1, 2016 2:18:06 PM GMT+02:00, Alec Robertson <[email protected]> wrote: >Dear All, > >I now have the TP-Link Archer C7. Would it be possible to have a >walkthrough of setting it up to beat bufferbloat on my FTTC connection?
Rich Brown wrote a nice introduction/How-To specifically for openwrt, which can be found under https://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/howto/sqm and there is a companion Text about the uci variables under https://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/uci/sqm Please let us know if there are any questions left or if the results are less than satisfactory ;)... Best Regards Sebastian > >-- >Alec Robertson > >On 29 April 2016 at 3:58:55 pm, Dave Taht ([email protected]) wrote: > >I am using this build. one thing that failed twice recently was the >dnscrypt stuff (for no reason I can discern). I ended up disabling it >this morning. > >On Sun, Apr 24, 2016 at 3:37 AM, Arie <[email protected]> wrote: >> If you want a very recent cake version, you could use my build from >here: >> http://ariekanarie.nl/openwrt/mvebu/ It's based on the very feature >heavy >> OpenWRT build by trondah ( >https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=50914 >> ), but using more recent cerowrt and cake stuff. >> >> You'll want to flash the shelby factory.img if still on stock >firmware, else >> shelby sysupgrade.tar. >> >> >> >> On 24 April 2016 at 00:22, Alec Robertson <[email protected]> >wrote: >>> >>> Dear All, >>> >>> I’ve realised that I have been responding to Kevin rather than to >the >>> mailing list - my bad! >>> >>> I think I will purchase a Linksys WRT1900ACS as it seems to be >fairly well >>> regarded and is easily accessible in the UK. >>> >>> How do I go about setting up Cake on it? >>> >>> -- >>> Alec Robertson >>> >>> On 23 April 2016 at 9:00:52 pm, Alec Robertson >([email protected]) >>> wrote: >>> >>> Dear Kevin, >>> >>> I did look at the Linksys WRT1200AC but it seems to get some rather >poor >>> reviews on Amazon? >>> >>> -- >>> Alec Robertson >>> >>> On 23 April 2016 at 8:58:02 pm, Kevin Darbyshire-Bryant >>> ([email protected]) wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> On 23/04/2016 20:42, Alec Robertson wrote: >>> >>> Dear Kevin, >>> >>> That’s very useful thanks. >>> >>> You say the TP-LINK Archer C7 should just be okay. What could I get >that I >>> know will last me for a long time? What’s got good WiFi range too? >>> >>> The honest answer is I've absolutely no idea and I'm in that dilemma > >>> myself. There's a remake of the linksys WRT range (WRT1200????) that > >>> apparently is very powerful, I guess the issue is how far along >OpenWrt is. >>> I might have the wrong end of hte stick but I think Dave Taht may >have >>> something working. >>> >>> Apologies, I'm not really a mine of information. >>> >>> >>> I’m using powerline at the moment but fed up with it disconnecting. >I >>> think it is probably the TP-LINK adaptors I am using (known issue >>> apparently) but wiring up the house is unpractical at the moment. I >don’t >>> think there is a better solution really. >>> >>> -- >>> Alec Robertson >>> >>> On 23 April 2016 at 8:00:00 pm, Kevin Darbyshire-Bryant >>> ([email protected]) wrote: >>> >>> Hi Alec, >>> >>> I'm not familiar with TalkTalk but they sound like they do similar >>> things to Sky - Sky just need a 'login ID' as part of the DHCP >request >>> packet (which funnily enough are the PPPoA/E login details) >>> >>> In terms of speed sacrifice, erm, none really. I've set 40mpbs >incoming >>> and 9990kbps for outgoing on a 40000/9999 link as reported by the >>> modem. Probably critically I've set the packet overheads to 12, and >I >>> now can't remember why... there's an on-wire vlan tag (4 bytes) but >the >>> reason for the other 8 have fallen out of the brain cell. >>> >>> I've a semi-regular backup job overnight that on a bad day overruns >into >>> the day - a week or so ago it ran for something like 2 days and I >had >>> absolutely no idea - thinkbroadband's ping monitor was registering >>> something like an extra 5mS latency over the baseline, peaks were >>> something like 25mS - backup stats and openwrt's stats package were > >>> registering the full 10mbps uplink in use during that time. >>> >>> Does that help? >>> >>> Kevin >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 23/04/16 19:40, Alec Robertson wrote: >>> > Dear Kevin, >>> > >>> > I am on TalkTalk which uses IPoE, so no PPPoE use at all, as far >as I >>> > know. I certainly haven’t ever configured login details. >>> > >>> > How much speed do you have to sacrifice on your connection to >>> > eliminate bufferbloat? >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Alec Robertson >>> > >>> > On 23 April 2016 at 10:46:35 am, Kevin Darbyshire-Bryant >>> > ([email protected] ><mailto:[email protected]>) >>> >>> > wrote: >>> > >>> >> Hi Alec, >>> >> >>> >> A brief appearance from me whilst I have a spare few seconds. >>> >> >>> >> Not stupid! >>> >> >>> >> There’s an obvious question: Why are Billion still shipping >buffer >>> >> bloated devices? Have they been sent graphs/demos/logs of how >their >>> >> kit is faulty? >>> >> >>> >> To offer some hopefully constructive pointers: For FTTC service >I’m >>> >> guessing you’ll be using the Billion as a vdsl modem. Who’s the >ISP? >>> >> AFAIK anyone other than Sky will need to run PPPoE and hence hit >the >>> >> 1492 MTU restriction *unless* the Billion supports mini jumbo >frames >>> >> on the ethernet side and the PPPoE MTU extension (the rfc number > >>> >> escapes the brain at the moment) Sky don’t use PPP and just run >>> >> ethernet frames over PTM…..the way it should be. The incoming >>> >> packets from ISP to you are policed at something close to sync >rate, >>> >> this is part of the BT specification. The uplink of course can be >as >>> >> bloated as hell ;-) >>> >> >>> >> I use an Archer C7 with BT’s equally horrendously bloated HG612 >vdsl >>> >> modem on a 40/10 link with sky as my isp. In terms of CPU usage >it’s >>> >> about 1% per megabit so a full 40/10 uses around 55% cpu, I think > >>> >> there’s enough for your 60/20…just. >>> >> >https://middling.me.uk/blog/2015/03/customising-openwrt-to-my-needs/ >>> >> offers further advice which I found useful. >>> >> >>> >> Kevin >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >>> On 22 Apr 2016, at 23:01, Alec Robertson ><[email protected] >>> >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> >>> >>> I’ve been out of the bufferbloat game for a while and want to >try >>> >>> and beat it once again. >>> >>> >>> >>> I’ve got an FTTC connection (UK) which I get around 60Mbps on >but >>> >>> with horrible bufferbloat on my Billion 8800NL. What router >should I >>> >>> get that can run OpenWRT and handle this connection? Do the >newest >>> >>> builds of OpenWRT have cake built-in now via sqm-scripts or >would I >>> >>> need to install this manually. If so, how would I do this? >>> >>> >>> >>> Would appreciate any help and apologies if I come off in any way > >>> >>> stupid. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Alec Robertson >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> Cake mailing list >>> >>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> >>> https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/cake >>> >> >>> >>> >>> ________________________________ >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Thanks, >>> >>> [email protected] >>> M: +44 7947 355344 H: +44 1256 478597 >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Cake mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/cake >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Cake mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/cake >> > > > >-- >Dave Täht >Let's go make home routers and wifi faster! 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