RBR50 Wireless Throughput Low

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Hi&nbsp;I have a RBR50 set up with Ethernet Backhaul.&nbsp; All been running good.&nbsp;Recently my son was trying to stream a game from PC through to his Oculus Quest 2 VR headset.&nbsp; When doing so he reports a lag.&nbsp;I ran an iperf check on my network, with a network card connected laptop as server, and another laptop as client.&nbsp; One test with a network cable, the second test with wireless.&nbsp;The throughput result for cable connected client was between 400-500Mbits/secThe throughput result for wireless connected client was between 50-60Mbits/sec&nbsp;I would have expected a much higher throughput on these wireless tests.&nbsp; Can anyone shed any light?&nbsp; Are there any further tests or configurations I can make to improve.&nbsp;Thanks&nbsp;el capo

plemans · Answer

FURRYe38&nbsp;is correct in that&nbsp; the DM200 has an integrated router. It doesn't have wifi but it can cause a double nat.&nbsp;

fmalloy · Answer

ElCapo&nbsp;wrote:&nbsp;The throughput result for cable connected client was between 400-500Mbits/secThe throughput result for wireless connected client was between 50-60Mbits/sec&nbsp;Multiple people have encountered this issue, including myself. I have an RBR20, and I get expected wireless speed for about 4-7 days, then the wireless speed (all clients) drops to ~45Mbps while wired clients enjoy expected speed (~200Mbps). We have found that a reboot of the router is the only thing (so far) that brings back the speed...for another 4-7 days and the cycle repeats.&nbsp;If you reboot your RBR50 does the wireless speed return?

plemans · Answer

From what I understand the client was testing hardwired in and wireless to the satellite. Is this correct?

Was the client connected to the 2.4ghz or 5ghz?

2.4ghz is much much slower than 5ghz?

ElCapo · Answer

Hi&nbsp;Thanks for response.&nbsp;The laptop client is wireless and connected over 5Ghz.&nbsp;The results (50-60Mbits/sec) above was when i ran the following iperf command:&nbsp;- iperf3 -c 10.0.0.79 -t 20 -p 2000 -w 40k&nbsp;When i ran with higher packet size (command below) i was getting an average of 140Mbits/sec&nbsp;- iperf3 -c 10.0.0.79 -t 20 -p 2000 -w 1000k&nbsp;But this is still lower than i would expect.

FURRYe38 · Answer

What Firmware version is currently loaded?
What is the Mfr and model# of the Internet Service Providers modem/ONT the NG router is connected too?

What is the size of your home? Sq Ft?
What is the distance between the router and satellite(s)? 30 feet or more is recommended in between RBR and RBS to begin with depending upon building materials when wirelessly connected

Any Wifi Neighbors near by? If so, how many?

Try disabling the following and see:
Armor, Circle, Daisy Chain, Fast Roaming, IPv6 and Set 20/40Mhz Coexistence to 40Mhz only. Set Short preamble instead of Long preamble modes. Save settings and reboot the router and satellite(s).

One User Experience/Configuration:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/Most-Stable-Orbi-Configuration/m-p/1941087/highlight/true#M97026

You can find other speed diagnosis steps in the community faq: https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi-AX/Community-FAQ-My-Orbi-speeds-are-slow-inconsistent-and-don-t-my/m-p/1982974/highlight/true#M7849

ElCapo wrote:
Hi

I have a RBR50 set up with Ethernet Backhaul. All been running good.

Recently my son was trying to stream a game from PC through to his Oculus Quest 2 VR headset. When doing so he reports a lag.

I ran an iperf check on my network, with a network card connected laptop as server, and another laptop as client. One test with a network cable, the second test with wireless.

The throughput result for cable connected client was between 400-500Mbits/sec
The throughput result for wireless connected client was between 50-60Mbits/sec

I would have expected a much higher throughput on these wireless tests. Can anyone shed any light? Are there any further tests or configurations I can make to improve.

Thanks

el capo

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