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https://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/17438430085...

Edited by Colinh58 (Sat 05-Apr-25 09:51:13)

That's a fairly healthy throughput ! Is that the EE router ?

No, its a Draytek 3912

I very much doubt the new EE router would have sufficient power to to do that throughput

In reply to a post by Colinh58:

No, its a Draytek 3912

I very much doubt the new EE router would have sufficient power to to do that throughput

Odds are it’s actually going to, otherwise the vast majority of folks that simply use the ISP supplied routers would be moaning that they couldn’t receive what they were paying for.

Of course there are other legitimate reasons for using your own router, but getting the contracted throughput (wired of course) is probably not one.

Oddly I have an EE router and 1.8/1.6 G EE service that I can test with. I’ll let you know tomorrow.

"Odds are it’s actually going to, otherwise the vast majority of folks that simply use the ISP supplied routers would be moaning that they couldn’t receive what they were paying for."

Probably fine on IPV4, but I am dubious of IPV6 full throughput on the ISP routers
I think most people just do a speed test, they are not interested if its IPV4 or IPV6

Interesting to see what the BT router does on ipv6

Edited by Colinh58 (Sun 06-Apr-25 15:42:42)

There are higher end consumer routers that might tick your boxes. Eg the Asus RT-AX or BE Pro models which can be configured with dual WAN with failover & load balancing (altho' not tried these personally) and also support VLANs & VPN server & client. I'm on an Aquiss Family Pure Fibre 1000 line with an RT-AX86U Pro and testing over IPv6 to my phone I get around 830Mbps d/l - possibly a bit quicker if I try a cable connection to the router. Additional bonus with the Asus models is that they can also run the popular Merlin firmware to help with configuration.

Yes, some nice ones in the Asus range. I have used those in the past, including Merlin firmware. However I don't need the Wifi on the router and would prefer one without. Maybe IPv6 will get a better deal in the future from router manufacturers

Just to update the thread. Draytek have sent me an RC1 firmware for testing and I might get this on at the weekend. However with the recent good weather, spending time in the garden with a nice glass of red is far more attractive ...

Nice - Lets hope it works out OK

Another update - Installed the RC1 firmware and no difference. Personally I think I'm flogging a dead horse, as I can't see a firmware update increasing CPU throughput.
Anyway, I'll just carry on as it is and eventually change the Router when DualWAN is no longer a requirement.
The saga continues ...