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XR500 Terrible WiFI speeds
Last night I bought a RBK53 with two satelites from Costco to replace my 3 airport extreme system. The WiFi coverage is indeed better but the speed is terrible. The average speed is UNDER 100 mbps, I...
Other details:
- ISP: XFinity (Gigabit speed)
- Modem: Motorola MB8600 (DOCSIS 3.1)
- Firmware Version: 2.3.1.60
What firmware are you on for the xr500?
How far apart are the orbi's? 30ft is required between orbi's.
have you changed/check wireless channels to see if there's interference on the channels you're on?
You stated you're running hardwired backhaul, excellent. this is the best backhaul in my opinion. What switch are you going through? Or are you directly connected? Make sure its gigabit if you're going through a switch. Also check your cables as a bad cable can slow you down to 10/100 speeds.
You list xr500 and the orbi setup. How do you have it hooked up? modem--xr500--orbi router--orbi satellites? Where is the switch in this? if this is roughly how its hooked up, is the orbi in AP mode?
The Orbis are probably less than 30ft. They are simply on three floors above each other.I will confirm what the firmware is for the router. All of the cables are new and were connected to the airport extreme with way better results. Here is the network topography:
Modem -> Orbi -> Satelites (each directly connected to the Orbi router).
Lastly the Orbi is set up in Router mode.
Thanks for your help.
I have attached a screen capture of the modem configuration.
The Firmware is: 8600-18.2.12
where does the xr500 come in?
What speeds do you pay for?
what speeds do you get over a hardwired connection on both orbi and directly connected to router?
What device are you testing your wifi speeds with? Wifi speed tests are extremely variable. I'd get your router/satellites seperated to the recommended distance. Also do a wifi channel scan (free apps for phones or programs for computers). This will let you optimize the wireless.
Test with multiple wifi devices over 24-48 hours. orbi dynamically allocates speeds and you might be using the 2.4ghz channels and not the 5ghz for higher throughput.
