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RBR 50 WAN Port Stuck at 100M Speed
I can't seem to get the WAN port on my RBR50 Router up to 1000M speed, all of the non WAN ports are at the speed. Yes the device i am connecting to it supports 1000M ethernet link.
Any suggesti...
For others who may see this same problem, I had the same symptom. Looking at the WAN statistics, the WAN port was 100M. I had reused the same cable hooked up to my prior router. I switched to the cable that came with the Orbi, and then I was set to 1000M. My download speed for the router went from about 98 to 591 Mbps. This may not be the solution for everyone with this problem, but it worked for me, so thought I would share it. The cable I was using is marked CAT 5, the Orbi supplied cable is marked CAT 5.E.
Mine was the cable also but the Orbi included 5e cable was connected. Must have gone bad? I replaced with another cat5e and finally a cat6. Problem solved - back to my 477Mbps download speed
Sometimes in box cables are not the best. Something new from a reputable cable company is recommended.
Thanks for letting us know.
MillerM wrote:
Mine was the cable also but the Orbi included 5e cable was connected. Must have gone bad? I replaced with another cat5e and finally a cat6. Problem solved - back to my 477Mbps download speed
