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Orbi RBR50 Not Delivering Gigabit Service When Connected to a NetGear CM1200 Cable Modem
Just upgrade to Cox's Gigabit service here in Gilbert, AZ. Purchased a Netgear Nighthawk CM1200 cable modem and hooked it up to my Orbi RBR50 router.
I have a wired house so besides the Orbi router and satellite, I have Netgear unmanaged switches in the office, family room, master bedroom, and a guest bedroom. All devices in those locations that need a network connection are hardwired to the switch. All of my smart devices, Ring Doorbell, Nest fire detectors, Alexa devices, security cameras, thermostat, cell phones, etc., all use the Wi-Fi.
The switch in the office is a Netgear GS116NA 16-port unmanaged switch. Connected to the switch are three PC's, QNAP NAS, network printer, and a few networked devices used for OTA TV. When a run the Google speed test from each of the PC's (2-Microsoft Surface 4's via docking station & 1-desktop PC with an Intel NIC), I never see anything above 500Mbps down on the Surfaces and 600-700Mbps on the desktop.
My questions is, is the Orbi capable of Gigabit speeds on wired connections? If so, what are some of the configuration settings I need to set on the Orbi to get Gigabit or near Gigabit wired speeds?
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What Firmware is currently loaded?
Factory reset the RBR and setup from scratch with a wired PC. Don't connect any other devices or RBS at this point. Don't enable QoS, Traffic meter or Access controls on the RBR. Just setup and run a speed test with the wired PC connected to the RBR using Ooklas installable speedtest app in Windows or Mac.
Seen issues with RBR not getting near 900Mbps:
Some have been able to see near 900Mbps with the Orbi system with wired connections:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/New-RBR50-Satellite-setup-some-thoughts-and-questions/m-p/1695161/highlight/true#M50762
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/Download-speed-cut-in-half-on-wired-connection/m-p/1695372/highlight/true#M50815You'll not see much over 500Mbps with most wireless devices. Some newer ones maybe. All depends on client hardware support and Mfr design.
The firmware version on the RBR50 is 2.3.5.30.
I'm not complaining about the Wi-Fi speeds as they are a heck of a lot faster then they were with my old service. I was wondering if the Orbi RBR50 was capable of utilizing the full Gigablast service. Tonight I'll put it to the test by plugging my new Lenovo X1 Yogi into a port on the Orbi and running a speed test, then directly in the Nighthawk CM1200 to see if I am in fact, getting Gigabit service from Cox.
Let us know what you see.
