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Santhora
Sep 10, 2019Aspirant
Orbi RBK50 Data Transfer Speed Problem
Hello, I have one Orbi router (RBR50) and one Orbi satellite (RBS50) installation in my house. I've been having data transfer speed problem since the day I bought the product. All devices connected b...
michaelkenward
Sep 10, 2019Guru - Experienced User
Santhora wrote:
All devices connected by 5Ghz shows speed of 866mbps.
Unlikely. That is way faster than many, perhaps even most, wifi clients can handle.
Which makes me wonder about how you are measuring things.
- SanthoraSep 10, 2019AspirantHave you tried looking at the attached picture? There you can see the maximum speed of connected devices under "Link Rate" text. Which means that I can data transfer at about 80 - 100 mbps. Like Google wifi that i used before
- FURRYe38Sep 10, 2019Guru - Experienced User
The Link rate is just that, a connection link rate between the RBR and the connected device. This differs from actual data thruput or data flow between the RBR and any connected device. Two differences here and are not the same.
https://networkengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/39235/bandwidth-vs-throughput-vs-databit-rate
- SanthoraSep 10, 2019AspirantI know that there are different terms. I am not ignorant. Everything I want to say is stable and at maximum values. Please tell me how i got so low data transfer rates. please focus on providing solutions, not telling me terms