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Wi-Fi faster than ethernet
My ISP is Spectrum in Los Angeles. Previously, my CBR40 worked fine, however I noticed that the speed for downloading is now at 90Mbps when connected to Ethernet and 475Mps when connected to Wi-Fi. ...
Are you connecting through the switch with what device you're testing on?
Have you tried testing a different device connected directly to the router?
Thanks for the great suggestion, I tried once again with the following devices:
- Original test - M1 Mac mini / 90/24 connected directly via 2 foot cable to CBR40. (475 via Wi-Fi)
- 2017 15" Macbook - I had to use a USB-C dongle with an ethernet port 60/24 (165 via Wi-Fi)
- iPad Pro - using the same dongle 95/24 (475 via Wi-Fi)
- LG TV connected to a switch (25' ethernet cable run from the switch to the router) 52/22, (50 via Wi-Fi, same room as router)
Have you tried swapping around the ports on the cbr40?
What speeds do the satellites get?
I don't have any satellites, but I did try testing from different ports, the speed was very much the same via different devices. It's interesting that it caps out around the 90 range.
What do you see under the statistics page?
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