Hey, I was wondering on how to setup QoS properly.
I have a netgear router, so I went to add a new rule, added tf2, the catagory as online gaming, and put starting port 27000 and ending port 27050, type I put was TCP/UDP.
Did I do it right? Do I just do TCP and put 27015 or just UDP? or how I did it was fine.
I'm sort of confused because I want to make sure this works.
Also BTW, would I restart my router once I do this or just apply and that's it?
Hey, I was wondering on how to setup QoS properly.
I have a netgear router, so I went to add a new rule, added tf2, the catagory as online gaming, and put starting port 27000 and ending port 27050, type I put was TCP/UDP.
Did I do it right? Do I just do TCP and put 27015 or just UDP? or how I did it was fine.
I'm sort of confused because I want to make sure this works.
Also BTW, would I restart my router once I do this or just apply and that's it?
Port 27015 is what most servers use 27015, but sometimes they use another port like 27016 or something. It would be TCP. UDP is broadcast spam from like a printer for example. UDP AFAIK in normal router configurations can not pass subnets, so it shouldn't be relevant to enable QoS on UDP for TF2.
IMO though consumer grade QoS in routers is generally not very good and I'm unsure if it makes much of a difference.
I think the router will prompt you to restart it if it is required in order for the settings to take effect.
Port 27015 is what most servers use 27015, but sometimes they use another port like 27016 or something. It would be TCP. UDP is broadcast spam from like a printer for example. UDP AFAIK in normal router configurations can not pass subnets, so it shouldn't be relevant to enable QoS on UDP for TF2.
IMO though consumer grade QoS in routers is generally not very good and I'm unsure if it makes much of a difference.
I think the router will prompt you to restart it if it is required in order for the settings to take effect.
dollarlayerPort 27015 is what most servers use 27015, but sometimes they use another port like 27016 or something. It would be TCP. UDP is broadcast spam from like a printer for example. UDP AFAIK in normal router configurations can not pass subnets, so it would not be relevent to enable QoS on UDP for TF2.
IMO though consumer grade QoS in routers is generally not very good and I'm unsure if it makes much of a difference.
I think the router will prompt you to restart it if it is required in order for the settings to take effect.
Alrighty, thank you!
When I select TCP, it still prompts me to enter a starting port and ending port, would I just put 27015 on both then?
[quote=dollarlayer]Port 27015 is what most servers use 27015, but sometimes they use another port like 27016 or something. It would be TCP. UDP is broadcast spam from like a printer for example. UDP AFAIK in normal router configurations can not pass subnets, so it would not be relevent to enable QoS on UDP for TF2.
IMO though consumer grade QoS in routers is generally not very good and I'm unsure if it makes much of a difference.
I think the router will prompt you to restart it if it is required in order for the settings to take effect.[/quote]
Alrighty, thank you!
When I select TCP, it still prompts me to enter a starting port and ending port, would I just put 27015 on both then?
TF2 uses UDP actually playing and TCP if you use rcon commands. Just using UDP will be fine.
I didn't have to restart when setting up QoS but your router may differ.
I just looked at my server list and the highest port I see being used for TF2 is 27075 and the lowest 27015 you probably want to set your port range from 27000 to 27099 or even 27999 to make sure QoS is used for all servers you join.
TF2 uses UDP actually playing and TCP if you use rcon commands. Just using UDP will be fine.
I didn't have to restart when setting up QoS but your router may differ.
I just looked at my server list and the highest port I see being used for TF2 is 27075 and the lowest 27015 you probably want to set your port range from 27000 to 27099 or even 27999 to make sure QoS is used for all servers you join.
dollarlayerPort 27015 is what most servers use 27015, but sometimes they use another port like 27016 or something. It would be TCP. UDP is broadcast spam from like a printer for example. UDP AFAIK in normal router configurations can not pass subnets, so it shouldn't be relevant to enable QoS on UDP for TF2.
IMO though consumer grade QoS in routers is generally not very good and I'm unsure if it makes much of a difference.
I think the router will prompt you to restart it if it is required in order for the settings to take effect.
Most networking time critical applications use UDP, including multiplayer games like TF2.
[quote=dollarlayer]Port 27015 is what most servers use 27015, but sometimes they use another port like 27016 or something. It would be TCP. UDP is broadcast spam from like a printer for example. UDP AFAIK in normal router configurations can not pass subnets, so it shouldn't be relevant to enable QoS on UDP for TF2.
IMO though consumer grade QoS in routers is generally not very good and I'm unsure if it makes much of a difference.
I think the router will prompt you to restart it if it is required in order for the settings to take effect.[/quote]
Most networking time critical applications use UDP, including multiplayer games like TF2.
It's fine as long as the servers you are connecting to are in that port range. What I would recommend is that you just make all traffic from your computer priority over other devices. That way all you have to do is pause downloads etc. All you need is the MAC address of your device. Consumer QOS is not great, but it does make a significant difference in situations where you have less bandwidth available.
It's fine as long as the servers you are connecting to are in that port range. What I would recommend is that you just make all traffic from your computer priority over other devices. That way all you have to do is pause downloads etc. All you need is the MAC address of your device. Consumer QOS is not great, but it does make a significant difference in situations where you have less bandwidth available.
So its been fine, then my ping starts spiking, it was spiking today.
Did I set it up wrong? or is it just my isp?
I set it up so its highest priority to ports UDP 27000..27999, under catagory Online Gaming.
I only selected UDP tho, not TCP/UDP or just TCP.
So its been fine, then my ping starts spiking, it was spiking today.
Did I set it up wrong? or is it just my isp?
I set it up so its highest priority to ports UDP 27000..27999, under catagory Online Gaming.
I only selected UDP tho, not TCP/UDP or just TCP.
Are you playing on wired or wireless? If wired I recommend contacting your ISP. If wireless I recommend an ethernet cable
Are you playing on wired or wireless? If wired I recommend contacting your ISP. If wireless I recommend an ethernet cable
Knuckles_Are you playing on wired or wireless? If wired I recommend contacting your ISP. If wireless I recommend an ethernet cable
It's wired, and its never a problem during the day usually, just late afternoon sometimes and night time, family members incline to the wifi devices being connected to the router, so theres usually like 6 wireless devices connected to the Wifi at night, so I realized that could of been the reason why my ping spikes, so I tried QoSing myself.
[quote=Knuckles_]Are you playing on wired or wireless? If wired I recommend contacting your ISP. If wireless I recommend an ethernet cable[/quote]
It's wired, and its never a problem during the day usually, just late afternoon sometimes and night time, family members incline to the wifi devices being connected to the router, so theres usually like 6 wireless devices connected to the Wifi at night, so I realized that could of been the reason why my ping spikes, so I tried QoSing myself.
Anyone help me?
Is it UDP for sure? or TCP, or both?
for me it tells me to set a starting port, and a ending port.
Anyone help me?
Is it UDP for sure? or TCP, or both?
for me it tells me to set a starting port, and a ending port.
crazybeaniegroovenAnyone help me?
Is it UDP for sure? or TCP, or both?
for me it tells me to set a starting port, and a ending port.
UDP for sure. Videogames do not use TCP for game traffic, due to latency concerns.
[quote=crazybeaniegrooven]Anyone help me?
Is it UDP for sure? or TCP, or both?
for me it tells me to set a starting port, and a ending port.[/quote]
UDP for sure. Videogames do not use TCP for game traffic, due to latency concerns.