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Dragon88
Sep 13, 2020Aspirant
Nighthawk app not giving options to view & test internet speeds for R6120/AC1200
Good evening, I have had my router for a couple of months & finally got to setting up & updated to ***.076. The reason I choose this router is I am a single person home with multiple devices but I o...
michaelkenward
Sep 20, 2020Guru - Experienced User
Did you realise that the speed limit for the Ethernet connections on the R6120 is 100 Mbps?
According to Netgear's manual for this device, not always the most reliable source of information, the LAN and WAN support only 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX. That makes it slower than many newer internet services and most modern network hardware. This may not matter to you, but be warned that it will hobble you if you ever sign up for faster Internet. It also slows down whatever is going on in your local network. Newer devices support 1000BASE-TX.