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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?