Network spikes with RT-AX86U Pro And Remoteplay

[mandrake88]

Hi,

I recently upgraded from my old edge router x+ubiquiti AP to an RT-AX86U Pro, and now i'm getting very bad lag spikes when using steam remoteplay to my NVIDIA Shield. With my previous setup it worked fine, both wired & wireless, but since i upgraded to the Asus router i'm getting this horrible lag spikes. I turned the steam performance overlay and it's the light blue line spiking (network). Tried a few things:

- All sort of configurations for encoding in both the host/client steam
- Direct Connection On/off
- QoS On/off
- Wired Ethernet / Wireless
- Alternative host/client software (sunshine+moonlight)
- GPU Drivers

Nothing. The lag spikes are unaffected. At this point i'm pretty sure the problem it's the router but couldn't manage to fix the problem. The stange part it's that i'm only seeing this lag spikes when using local gamestreaming, for regular internet usage (included online gaming) the router seems to works perfectly.

Firmware version: 3.0.0.4.388_23565

 

[MXThaurus]

try to install last Merlin 388.4 and verify performances. Then give a try to CakeQos/FlexQos (with right settings).

 

[kryptto]

Hi,

I recently upgraded from my old edge router x+ubiquiti AP to an RT-AX86U Pro, and now i'm getting very bad lag spikes when using steam remoteplay to my NVIDIA Shield. With my previous setup it worked fine, both wired & wireless, but since i upgraded to the Asus router i'm getting this horrible lag spikes. I turned the steam performance overlay and it's the light blue line spiking (network). Tried a few things:

- All sort of configurations for encoding in both the host/client steam
- Direct Connection On/off
- QoS On/off
- Wired Ethernet / Wireless
- Alternative host/client software (sunshine+moonlight)
- GPU Drivers

Nothing. The lag spikes are unaffected. At this point i'm pretty sure the problem it's the router but couldn't manage to fix the problem. The stange part it's that i'm only seeing this lag spikes when using local gamestreaming, for regular internet usage (included online gaming) the router seems to works perfectly.

Firmware version: 3.0.0.4.388_23565

I am having this issue as well - even after ASUS "incorporated a fix" this last Sept update. NVIDIA Shield - ALL wired network connections, NO wireless, cause it incorporates too many variables with wireless config to uncover the truth. Read this thread I posted - unfortunately conflating network performance with ASUS cloud hacking issues, I suffered both, and one was covering up - conflating all performance issues into one. I had to have many hard resets to fix the hacking issue, then switched to merlin.

When ASUS had me run the command you see in that thread - it worked, it turned off some throttling they were doing. That said, they indicated the fix would merge into their Sept release. Which Merlin has updated in his latest release. The sad part is, I might go back to stock, the performance over LAN has been reintroduced - and I cant tell if it is Merlins - or ASUS code issues.

 

[kryptto]

Found the solution for searches regarding NVidia Shield stuttering lag audio dropping GeForce now game performance issues;

https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/forums/shield-tv/9/383183/video-playback-on-certain-apps-are-stuttering/2751083/

Check your audio advanced settings in Shield settings. The Geforce/Shield support was very brief in response. If you are using an AVR or advaced audio settings in your TV speaker settings, it's an audio setting causing a video and audio sync issue, thus what appears to be a network lag issue.

For instance playing geforceNow, I am using 40/50 Mbps constant download, I get 900 constant speedtesting. With no other network usage using QoS, open NAT or no QoS or other prioritizing nothing ever fixed the problem.

Changing audio and using the sync tool in Shield advanced option it now is stable.