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Irondogs
Follower
Oct 17, 2020

Orbi RBR50 Too Slow

I have an Arris Surfboard 8200 with 1GB service from RCN.

I just paid to increase my speed from 250 to 1GB but see no improvement.

Windows 10 PCs.

When I plug in my PC to the modem I get about 950Mbps.

When I plug the PC into the router with the same cable I get about 200-400Mbps.

My wireless hovers around 200-300 at best.

What can I do to improve it? I have reset to factory settings. Current Firmware is 2.5.2.4. Orbi speedtest is over 900.

Thanks.

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  • Mstrbig's avatar
    Mstrbig
    Master
    Oct 17, 2020
    Irondogs wrote:

    I have an Arris Surfboard 8200 with 1GB service from RCN.

    I just paid to increase my speed from 250 to 1GB but see no improvement.

    Windows 10 PCs.

    When I plug in my PC to the modem I get about 950Mbps.

    When I plug the PC into the router with the same cable I get about 200-400Mbps.

    My wireless hovers around 200-300 at best.

    What can I do to improve it? I have reset to factory settings. Current Firmware is 2.5.2.4. Orbi speedtest is over 900.

    Thanks.

    Try these settings:
    Disable Circle, Armor, Daisy Chaining, Fast Roaming, IPv6 and uncheck 20/40Mhz Coexistence.
    Enable WMM, Implicit BeamForming, Mu-MIMO
    Set Short preamble mode. Save settings, reboot Orbi.
    If wired, what cable size was used, as wrong size can cause slow speed.