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Orbi RBK852 100Mbps Cap??
There is no way that I paid over $600.00 for the Orbi RBK852 system to have it cap speeds at 100Mbps. Just happened to notice this today and what is weird is that it didnt used to be this way. Purc...
Got it figured out. Up until yesterday afternoon I had been using Private Internet Access as my VPN provider - had this installed on two of my Windows devices, but not on the Linux destop. After some exhaustive troubleshooting, it turns out that when I activate the VPN, or if the VPN is set to automatically connect at boot, then that causes the mid-90's cap. Not sure how or why this would affect the router since the software is installed on the Windows machines, but sure enough, once it was all unintsalled - speed was back to normal.
I have always noticed a decreased speed while the VPN was acitve, and I understand that it is to be expected - just not that severe.
Thanks for the replies.
Might ask Christian_R for the new beta to see if this helps...
Got it figured out. Up until yesterday afternoon I had been using Private Internet Access as my VPN provider - had this installed on two of my Windows devices, but not on the Linux destop. After some exhaustive troubleshooting, it turns out that when I activate the VPN, or if the VPN is set to automatically connect at boot, then that causes the mid-90's cap. Not sure how or why this would affect the router since the software is installed on the Windows machines, but sure enough, once it was all unintsalled - speed was back to normal.
I have always noticed a decreased speed while the VPN was acitve, and I understand that it is to be expected - just not that severe.
Thanks for the replies.
Glad you got it working. Be sure to save off a back up configuration to file for safe keeping. Saves tine if a reset is needed.
https://kb.netgear.com/000062080/How-do-I-back-up-the-configuration-settings-on-my-Orbi-WiFi-System
Enjoy.