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Orbi Wired Speeds Unacceptably Slow - Wifi Not Impacted - QoS Issues?
Ever since I have received my Orbi, I have been plauged with wired speed connection issues. My wired connection speed continues to be throttled from 10-20Mbps no matter what steps I take. My wireless...
st_shaw: thank you for the explanation. I've found that it buffers when it's directly plugged into the Router, which seems odd to me. In any case, that allows some flexibility in placement.
I'll continue to see if it performs better wirelessly.
As for placement, any thoughts on how far apart? I'm sure it depends on other factors in the house but in general? I suppose if the lights are blue, that's all that truly matters but I didn't want them to interfere.
Anyway, thanks again!
I'll continue to see if it performs better wirelessly.
As for placement, any thoughts on how far apart? I'm sure it depends on other factors in the house but in general? I suppose if the lights are blue, that's all that truly matters but I didn't want them to interfere.
Anyway, thanks again!
AMarket42 wrote:
st_shaw: thank you for the explanation. I've found that it buffers when it's directly plugged into the Router, which seems odd to me. In any case, that allows some flexibility in placement.
I'll continue to see if it performs better wirelessly.
As for placement, any thoughts on how far apart? I'm sure it depends on other factors in the house but in general? I suppose if the lights are blue, that's all that truly matters but I didn't want them to interfere.
Anyway, thanks again!
Buffering when plugged into the router is odd. Could be a problem wih the Internet connection.
Placement/separation of the satellite/router depends upon the floorplan and construction materials of the house.
Two things you can do. 1) If you download iperf3 you can plug a PC or laptop into both the the router and satellite wired ports and measure throughput between the two machines. You should get around 575 Mbps. If much less than that, then you're too far apart. You can also look at received WiFi signal strength for 2.4 and 5 GHz bands on a laptop as you move around the house. Ideally, in every part of the house you would have the router or one of the satellites have a stronger signal than the others, wih no dead spots.