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FVX538v2 dropped/unstable PPPoE connection
Hello, I bought a FVX538v2 from eBay as im a great fan of netgear products. This is to replace my ISP supplied router which lacks any VPN functionality. My preference is often for slighly old...
Hi Stuartsjg,
WAN to LAN throughput for this model should be about 90Mbps, so I'd say the speed you are getting is quite slow. I'd do a factory reset and test the internet connection without any settings (except for the PPPoE login details of course). Were you able to test the WAN2 by any chance?
Hope this helps.
Thanks,
Hello,
Sorry for the delay in getting back to you on this.
I have tried a factory reset and only setup the PPPoE login details. The connection was stable and reliable for the next 48 hours during which i also acheived the speeds i would expect.
I then setup my two port forward rules and after this, whilst the connection remained stable, the speed did drop by 10-15Mbps download WAN1 to LAN. This was even with no traffic using the rule.
I tried with WAN2 and found the same thing.
Ill likley pop this unit in the spare parts bin and look at getting a modern version.
Thanks for the help.
Hi Stuartsjg,
It seemed like it was the port forward is causing the speed issue, but the dropouts issue needs to be isolated for us to know the cause. If you need more help, please feel free to posts.
Thanks,
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