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Speed issues with my orbi
Hello everyone! I recently purchased an Orbi AX4200 wifi mesh system Model # RBR750 with two satteltites model #RBS750. I have gigabit interenet but those speeds don't seem to carry through to the...
Mikey94025 wrote:
Xelbak wrote:I recently purchased an Orbi AX4200 wifi mesh system Model # RBR750 with two satteltites model #RBS750. I have gigabit interenet but those speeds don't seem to carry through to the satellite I'm connected to. Speeds at the router are as expected for my plan, but once at my comptuer which is hardwired into one of the satellites. It only reaches about 40 down when I'm expecting speeds of up to 900 down.
Be aware that you will not gigabit when wired to an Orbi satellite that is wirelessly connected to the Orbi base. I think you'll reasonably get 300-600 Mbps depending on your client device and what 5Ghz protocol is it using. That said, you should be getting much more than 40 Mbps down so continue troubleshooting with the tactics being posted here.
How are you measuring the speeds? For accuracy you should be testing over wired and using a browser tool like speedtest.net and not relying upon the Orbi app/web speed numbers.
Do you see the same 40 Mbps download if you wire a client directly to the Orbi base? That helps us isolate whether the problem is specific to the Orbi satellite vs. the entire Orbi network.
Yes, I've been testing with both wired and wireless just so I can see if one performs better than the other. Re-positioned the satellite in my room to the highest point I can get it. Should be closer to the top of the stairs that run along the outside now (I got it on my cabinets in my little kitchen area). The router itself is located inside the house. Will need to get my second satellite working again after downgrading the FW didn't work at all and then I'll test again and see if there's any improvement.
