Need guidance for your friend about Starlink?
Need guidance for your friend about Starlink?
Consider investing in the edgerouter 4 if you need 300mbps or higher for smooth performance, especially since your friend plays games and wants to avoid bufferbloat. The X model with 100mbps shaping is better suited for lower bandwidth needs. With a Starlink connection around 300 download speeds and likely capped at 50 Mbps, the edgerouter 4 would be more effective for his setup focused on minimizing latency.
Observe how the Starlink router operates initially. Even though the EdgeRouter version includes a solid SQM setup with fq_codel, you'll likely need a more responsive solution to handle the fluctuations in speed and buffer issues now appearing on Starlink. If your device supports OpenWRT, search for CAKE with autorate. If not, you might be able to add OpenWRT manually—just verify compatibility. Keep in mind that certain hardware-accelerated options are only available on EdgeOS, though you probably won't require them. According to reports, CAKE/autorate was initially created for home cellular data but can also work with satellite connections.
I was brought here for the first time. I don’t have any background with Starlink except for the two devices being discussed. It’s hard to tell if SQM would be useful in this case.