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atlaskARK
Mar 02, 2022Guide
Netgear Nighthawk m1100 slow ethernet connection
I am trying to create a servicable remote-working setup using the M1100 and an unlimited hotspot plan. I'm also not very savvy and will sound stupid in describing this issue. My M1100 gives great spe...
atlaskARK
Mar 02, 2022Guide
That makes sense. I just wonder how anyone in my company would be getting workable speeds if the VPN is throttling. I unfortunately have no way of checking the typical ethernet speed workout the Aruba device because my computer doesn’t have a port.
The Aruba is model: APINP203
The Aruba is model: APINP203
plemans
Mar 02, 2022Guru - Experienced User
with the 5ghz giving you normal full speeds and without being able to test the ethernet port, its hard to figure out where the bottleneck is.
I'd be betting on your vpn setup either through the aruba or on your laptop because the 5ghz on the hotspot is giving you full speed.
One thing you can try is setting the aruba's IP address into the netgears DMZ. that automatically forwards all data to the aruba with no inspection/firewall.
- atlaskARKMar 02, 2022Guide
I will try this. Thank you for the advice and your time!
- plemansMar 02, 2022Guru - Experienced User
Hope it works for you!
Is the arubu running in router mode?
Do you have the M1100 in passthrough mode? (wifi wouldn't work if you did).
Potentially a double nat could cause some dhcp/nat issues.
- atlaskARKMar 02, 2022Guide
I went to set the M1100 DMZ to the aruba IP, but I don't actually see an IP labeled on the aruba and don't know how to access it.
The other terms you just used are unfamiliar to me. I'm uncertain what router mode is or what its alternatives are, and I don't know what passthrough mode is on the M1100 or how to toggle it.
I'm sorry for being so ignorant about these things.