Is it better to have a router modem combo or have them separate?
I have a Motorola SBG580 and up until last December I have never had an issue with it. Battlefield Hardline came out so I picked it up. I am getting disconnected every 30 secs to 5 mins, very rarely do I get to play a whole game. I have opened the DMZ, swapped out my m/r combo unit for the same model, changed channels on my unit, ran speed test and ping test, set up a static IP for my PS4 and called my ISP to get them to check my ping times and everything is always normal. I have also ran multiple UO traces and some times my ping is good other times its over 800ms. I have said all that to ask is it possible that my modem router just keeps going bad? Also would I get better results if they where separate? I have been having these issues with my ping times now for several months and across that time I have done everything i mentioned above. I just need some help to figure out if it is my hardware going bad or am I just getting the run around between EA and my ISP which is SuddenLink.
You are probably getting a run around, plus an all-in-one (especially a provided one) is usually overloaded - more so if forcing it into static ip's and using DMZ. There is a handshake and communication process between each "unit" in a network, and many all in ones I have looked at are lacking in hardware to handle packet transfer, switching, routing, etc as well the EEPROMS and programming is not on point... IMO, better to use separate entities, so long as they complement each other / play nice, so that it handles only what it is "designed" to handle. Get the highest speed rating modem with DOCSIS 3.0 support min, a smart WIFI router, and use a hard wire where possible for gaming / high bandwidth and data transfer time periods. Don't forget, most ISP's throttle and limit bandwidth to transfer to other users & businesses during "peak" times or time frames that you are not usually pulling down a lot of data (they collect data to monitor the load and times you typically pull). You might actually be in a hardware routing / security specific dilemma with the hacking detection system. That might be some of the randomness, just depends on when it is doing a check and how often the hardware is releasing / renewing (and in the case of static IP, maybe it is still rotating the method or protocol of packet routing??)
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