My nighthawk XR1000 is not getting the full speeds that my ISP provides. I have at&t fiber and I get 1000 up and down when im not using my XR1000. When I connect my router to my computer my download and upload speeds are stuck at 100. Im not sure why this is happening.

The internet cable that you're using to connect the XR to the modem is limited to 100 Mbits, either this is because the cable itself is not capable of those speeds (needs to be Cat5e or higher) or the cable is damaged. If you replace it with a suitable cable you should see speeds more along the lines of what you usually get.

bought a CAT6 cable and still have the same results

Does the Device Manager still show 100Mbits for the internet port?

What is the ISP modem/router model you're using? If you connect using the same cable from the modem does your PC get higher speeds?

XR1000 not getting the correct speeds.

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Netduma-Fraser
NetDuma Partner
Dec 04, 2021
The internet cable that you're using to connect the XR to the modem is limited to 100 Mbits, either this is because the cable itself is not capable of those speeds (needs to be Cat5e or higher) or the cable is damaged. If you replace it with a suitable cable you should see speeds more along the lines of what you usually get.
- Niico
  Aspirant
  Dec 04, 2021
  bought a CAT6 cable and still have the same results
  - Netduma-Fraser
    NetDuma Partner
    Dec 04, 2021
    Does the Device Manager still show 100Mbits for the internet port?

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XR1000 not getting the correct speeds.