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Orbi Much Slower than Modem
Router Much Slower than Modem Some quick information: - 500mbps Internet plan - ROUTER: Orbi RBR20 with 2 satellites near each other running at 50% transmission power (quite a small house). - MO...
WarriorStrong99 wrote:
So I connected my computer to the modem directly and got around 480mbps each time. When I connect directly to the switch, which is connected to the Orbi router, I get 320mbps directly on the main router and roughly the same on the satellites (test done through PS5).
What do you get out of the router, before the switch? And with no switch on the network?
I assume that all tests are wired. (PS5 means nothing to me.)
Furthermore, WiFi drops me down to 120mbps.
Maybe 120 Mbps is as fast as the wifi clients can handle. That's what determines wifi speeds.
It might be worth a bit of background reading.
Understand Wi-Fi 4/5/6 (802.11 n/ac/ad/ax)
@duckware knows their stuff and can bust a few myths and cut through marketing hype.
What firmware version do you have on the device?
A number is more useful than "the latest". (It may not be by the time people read this.) There can also be newer versions, or "hot fixes", that do not show up if you check for new firmware in the browser interface.
Feel free to consult the Orbi section. It might offer a few more clues. But it is surprising, and a bit disappointing, that someone should tell you to do that without even trying to attempt some sort of answer. Your questions are pretty generic and could crop up for any router.
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michaelkenward No I know my test computer can handle the full 500mb because from what I wrote, I said that when I connect to the modem directly, I can get the full 500mbps. When I connected to the router directly (with and without the switch on the network) using 2 different ethernet cables for the switch to the modem and using the same patch cable that I used on the computer and the modem, I got around 300mbps which was the same on the PS5 (which is connected using ethernet to the sattlite Orbi).
It looks like your modem is also a router: https://www.netgear.com/home/wifi/modems/cm1150v/ - It has multiple ethernet ports to support multiple downstream clients at once. Can you put it into bridge mode? Otherwise if you have Double NAT then that overhead can impact your speed.
Alternatively, setup your RBR50 in Access Point (AP) mode and leave the router functionality to your CM1150V.
- It is not a router. Modem only. Other Ethernet ports are aggregation.
