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[MikeRobbo]

Log into the Netgear Settings and set up the router to respond to ICMP.

[JimboSails]

Those settings are unavailable; presumably because I’m in modem mode. I can only access the logs. 

[MikeRobbo]

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@JimboSails wrote:

We've been Virgin Media customers for a while and upgraded to M500 mid Lockdown 1.0. Initially we were getting well in excess of 500mbps, wirelessly on 5G and wired. 

Now, we are seeing speeds more like 50 - 90mbps (although upload remains good at 40mbps). The internet also regularly drops mid 'zoom' call, and we tend to get ping results from speedtest of around 15ms even on wired (we have seen these fall on wired previously). 

The Hub is operating in Modem Mode, and is connected to a Nightgear R8000P router. 

Logs to follow.

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@MikeRobbo wrote:

Log into the Netgear Settings and set up the router to respond to ICMP.

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[MikeRobbo]

The IP Address for the Netgear is probably 192.168.1.1

[JimboSails]

Apologies Mike - I popped out for a cycle. I've just enabled ping on the Nighthawk. 

[MikeRobbo]

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@JimboSails wrote:

Apologies Mike - I popped out for a cycle. I've just enabled ping on the Nighthawk. 

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Your >> BQM << will need a few more hours, preferably 24 to show any kind of trend.

[Andruser]

And check the external IP address that the BQM is using is correct.  When you swap the hub from router mode to modem mode you'll usually get a different external IP, and if you swap back again there's no guarantee that the previous IP address will be reallocated to you 

[JimboSails]

Thanks both. The IP address is correct, and the graph is starting to pick up data. 

let’s see what it shows over 24hrs I guess!

[JimboSails]

Morning all!

A speed test this morning puts me at 90mbps again - it's almost as though it's been throttled, as it's mostly quite stable at that speed. A bit galling when I'm paying for 500mbps. 

To my untrained eye the BQM shows a number of small latency spikes, but nothing else really of significance. 

Any suggestions on next steps to get my speed and stability back would be appreciated. 

Thanks!

Jim

[JimboSails]

BQM is still running and showing some massive latency spikes. 

I'm wondering if I should call Virgin Media directly (usually a frustrating experience) to diagnose?