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RBR40 and Macbook Pro 16 5G connectivity slow and unpredictable
I have RBR40 with two RBS20. 5G to the RBS20 from my Macbook Pro 16 is very good but to the RBS40 which sits literally 5 feet away from the laptop is pathetic.
My RBR40 firmware is V2.6.2.104. 5G Channel is set at 44 (could not find anyone else using this channel) and TX power at 50% (to avoid devices sticking to it even when they are much closer to the RBS20). MU-MIMO and Beamforming are disabled. 2.4G channel is auto at 11. The RBS40 is in AP mode only.
If i move this laptop to where it connects to the RBS20 on 5G, i get about 350Mbps download, whereas when it is connected to the RBR40 i only get about 20Mbps. When connected to the RBR40, I can see from the macos diagnoistics that it has chosen 5G 20Mhz on channel 44. RSSI is -45dbm and Noise is -91dBm and the Tx Rate is a megre 54Mbps. The PHY Mode is 802.11a. The obvious problem i see is why the Tx rate is just 54Mbps?
What can i do to improve this?
7 Replies
Beamforming and MIMO should be enabled.
https://kb.netgear.com/19668/Link-Rate-and-Transfer-Speed
Most devices max ot at around 400-500Mpbs one 5Ghz AC. You not see much more then that.
Thank you for the quick response. I have tried toggling either and both settings. But i never seem to get a higher Tx Rate than 54mbps and that is the root of the problem.
Could this be a hardware issue?
Yes, 54Mbps would me an issue. You should be seeing some where the 700-800 range. 866Mbps max.
Is the mac book connected near the RBR or RBS?
What OSX version are you using?
