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realNoob's avatar
realNoob
Aspirant
Jan 19, 2025

Router Outpput

What Netgear Router has the output port giving 300Mbps output
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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Jan 19, 2025

R, RAX, RAXE, Orbi, MK

realNoob's avatar
realNoob
Aspirant
Jan 19, 2025

Now I have a router that is AC1000 R6080, Instead what do you suggest me to use.

This R6080 has an output of 100mbps. Also, Please suggest a 3-4 models.

    • realNoob's avatar
      realNoob
      Aspirant
      Jan 20, 2025

      unlike AC1000 R6080,

       

      Suggest me some names that has an output port if 300mbps.  not links just model name

      • FURRYe38's avatar
        FURRYe38
        Guru - Experienced User
        Jan 20, 2025

        Look at the specs in the links. There all mostly supporing of 1Gb speeds or over now days. 

  • michaelkenward's avatar
    michaelkenward
    Guru - Experienced User
    Jan 20, 2025
    realNoob wrote:

    Now I have a router that is AC1000 R6080, Instead what do you suggest me to use.

    This R6080 has an output of 100mbps. Also, Please suggest a 3-4 models.

    The R6080 is one of a tiny list of Netgear fairly recent (post 2010), routers that has WAN and LAN ports that max out at 100Mbps (100BASE-Tx). (Confusingly Netgear sometimes labels this "Fast Ethernet".) These are basic, low-end routers. Netgear no longer sells 100BASE-Tx routers. But there may be some left on store shelves.

     

    Anything sold recently offers 1000BASE-Tx. That's 1000 Mbps. Some are even faster.

     

    That means that anything you buy will handle 300 Mbps without breaking out in a sweat.

     

    But you should also check the modem/gateway/ONT or whatever else you are using is also 1000 Mbps or better.

     

    The same proviso applies to anything that you connect to the router. If it is 100BASE-Tx, then it will get 100 Mbps. In that case the Ethernet LAN LED on the router will usually indicate that slower speed. You may see it on various devices that really don't need a Gigabit Internet connection. TVs and Ethernet cameras, for example, happily do their stiff at 100 Mbps.

     

    Your best bet is to go here:

     

    Wireless Routers for Home | NETGEAR

     

    Plug in your needs, and your budget, and while away some time finding something that looks good to you.

     

    Visit some of the usual retail outlets and you may be able to find a refurbished device or a "last year's" model that is cheaper.

    Just another user with time on their hands.