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VerneArase
Mar 28, 2021Apprentice
Wired backhaul worth it for an AX6000 system?
*Sigh* ... I really have an RBK853 (AX6000) system, even though that's not an option in the forums even now. I'm thinking of wiring my house for ethernet and I've secured all the cable and equipm...
bullm00n
Apr 01, 2021Virtuoso
I did a quick test like I said I would. The computer I ran speedtest on is usually directly wired to a switch that goes to the orbi and then to the WAN. The first result of 928 Mbps is that setup from a month ago. The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th results in the 600s are with that computer wired into the BRS850 satellite port with the satellite using wireless backhaul. The final result of 950 Mbps is with the satellite using wired backhaul, which is clearly better for my installation.
DatabaseJase
Apr 01, 2021Luminary
Looks great and if you can run a wired back haul then great but if not then consider why you'd need more than the 650Mbps other than for the fastest downloads. As I mentioned a 4K stream is only about 50Mbps. In my experience Xbox servers max out at about 100Mbps for downloads even on our Xbox directly wired to the router.
Good luck with the cable pulls if you decide to go ahead.
- FURRYe38Apr 01, 2021Guru - Experienced User
My xbox gets over 200 and 300Mpbs when doing updates and downloads. Mines wired to the RBR.
- DatabaseJaseApr 01, 2021Luminary
FURRYe38 wrote:My xbox gets over 200 and 300Mpbs when doing updates and downloads. Mines wired to the RBR.
Could be our Circle Home Plus restricting those speeds then but it doesn't impact other devices like that.
- FURRYe38Apr 01, 2021Guru - Experienced User
Yes of course. Anything with device or traffic managment can impact speeds and performances. Also it can be MS services too. I was updateing BO5 the other night and was a 9Gb update, speeds started tanking near rock bottom speeds and was going to take over hours to complete I came back about 15 minutes later and the speeds were up over 200Mbps. It completed about 5-10 minutes later finally. So there is that. :smileyfrustrated: