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RBR50 unable to handle gigabit connection?
Hi there, I recently purchased the RBK50 to improve the WiFi range in my house and have configured the RBR50 as a router rather than an AP but it seems to be having trouble handling my gigabit connect...
Thank you for the replies.
Apologies for my ignorance but does testing the speed directly from the in-built Speedtest app count as WAN to LAN? I feel as though the RBR50 cannot handle gigabit WAN?
Apologies for my ignorance but does testing the speed directly from the in-built Speedtest app count as WAN to LAN? I feel as though the RBR50 cannot handle gigabit WAN?
No, the built in speed test is based on the WAN side only connection. Not actual WAN to LAN thruput process.
The best way to test to see if WAN to LAN is fully working is using a wired PC connected to the RBR and use Ooklas speed test app for Windows or Mac.
So with my RBR50 behind a RBR850, I am seeing faster speeds. Something I can't reproduce when the RBR is alone with just two PCs speed testing. I feel this is something in FW. Going back probably a few versions at least. Not sure how far back as I've only had my RBR50 for about 9-12 months. I can speed test my RBR850 with just two PCs and it tops out at over 900Mbps. If I put the RBR50 in same test configruration, it tops out at just over 400Mbps. Though if it sits behind the RBR850 thats working as the main host router, the RBR50 in router mode, double NAT, it seeing upwards of 700Mbps. Very odd behavior.
Liquidcore wrote:
Thank you for the replies.
Apologies for my ignorance but does testing the speed directly from the in-built Speedtest app count as WAN to LAN? I feel as though the RBR50 cannot handle gigabit WAN?
- Thanks for the reply yet again and confirming my suspicions :)
I wonder if it is because the connection is PPPoE and the RBR is struggling with the gigabit WAN? If that's the case then I might just have to use it in AP mode instead, which is a bit of a shame.Most of the users posting about this same issue, some of them are using PPPoE. My ISP is cable so no PPPoE. I just got 1Gb last friday and so far my RBR850 is working at 900Mbps. I need to find some time to test the RBR50 out live on it. Just with initial isolated testing with the RBR50, doesn't seem like it will. And why the RBR50 seems to get faster speeds while sitting behind the RBR850 is odd as well.
I would file a support ticket with NG and see if you can get anyone to respond on this. I have asked for updates on this, however it's been crickets.
I'll post back when I get my RBR50 connected live on my ISP modem.