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ghostoflight7
Dec 24, 2018Aspirant
xr500 ipv6 and speed issues
my wifi runs terribly now, i started using cat5e and its only gotten worse. my xbox wont even work being hardwired with cat5e and i dont know what i should do.. if theres any settings i need to make ...
ghostoflight7
Dec 29, 2018Aspirant
I pay for 400MBs and I get about 180 through WiFi, I can’t use CAT5e cables but I can use an ordinary Ethernet. I was hoping to figure out how to make the CAT5e cable work because they are way more effective.
Netduma-Fraser
Dec 29, 2018NetDuma Partner
Make sure you've input your expected speeds into Anti-Bufferbloats options. Then disable Smart Connect and use the 5GHz WiFi and you should get higher speeds. There is no different setup or anything you need to do using a different ethernet cable so it sounds like the Cat5e cables you have are faulty so would suggest get them replaced and your wired connection should work then.