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RBR50: Very slow LAN
Hi community! I know this topic has been discussed many times, but I cannot find an answer for it anywhere. I have a Netgear Orbi of first generation configured in router mode. To be clear, RBR50 w...
have you checked what speeds the computer is connecting at?
Maybe its port is only connecting at 100mbps speeds.
https://kb.netgear.com/24222/How-do-I-display-Internet-port-statistics-on-my-Nighthawk-router
I did some more testing and found something very interesting. Also, let me add some details on the configuration.
PC1: windows, wired (1 gbps) to router
PC2: windows, wired (1 gbps) to satellite
PC3: windows, wifi to router
NAS: NetgearOS, wired to router
Transfers from and to the NAS from any computer are fast. Internet is fast on all computers. Transfers from any computer to any computers are slow. I tried both big file transfer and iperf network benchmark.
Fast = more than 400mbps
Slow = between 60 and 120mbps
Makes me think some setup in the pc's are the issue if file transfers from the nas and using an online benchmark are fast.