Paul Short
Occasional Visitor
Hi All
Wondering if any of you knowledgeable guys out there can recommend a good modem for my separates network setup.
My setup consists of a modem (currently a unlocked BT Openreach HG612), which goes to my pfsense box which in turn feeds an Asus RT-AC86U in AP mode.
I want to be able to utilise the max out of my 40/10 fibre profile, but with my current setup I can only get 35mbps download speeds, and my ISP say the max I can achieve is 37mbps. I'm pretty sure it has something to do with the HG612 as my connection does feel sluggish, which I'm putting down to a broadcom chipset based modem being used on an ECI cabinet. I have a BT Homehub 5 with LEDE installed, which I have configured as a bridge modem, and when I use that in place of the HG612 my internet feels sharper. The only problem using the Homehub 5 is that line stats info is very limited, and I like to use DSLStats to monitor my line. I can't understand why I can't achieve higher download speeds, I'm a stone throw away from our cabinet, I use wired connection to check speedtests, tweaked various settings in pfsense, and no matter what I do I can't improve it. I'm sure I can get a bit more out of line I just don't know how to. Is this the best I can expect from my line or can more be achieved?
If anyone has any ideas / suggestions of a good modem, or a modem / router combo that can be configured as a bridge modem, that will give me good availability to line stats and speed up my line a bit more, then I'd be grateful to hear them (if it can be improved that is). Just so you know I have also tried a Zyxel VMG3925 and Billion 8800nl in the past and both of them feel sluggish as well.
Many thanks in advance.
Wondering if any of you knowledgeable guys out there can recommend a good modem for my separates network setup.
My setup consists of a modem (currently a unlocked BT Openreach HG612), which goes to my pfsense box which in turn feeds an Asus RT-AC86U in AP mode.
I want to be able to utilise the max out of my 40/10 fibre profile, but with my current setup I can only get 35mbps download speeds, and my ISP say the max I can achieve is 37mbps. I'm pretty sure it has something to do with the HG612 as my connection does feel sluggish, which I'm putting down to a broadcom chipset based modem being used on an ECI cabinet. I have a BT Homehub 5 with LEDE installed, which I have configured as a bridge modem, and when I use that in place of the HG612 my internet feels sharper. The only problem using the Homehub 5 is that line stats info is very limited, and I like to use DSLStats to monitor my line. I can't understand why I can't achieve higher download speeds, I'm a stone throw away from our cabinet, I use wired connection to check speedtests, tweaked various settings in pfsense, and no matter what I do I can't improve it. I'm sure I can get a bit more out of line I just don't know how to. Is this the best I can expect from my line or can more be achieved?
If anyone has any ideas / suggestions of a good modem, or a modem / router combo that can be configured as a bridge modem, that will give me good availability to line stats and speed up my line a bit more, then I'd be grateful to hear them (if it can be improved that is). Just so you know I have also tried a Zyxel VMG3925 and Billion 8800nl in the past and both of them feel sluggish as well.
Many thanks in advance.