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rahuldba
Sep 21, 2021Aspirant
Rbr40 wifi slow
I have rbr40 orbi. Firmware 2.7.3.22. When I connect lan cable to modem the speed is 400+ mbps. When I check speed in orbi app the max speed it takes is only around 90mbs. What could be the problem ...
plemans
Sep 22, 2021Guru - Experienced User
What modem do you have?
Have you tried replacing the cable between modem/router with a decent quality cat 6 cable?
A sketch cat 5e cable can drop the connection from gigabit to 10/100mbps connections.
What speeds do you get hardwired into the rbr40?
- rahuldbaSep 22, 2021AspirantModem is provided by my internet provider.
When I connect a wire between modem and a laptop the speed is 400mbps.
ISP Modem is connected to orbi rbr40 .
The speed of wifi is only 90mbps.- plemansSep 22, 2021Guru - Experienced User
rahuldba wrote:
Modem is provided by my internet provider.---And what model is it? Thats key.
When I connect a wire between modem and a laptop the speed is 400mbps.
ISP Modem is connected to orbi rbr40 .---did you check the wan port statistics to see if its connected at gigabit speeds?
https://kb.netgear.com/24222/How-do-I-display-Internet-port-statistics-on-my-Nighthawk-router
The speed of wifi is only 90mbps.---what wired speeds do you get? Again, another key. Orbi's do bandsteering and 2.4ghz is much slower than 5ghz. So if you're speedtesting on a device connected to 2.4ghz, 90 mbps is actually pretty amazing. and what device are you testing on? a device with only a 1x1 antenna is going to have half the speed of a 2x2 antenna device. - FURRYe38Sep 22, 2021Guru - Experienced User
What is the Mfr and model# of the Internet Service Providers modem/ONT the NG router is connected too?
Do you have Armor, Circle or Traffic Meter enabled on the RBR?
- rahuldbaSep 22, 2021AspirantModem is actiontec t3200.
I don't have armor or any other features enabled on rbr40.
The modem does give speed of 400mbps when connected to laptop using network cable. So does the model # matter much in this case ?