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Aspirant

Dec 30, 2015

WAN to LAN throughput FVS318G

I have a FVS318G which is 5 years old. Just got hooked up with Comcast business class. Direct connection to modem yields 85mbs wired. Via the FVS318G it is 15mbs. Can someone point me to what settin...

Troubleshooting

JennC

NETGEAR Employee Retired

Dec 30, 2015

Hello remitr,

I have some questions to ask, listed them below:

What is the brand name of the modem?
What is the hardware version of your FVS318G?
What is the current firmware version?

Regards,

remltr

Aspirant

Dec 30, 2015

Hi Jenn,

Modem: Cisco Model DPC 3941B

Hardware version : Not sure where to find that. Nothing shows on the 192.168.1.1 webpage or on the device itself.

Firmware: 3.1.1-18

Thanks for responding. Hope you can help me.

Dave

JennC
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Dec 31, 2015
Hello remitr,

Cisco DPC3941B is a cable gateway. This means it has router capability. What WAN IP address is the FVS318G getting from the CIsco? You can give just at least the first 2 octets.

Regards,
- remltr
  Aspirant
  Dec 31, 2015
  static ip is 173.160.xxx.9
  gateway ip is 173.160.xxx.10
  
  Hopefully that is what you are asking for.
  - JohnRo
    NETGEAR Employee Retired
    Jan 01, 2016
    Hello remltr,
    
    I'm joining this conversation to give more information. An FVS318G from 5 years ago is a version 1, the v1 only has a maximum WAN-LAN throughput of 22.5Mbps (based on tests). The FVS318Gv2 is the newer version that can accommodate up to 250Mbps. Given you have firewall rules configured on the FVS318G, it will really slow the throughput down. If you want to maximize the your internet speed, you may need to consider getting a newer version of the hardware.
    
    I hope this helps, let us know if you have more questions.
    
    Thanks,