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XR300 Poor Speeds
Hi, I've read quite a few "slow speed" threads on here, and tried some of the various tips that were suggested in them but none seem to make a difference. In the other threads I saw a lot of people a...
- In Internet Setup change the MAC address of the router to the MAC address of your previous router. Also did you disable QoS from the Anti-Bufferbloat menu where you enter your speeds in? I wasn't sure if that was what you were referring to.
Hi Fraser, I'll be honest I haven't done any speed tests on my phone (wifi) as I've only really been concerned about my PC, all other devices can have 10mbps for all I care LUL but I will check if there is any difference between 2.4 & 5ghz.
I have only used port 1 on the XR300 but will try the others to rule that out and report back.
As for settling, lets hope that's what it is as all the reviews said this was a good buy and I was excited for new tech. I'll give it another few days (with the now correct MAC address) and see what happens if using ports 2-4 doesn't change anything.
Update: since my last post I haven't changed and settings and ice just woken up and done a speed test (on my phone, 2.4 WiFi) and got 111 so fingers crossed it was just a case of "settling" I'm still in bed so will check the pc out in a bit. But thought I'd post quick before any more suggestions came in as seems like it might be ok now.
If it was just a settling issue then hopefully I can turn QoS back on as seems a bit pointless having this router and not being able to use that feature. Will report back if speeds stay after turning stuff back on.
Thanks again Fraser for the mac address tip, I've a feeling that rushed along the settling
If it was just a settling issue then hopefully I can turn QoS back on as seems a bit pointless having this router and not being able to use that feature. Will report back if speeds stay after turning stuff back on.
Thanks again Fraser for the mac address tip, I've a feeling that rushed along the settling
- That's great news! Fingers crossed it stays that way. Absolutely use QoS once you've confirmed the speeds are back.
OK so I've turned QoS back on, and speeds are still full and as expected. So I think it was a case of setting the MAC address to that of my ISP router, and waiting for it to settle/sync.
Thanks everyone for their suggestions & help. Very much appreciated :D