Gargoyle Forum

OK so lets get right to my question shall we first of all my internet by my isp is 4 down and 1 up so convert that into kbits i should get 4096kbits down and 1024kbits up i get 3.85mbits down and 0.9mbits up on speedtest that would equal to 3850kbits down and 900kbits up right but if i open my modem it shows the synced speeds at 4608kbits down and 1088kbits up first i dnt get that speed obviusly why is this? secondly gargoyles ACC also uses the one in my modem page so if i put in the 3850kbits max on QOS down i will actaully get 3.5 something on speedtest nad if i put 4400kbits i will get 3.8 something and if i put the 4608 i get 3.8 -3.95 kbits on speedtest why is this i am asking because if i need to set it according to what my modem says eg 4600 = 3.95mbits then i would have to put 1200kbits something for my rule to work as i have to specify min 1mbits down for my game same goes for the upload can someone explain this

I did a really good explanation of DSL a while ago but can't find it
Basically sync speed is the MAX speed your modem has negotiated with the DSL service. If there is noise or interruption it could be less.

There is also overhead in Internet transmissions so you can't achieve the full "speed" the modem reports. Typically multiplying by 80% is a good guess for DSL.

In QOS you should use the value from your modem

SO if like say i want to give atleast 1024kbits to my game if i enter 1024 kbits will it have the 1024kbits that i specified or the overhead you mentioned kicks in here aswell in that case i have to increase this value

greyfreak19 wrote:SO if like say i want to give atleast 1024kbits to my game if i enter 1024 kbits will it have the 1024kbits that i specified or the overhead you mentioned kicks in here aswell in that case i have to increase this value

That's a good question.
Pretty sure that the overhead is excluded here. I think it is accounted for elsewhere.

well thank you that cleared up my misconception