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Orbi RBK40 cuts my downstream speeds in half
As the title says, the Orbi RBK40 is cutting my downstream speeds in half (speeds checked by speedtest.net, Bing and Google speed tests and actual download speeds in various applications such as Stea...
Throughput capped at 100 Mbps often indicates a bad cable or failed autonegotiaton between Ethernet ports.
Try a different cable between the Orbi and the cable modem.
Try a different port on the cable modem (if it has more than one port.)
Log into Orbi's Web interface and check the port speed on the WAN port. It's under Advanced, LAN Port, Show Statistics.
Throughput capped at 100 Mbps often indicates a bad cable or failed autonegotiaton between Ethernet ports.
Try a different cable between the Orbi and the cable modem.
Try a different port on the cable modem (if it has more than one port.)
Log into Orbi's Web interface and check the port speed on the WAN port. It's under Advanced, LAN Port, Show Statistics.
Looks like it was the cable between the modem and the router that was causing issues.