Please help me understand ethernet offloading on AT&T Nighthawk M6 Pro

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So you know what I'm trying to do, I'm a streamer and need fastest DL/UL otherwise my show will look like trash if I'm chugging along.

I already have hooked up ethernet directly to the box, but I'm confused about the offloading. From what I could gather if I choose ethernet offloading then I would plug the charging micro usb into the charging port on the box and plug that cord into a USB port on my laptop? Vs. using an ethernet cable? If I'm even correct, is this better than plugging ethernet cable in?

I want the fastest, most reliable set up possible. This is a stationary box at home, not used in a portable fashion yet fyi.

plemans · Answer

Data offloading is where you have both a dedicated connection (for example cable modem or fibre ont) and the hotspot.&nbsp;
You can set the hotspot so it uses the dedicated ISP connection instead of its cellular connection (offloading). It isn't necessarily speed anything up. that'd be more along the line of load balancing.&nbsp;

jwhyrock · Answer

Thank you very much. Great explanation. What about using the ethernet port? Beneficial?

Also I'm noticing both the 5g and 2g bands hang like crazy. Like just as bad as crappy Motel 6 wifi. No point in having the unit if it's this bad.

Does it matter if I use dedicated 5g band vs mixed 2.4/5?

plemans · Answer

What actual speeds do you get from the hotspot?
usually the bottleneck is the cellular speed in your area&nbsp;

jwhyrock · Answer

It's all over the place. I guess at this point my two questions are"is there any benefit to using the ethernet port?""Does it matter if you use mixed 2.4/5 or 5g only band setting?"

plemans · Answer

jwhyrock&nbsp;wrote:It's all over the place. I guess at this point my two questions are"is there any benefit to using the ethernet port?"---Sure. It can be more stable as there's less network overhead and interference over a wired connection.&nbsp;"Does it matter if you use mixed 2.4/5 or 5g only band setting?"----It can. 2.4ghz is a slower network and more sensitive to interference. 5ghz is much faster and has less interference but it doesn't broadcast as far or through as much material. and if you're devices don't support 5ghz (some don't) then you'd need to leave 2.4ghz enabled.&nbsp;
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Please help me understand ethernet offloading on AT&T Nighthawk M6 Pro

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