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HELP! Slow WiFi on RBR850
Desperate for some help, this system is driving me mad! I've got the RBK853 - AX6000 Router and 2 Satellites The router is plugged into the service provider modem with a Cat 8 cable. On the Orbi...
Hi raven_au
I hear what you're saying, but it doesn't match up with what Netgear and other users are telling me.
Colin_523 wrote:Hi raven_au
I hear what you're saying, but it doesn't match up with what Netgear and other users are telling me.
Actually my analysis was flawed, I assumed your device wireless was syncing at 1201mbps but used 900mbps to calculate expected throughput.
If you use 1201 for what I'm describing you get 800-900mpbs so the speed is a bit slow.
It's worth checking what rate the device is actually syncing at, that will make a difference and whether the trafic is being routed via a satelite (unfortunately I'm not aware of a way to check the sync rate of a satelite) or not since that will make a difference too.
Not sure what you mean by sync rate?
Colin_523 wrote:
Not sure what you mean by sync rate?
The rate at which the wireless on the client syncs with the with the wireless on the router.
You can find it using the Oribi app by tapping on the client in question in the client list of the Client Manager tile of navigating though the Network Map tile to the client. It's called Link Rate in that display.
Generally you won't get 90% of the Link Rate throughput, more likely you will get 2/3 to 3/4 of it.
If your Link Rate is low then there is probably interference or you are a distance away from the router or satelite your wireless client is associated with. But being too close can sometimes be a problem too.
Typically wireless AX clients will sync at up to 1200mpbs and ac clients will sync at up to 866mpbs (ie. 2x2 wireless, 2 receive and 2 transmit streams). If your wireless client has more than two streams (eg. some computers, but mobile devices, laptops, TVs etc. generally have 2x2 wireless) the rate will be higher.
raven_au wrote:Generally you won't get 90% of the Link Rate throughput, more likely you will get 2/3 to 3/4 of it.
I have to say I have noticed some strange behaviour wrt. sync rate on these Orbis.
In one location I have an Sheild TV and an Apple TV 4k connected to a (fairly dumb) TV.
To be honest they are in a really bad location although not far from one of my satelites.
They seem to drop to a very slow sync rate or switch bands and it's quite hard to get stable wireless with them.
But that wasn't the case with the RBS50 or any of the ASUS routers, including ASUS AX routers, I have used.