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Greenhorn64
Nov 08, 2021Aspirant
XR4500 Slow down at router
Hello. I'm having a issue with my internet speeds. I have had this set up for over 1 year things have been great. All the sudden my speeds dropped from 300Mbps down to 158Mbps with upload speeds of 13...
plemans
Nov 08, 2021Guru - Experienced User
what firmware version is the XR450?
- Greenhorn64Nov 08, 2021AspirantFirmware is v2.3.2.1.30
- plemansNov 08, 2021Guru - Experienced User
have you tried the newer firmware?
- Netduma-LiamNov 09, 2021NetDuma Partner
The firmware you're on is up-to-date, it was released a few days ago.
Were are you measuring these speeds, through Connection Benchmark or through a third-party speedtest? Could you run both and compare their results?
- Greenhorn64Nov 09, 2021AspirantI have ran both 3rd party from speedtest.net and the bench the mark test in Dumaos. They both are really close to one another. Last night I played around with Qos and Geo Filter and was able to clean up some gaming lag but its still noticeable.