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Max speed with gigabit fiber
Hi - I have an Orbi RBK50v2 system (RBR50v2 + 1 RBS50v2) connectded directly to the ONT. My provider is CenturyLink and I've subscribed to gigabit fiber. They left me originally setup with their router - ZYXEL C3000Z with which I was able to get wired speeds approaching 1g in both directions. I've removed the C3000Z and connected my Orbi directly to the ONT. Until very recently, I was running the 2.5.1.8 firmware which definitly had issues. Recently I upgraded to 2.5.1.16 which is much better. My issue is with a computer directly connected to the router, I still don't get 1g in both directions. Download speeds are usually in the 650 - 750 mbps range although I did see 940 once. Upload speed tho are in the 300-400 mbps range. Can I expectd to get wired gigabit speeds out of the Orbi?
On one hand, it's really fine as-is. I also recently switched from Comcast (250/10) and am saving significant $$ and have much better bandwidth but it would be nice to get 950 or so in both directions.
Also, if I use the orbi speed test page in the advanced setup tab, I rarely see better than 450/150.
Some have reported better speeds when in AP mode. Again, PPPoE seems to have problems on Orbi.
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I see I'm not the only one with this issue: https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/ORBI-used-as-Gateway-Slower-than-1GB-Connection/td-p/1698170 for example. I'm wondering if anyone ever solved it. Seems like the only current solution is to put the Orbi in AP mode and use the C3000Z as the router with wifi turned off. Which isn't what I wanted to do :(
We have fibre broadband supplied by Gigaclear (UK) and are currently on their 900/900 package and I can report similar issues. The supplied fibre modem is in bridge mode with the Orbi Router connected to the 1st ethernet port. Speed tests fluctuate on the download but usually max out around 500Mbps and download achieving the expected 900Mbps when tested using the web admin pages of the Orbi. I have tested using a PC connected directly to the fibre router, bypassing the Orbi, and obtained a 900Mbps/900Mbps result. I have not tried AP mode since we need the Orbi in router mode to support Circle.
I believe this is a hardware limitation of the Orbi as these devices, and I expect many older routers, simply aren't designed for these speeds. What I am interested in is that while a single threaded (my words not technically accurate I'm sure) test on the Orbi Router does max out at 500Mbps I would hope that overall devices are able to utilise the full 900Mbps download bandwidth.
The new Orbi range (Orbi AX/6/RBK850) is described as gigabit ready so I'm curious how this works but not ready to upgrade yet due to the lack of Circle which we use.
Overall this doesn't bother me since there aren't any devices connected that can make use of the 900Mbps download anyway so the main reason I went for the 900/900 package was to support more devices that should overall use the bandwidth. When the contract expires I think the 300/300 service will be more than adequate but will see what is available at that time.
I would try a factory reset on the RBR as suggested. Setup from scratch. Be sure to not enable QoS, Traffic Meter, Access Controls, Armor or Circle on the RBR after completing the setup wizard. Be sure to use Ooklas installable speed test app to speed test with. Web page broswers can give inaccurate speed results.
Just took a speed test with my RBR50 loaded with v2.5.1.16:
DatabaseJase wrote:We have fibre broadband supplied by Gigaclear (UK) and are currently on their 900/900 package and I can report similar issues. The supplied fibre modem is in bridge mode with the Orbi Router connected to the 1st ethernet port. Speed tests fluctuate on the download but usually max out around 500Mbps and download achieving the expected 900Mbps when tested using the web admin pages of the Orbi. I have tested using a PC connected directly to the fibre router, bypassing the Orbi, and obtained a 900Mbps/900Mbps result. I have not tried AP mode since we need the Orbi in router mode to support Circle.
I believe this is a hardware limitation of the Orbi as these devices, and I expect many older routers, simply aren't designed for these speeds. What I am interested in is that while a single threaded (my words not technically accurate I'm sure) test on the Orbi Router does max out at 500Mbps I would hope that overall devices are able to utilise the full 900Mbps download bandwidth.
The new Orbi range (Orbi AX/6/RBK850) is described as gigabit ready so I'm curious how this works but not ready to upgrade yet due to the lack of Circle which we use.
Overall this doesn't bother me since there aren't any devices connected that can make use of the 900Mbps download anyway so the main reason I went for the 900/900 package was to support more devices that should overall use the bandwidth. When the contract expires I think the 300/300 service will be more than adequate but will see what is available at that time.
Has a factory reset and setup from scratch been performed since last FW update?
Be sure to try a different wired PC to compare speeds.
50 series Orbi supports near 900Mbps speeds WAN to LAN.
https://kb.netgear.com/9665/How-do-I-perform-a-factory-reset-on-my-NETGEAR-router
NOTE: A factory reset is necessary when you cannot recover your password.