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whoareyou16
Feb 11, 2020Follower
Orbi rbk12 question for a small location but fast internet
Hi everyone, I am new to the forum and am looking for advice with maybe buying an Orbi RBK12 for a small place about 1000ft. I have a 200Mbps cable internet connection and was wondering if that ...
tomschmidt
Feb 11, 2020Virtuoso
Make sure that the network patch cable you use between your modem and the WAN input of the router is CAT5e, CAT6 or CAT7 to be able to handle gigabit speed. A CAT5 patch cable is only good for 100Mb/s speed. If your cable it CAT5e or greater, then try another patch cable in case the one you have is defective (kinked or broken wires within it causing shielding/noise issues that degrade its speed).