On Sun, Dec 23, 2018 at 10:56 AM Andy Bradford < [email protected]> wrote:
> Thus said Jonathan Duncan on Sun, 23 Dec 2018 01:05:13 -0700: > > > - I start adding in some of the wired devices (gaming machines, > > internet phone, media devices) I start seeing ping time jumping all > > over the place and even timing out. > > How many total devices, and more importantly, what are those devices > doing? > > At any given time there are around 20+ devices: 5 personal computers, 2 media servers (AppleTV, chromecast), 1 smart tv, 1 ObiHai voip phone router, 10 smartphones/tablets, a couple of smart watches, several other smart home devices (webcams, solar, sprinklers, etc). Most of the personal computers are wired, as is the AppleTV and voip phone. Several of the personal computers are often running video games that require Internet connections. One computer is used for Twitch streaming at least once a day. The AppleTV is often streaming Netflix or Youtube videos. > If the problem increases with the number of devices and activity, I > would start to suspect either the R7000 (assuming all devices are behind > this router), or the SB6141. It's possible that it doesn't have a > sufficient queue length to queue all packets which will result in > retransmits (for TCP) and dropped packets for other protocols. Another > possibility is the state table on these devices, or the NAT table. > Perhaps the routing devices either have terrible limits on their states > or simply insufficient memory to handle all the states your devices are > creating. > > It may not be possible to inspect our routing equipment for any of this > data, however, you might find documentation that states some numbers on > what they can handle. > > Good idea, might be worth looking into specified limits. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
