Internet Throttling Woes

its shocking how the little details can have big effects.

take this one: https://forum.openwrt.org/t/2-gbps-wan-lan-nat-routing-on-ra...

That device is what you're buying off the shelf right now for $50-$100, most brands, most models, most stores. The OEMs mostly use this same software, with some extra OEM GUI drench over it.