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XR500 very slow download speeds only to PC
Hello everyone, I recently purchased a CM2000 modem and XR500 router. Upon installation I performed a factory reset on both devices as well as verified that they had the most recent firmware. MY ...
Hi Furry, thanks for the reply. Is e38 a bimmer reference?
Anyway, I tested the modem directly to the PC and confirmed 1 Gbps
This is what it looks like with the wifi adapter
As for the router everything is set by default except for SSID. I have only been testing on speedtest.net and here are the numbers:
Wired w/QoS: 16.53 Mbps down / 0.26 Mbps up
Wired w/out QoS: 17.70 Mbps down / 0.29 Mbps up
Wireless w/QoS: 56.43 Mbps down / 0.41 up
Wireless w/out QoS: 43.63 Mbps down / 0.29 Mbps up
The brand of the ethernet adapter was Realtek. Although I switched to a Netgear AXE3000 WiFi adapter to rule out certain things. The driver for the AXE3000 was updated to the latest FW as well. I tested with different CAT 5e cables plus the CAT 8 Cable that was used for the results above. When you said CAT 6 is recommended, a CAT 8 wouldn't be better and the best cable for XR500 is CAT 6? Lastly, the FW on XR500 has the latest FW installed.
