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Orbi wifi 6 RBR850 hardwire speeds slow
I recently upgraded my home wifi to the newest Orbi wifi 6 imesh, (RBR850) Before i changed out my other router i tested my speeds hardwired and wirless. I am getting 1g thru comcast.. Before i switc...
Are there any switches involved in the wiring>?
No switches , hardwired 5 ft away from the Orbi router - Same wire and distance as when I had the old router , Crazy thing is, I plugged a laptop in the router (next to my pc) run the same speed test and it comes back 840mbps.. My main PC reads 317mbps - same upload though. Before I changed to Orbi everything that was hardwire would read 700-900 mbps
- Similar thing here.
iMac Pro > Ethernet wall port > Xfinity router = 930 Mbps
MacBook Pro > USB to Ethernet adapter > Xfinity router = 930 Mbps
Either computer > Ethernet > Orbi AX > Xfinity modem = 80-200 Mbps
I actually disconnected the Orbi system and went back to Xfinity + xFi pods until I figure this out. The speed of my wired connection for my iMac Pro is more important than faster wireless (and I wasn’t really even getting that with Orbi).
I’m considering Unifi wireless access points as an alternative.Do either of you have anything on your network (hard wired) like Sonos speakers?
Don't mean to hijack this thread, but yes, I do. I have a wired Sonos setup. This means that I had a Sonos Play:1 plugged in to one of the LAN ports of the Orbi router.
That worked just fine when it was plugged into a switch connected to the Xfinity router. Is there a problem with that with Orbi?
- Switters, are you running the Orbi with the XFi modem them provided ? I just updated to XFi to get unlimited.. They shipped me the XFi modem unit, but I’m still using my Arris modem .
- Yes, I have the XB6 modem/router they provided. I put it in Bridge Mode whe. I set up the Orbi.