Orbi RBR10 slow LAN port speed

Question

I can only get about 200 Mbs download from my rbr10.

When I connect directly to the RBR10 LAN port, speedtest shows :

Download: 179.6 Mbps

Upload: 17.8 Mbps

When I log into the admin portal (advanced > setup > speedtest), and run the speedtest under the advanced settings, it shows :

Download: 888.11 Mbps

Upload: 11.15 Mbps

When I connect directly to my cable modem speedtest shows :

Download: 888.1 Mbs

Upload: 11.5 Mbps

Thanks for your help in advance...

plemans · Answer

have you tried testing with a different device?&nbsp;
Or trying a different test site?&nbsp;
What device are you testing on?
What 5ghz speeds do you get?&nbsp;

ricotto · Answer

Thanks for your suggestions.Looking at the devices' admin webpage it looks like it might be negotiating 100Mb on the interface instead of 1000Mb.I'll try different cables and powering off/on the devices in different order.

plemans · Answer

trying different cables is a great option. I've seen sketchy cat 5e cables not negotiate a gigabit link.
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https://kb.netgear.com/24222/How-do-I-display-Internet-port-statistics-on-my-Nighthawk-router

plemans · Answer

also, make sure to have qos, access control, traffic monitoring, and parental controls all disabled.&nbsp;
If they were ever enabled, you might need a factory reset of the router.&nbsp;
the RBR10 was the most base model mesh system and wasn't that powerful.Gigabit speeds takes a pretty good cpu if you're going to be doing any packet inspection and those services put a strain on the cpu and can slow speeds. Sometimes even disabling them doesn't take the load of the cpu and a reset is needed.&nbsp;

plemans · Answer

What are you thinking of putting in bridge mode?&nbsp;
Different manufacturer's use the term "bridge mode" to mean different things.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
https://kb.netgear.com/24105/What-is-bridge-mode-and-how-do-I-set-it-up-on-my-Nighthawk-router
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Orbi RBR10 slow LAN port speed

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