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mjmohsen
Sep 30, 2020Aspirant
Getting a wired gig connection on the router seems impossible
Hey all, I have a Nighthawk Mesh WIFI 6 router with 2 satellites, and so far it has worked wonderfully well. Today I was finally able to update my fiber connection to 1 gig from my ISP, and ...
- Oct 01, 2020
Here's how I solved my speed issue:
I have an older R8300 router, that i set to factory settings, and while it also doesn't recognize the speed is full gig, it strill transmits that to my wired computers
I now use the Mesh 6 system as an access point for the other router.
plemans
Oct 01, 2020Guru - Experienced User
which actual system do you have? There's several wifi 6 mesh versions.
What fibre gateway was installed?
you can try factory resetting the primary router and then reinstall it. During the install, leave access control, traffic monitoring, qos, and parental controls all disabled. Try testing the speed after the install and minimum changes to the settings.