I have the RBKE 960 main router connected directly to Verizon Gigabit ethernet cable. At the Verizon cable, I am getting 900/900 download/upload speed. However, connected to WiFi 6E, I barely exceed 400-500 Mbps download even when I am like 4 feet away from the router in open air, nothing else connected, either to WiFi or wired. Recently, I had gone to my son's place. He also has Verizon Gigabit connection and uses Verizon supplied 6E router. I connected to his 6E network and easily got 850 Mbps download speed even when his router is in the closet and I was 10 feet away. In both cases, I am measuring the WiFi 6E speed using my Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra phone using Ookla speedtest app. Why am I getting such poor download speed with Netgear which is the most expensive 6E mesh system today?

Actually that is what I did. After I returned the Orbi 960 purchased from Amazon, I got the second one directly from Netgear. Then I removed the HW firewall and connected the router directly to the internet cable. After that, I updated the firmware on satellites and then on main router and did a factory reset of all three devices. Then I reconfigured the Orbi devices and network from scratch. So, I have spent quite a bit of time with this system and it just does not perform.

What speeds do you get with a pc/laptop hardwired into the orbi? Verizon is great at supplying modem/router combo gateways. they can cause a double nat. A double nat happens when you cascade more than 1 router. Potentially your son might have it setup in the correct configuration. https://kb.netgear.com/30186/What-is-Double-NATFixes? There’s 3 options but only use 1. 1. Put the modem/gateway in modem only/pass through mode. This disables its routing functions. 2. Leave the modem/gateway in router mode but put the Netgears IP address into its DMZ. This forwards the data to the netgear. You can either leave the modem/gateway’s wireless enabled or disabled. Just make sure its using a different wifi channel to prevent interference3. Put the Netgear into access point mode. This disables its routing functions. Wifi/ethernet still works but it does disable some features. https://kb.netgear.com/26765/Which-features-are-disabled-on-my-NETGEAR-router-when-it-is-set-to-AP-Mode

a) The hardwired speed at Orbi Ethernet port is 900/900 so it is the WiFi which has poor performanceb) Verizon does not have a separate modem. They have given me a Ethernet cable right from their ONT, so there is no question of double NAT.

I don't know. But how would ONT brand influence WiFi speed?

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plemans
Guru
Dec 26, 2022
What speeds do you get with a pc/laptop hardwired into the orbi?

Verizon is great at supplying modem/router combo gateways. they can cause a double nat.

A double nat happens when you cascade more than 1 router. Potentially your son might have it setup in the correct configuration.
https://kb.netgear.com/30186/What-is-Double-NAT
Fixes? There’s 3 options but only use 1.
1. Put the modem/gateway in modem only/pass through mode. This disables its routing functions.
2. Leave the modem/gateway in router mode but put the Netgears IP address into its DMZ. This forwards the data to the netgear. You can either leave the modem/gateway’s wireless enabled or disabled. Just make sure its using a different wifi channel to prevent interference
3. Put the Netgear into access point mode. This disables its routing functions. Wifi/ethernet still works but it does disable some features.
https://kb.netgear.com/26765/Which-features-are-disabled-on-my-NETGEAR-router-when-it-is-set-to-AP-Mode
- ArunGupta
  Apprentice
  Dec 26, 2022
  a) The hardwired speed at Orbi Ethernet port is 900/900 so it is the WiFi which has poor performance
  b) Verizon does not have a separate modem. They have given me a Ethernet cable right from their ONT, so there is no question of double NAT.
  - plemans
    Guru
    Dec 27, 2022
    What ONT is it?

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