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2.4ghz band showing half speed
Hello everyone,
I have the AX6000 WiFi Mesh System (RBK852) and I am noticing that under connection status it is showing 2.4G as only 573.5M but shouldn't it be 1200? I may be missing something here but I feel like it is either showing it wrong or I have something setup incorrectly. Any help or explanation would be appreciated.
| Port | Status | TxPkts | RxPkts | Collisions | Tx B/s | Rx B/s | Up Time |
| WAN | 2500M/Full | 8306707 | 15718630 | 0 | 25315 | 37270 | 1 days 02:15:28 |
| LAN1 | Link Down | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| LAN2 | Link Down | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| LAN3 | 100M/Full | 259124 | 37584 | 0 | 829 | 39 | 09:05:42 |
| LAN4 | 1000M/Full | 416772 | 59243 | 0 | 3141 | 145 | 1 days 02:15:28 |
| 2.4G WLAN b/g/n/ax | 573.5M | 989242 | 732504 | 0 | 6779 | 4990 | 1 days 02:16:21 |
| 5G WLAN a/n/ac/ax | 2402M | 19332933 | 16466570 | 0 | 35045 | 31739 | 1 days 02:16:21 |
| WLAN Backhaul | 2402M | 19705066 | 14944360 | 0 | 43314 | 39655 | 1 days 02:16:21 |
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On the product data sheet, notice the tiny footnote symbol after (2400 + 2400 + 1200Mbps)†
https://www.netgear.com/images/datasheet/orbi/RBK852.pdf
which leads to this footnote:
† Maximum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE 802.11 specifications. Actual data throughput and wireless coverage will vary and be lowered by network and environmental conditions, including network traffic volume, device limitations, and building construction. NETGEAR makes no representations or warranties about this product’s compatibility with future standards. Up to 6,000Mbps wireless speeds achieved when connecting to other 802.11ax 6,000Mbps devices.
My guess is that there is no device connected to the Orbi on the 2.4G band that supports 802.11ax,or there is nothing close enough to get a higher speed.
You should also keep in mind the 20/40hz coexistence.
The 2.4ghz band doesn't have the same channel availability of the 5ghz. So if you're in an area with other 2.4ghz signals, its going to set the 2.4ghz channel width to 20hz which drops the speed in half which is roughly the 600mpbs link speed.
You can disable this function but its kind of an A-hole move to your neighbors.
- Thank you for the response! Not that I want to annoy my neighbors but I’d love to test this out. Could you tell me how to do this?
