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BigDingus
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Apr 11, 2024
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Speed Loss

Hi folks. Can anyone tell me what the maximum speed the RBR50 can handle? My ISP's router delivers 130gbs but my Orbi RBR50 is only passing 90gbs. I'm wondering if 90gbs is the max it can handle.
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    BigDingus
    Apr 19, 2024

    Thanks for taking the time to help folks.

    After trying everything without any resolution, I removed everything and reset everything to factory.

    After I reinstalled everything using new (different) cables, my speed jumped to what they should have been.

    What fixed it? I don't know, but thanks again guys.

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CrimpOn
Guru - Experienced User
Apr 11, 2024
BigDingus wrote:

My ISP's router delivers 130gbs but my Orbi RBR50 is only passing 90gbs.

As FURRYe38 mentioned, the RBR50 can handle very close to a full gigabit of data.  My RBR50 does 370Mbps from Spectrum.

 

Numbers "just under 100Mbps" very often are a result of the modem and router auto negotiating a maximum speed of 100M/Full Duplex.  This can be verified by opening the Orbi web interface (http://orbilogin.net ), navigating to the Advanced Tab, and clicking on the blue box "Show Statistics".

 

If this shows "100M/Full" rather than "1000M/Full", then it might a a good idea to replace the cable between Orbi and modem and look very closely at those tiny gold wires inside both RJ45 connectors to ensure that none of them are bent.

 

If you had reported anything over 100Mbps (even 101Mbps) this would not be the case.

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BigDingus
Tutor
Apr 19, 2024

Thanks for taking the time to help folks.

After trying everything without any resolution, I removed everything and reset everything to factory.

After I reinstalled everything using new (different) cables, my speed jumped to what they should have been.

What fixed it? I don't know, but thanks again guys.