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bad bandwith distribution
Hi
With QoS and priotiy hight or without QoS my laptop on wifi never got more then 30 mbps (when im lucky) out of my 500. My wired laptop got it all when i test the internet connection, never have problem with it. With my old dlink router i was able to set the min bandwith i want for a device. But seems that s impossible with my netgear. So what can i do with a useless QoS and routeur not able to give my laptop on wifi the bandwith it needs. I mean it should get more then 30 out of 500 on hight priority or even without QoS. Maybe i should install a open source firmware that is better?
8 Replies
1. what router do you have?
2. what band are you connected to? 2.4ghz or 5ghz?
3. QoS isn't recommended at speeds over 250mbps. so if you have 600mbps, disable qos
4. what firmware is on the router?
5. What modem is it connected to?
6. What wireless chip is in the laptop?
1. what router do you have? Nighthawk RAX50v2
2. what band are you connected to? 2.4ghz or 5ghz? both behave the same way
3. QoS isn't recommended at speeds over 250mbps. so if you have 600mbps, disable qos yes i know but i tried it anyway in case it would help
4. what firmware is on the router? Firmware Version V1.1.4.28_2.1.26
5 and 6 are you serious? if you are it should have a warnin on the box : Check you laptop chipset and your modem chipset before buying this product it just work on specific ones!
5 Arris
6 Realtek RTL8852AE WiFi 6 802.11ax PCIe Adapter
have you tested other devices? What speeds does your phone get?
Trying to determine if its a devices specific issue or router issue. Many times, we spend hours troubleshooting a router and it turns out to be a bad wireless card or setting on the PC.
What arris device is it? They make both modem only devices and modem/router combo devices.
