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Slower Speeds after firmware upgrade
I recently upgraded my orbi routers to firmware version V2.7.2.102 (both router and satellite) and noticing slower upload/download speeds over WiFi. my internet connection is about 300Mbps and my wi...
I'm getting 480.31 Mbps down and 23.64 Mbps up on a PC ethernet connectedto the router. This is slightly higher than my service speeds.
On WiFi, sitting in the same room as the router, I'm getting 540 Mbps from my iPhone to the router, as checked by the "WiFi Sweetspots" app on the iphone.
This app tests the data transfer rate between the iOS device and the WiFi access point. It is independent of any bottlenecks on the internet WAN side.
As for suggestions:
Disable Daisy Chain if you have only 1 satellite (or are using star topology), enable Beamforming and MU-MIMO in the advanced wireless setup.
What type of speeds were you getting before the firmware update?
I was getting 270-330 Mbps download and pretty much same upstream. Also i see much lower upstream speed compared to download.
Ok, will try and update.
Thanks for the suggestion!
Beamforming and MU-MIMO are already setup in the advanced wireless setup.
Disabling Daisy Chain didnt make a difference :(
devices connected to Satellite (RB ) is getting crazy low speeds (10-40 Mbps download/5-30upload)
Is WiFi Sweetspots showing low transfer speeds when standing near the satellite?
Try power-cycling the satellite. That will make the router re-acquire the satellite. Verify that the router's web interface is showing "Good" connection to the satellite over 5G. Then test the satellite speed again.
One User Experience/Configuration:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/Most-Stable-Orbi-Configuration/m-p/1941087/highlight/true#M97026
You can find other speed diagnosis steps in the community faq: https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi-AX/Community-FAQ-My-Orbi-speeds-are-slow-inconsistent-and-don-t-my/m-p/1982974/highlight/true#M7849
nagendraprasath wrote:Thanks for the suggestion!
Beamforming and MU-MIMO are already setup in the advanced wireless setup.
Disabling Daisy Chain didnt make a difference :(
devices connected to Satellite (RB ) is getting crazy low speeds (10-40 Mbps download/5-30upload)
- So funny enough, i followed recommendations to disable daisy chain, since i have a more hub and spoke setup. When i did that i was getting 10Mb on 5ghz 100% signal. It was driving me crazy. Turned it back on Bam! Back to full speed. Somethings wrong with the daisy chain setting.
- So addendum to my post since theres no edit button. Turns out i had to have daisy chain AND WMM enabled. Otherwise i just get 10mb down. Hub and Spoke still works properly as well. Drove me nuts cause everyones recommendation is to turn off WMM and daisy chain unless you have a R-S-S config.
