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tjpsnj
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Jul 28, 2022

Netgear AX8 RAX70 Tri-Band AX6600 40 device Router WAN vs LAN speed

On the QoS page the speed test returns 279mbps. Any Gig ethernet connected device inside the network 98mbps. What is the bottleneck? Is the router only capable of 100mbps? Why is it marketed as a gigabyte [1024] solution. Most Internet speeds near me are a gig. For example Verizon. I'm cheap and pay less for my cox but it is still 300mbps. Where is the other 180mbps?

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    • tjpsnj's avatar
      tjpsnj
      Guide
      Jul 28, 2022

      Interesting the stats page does show the internal ports at 100mbps. 

      I moved a laptop to it and did get 1000 on a 14ft Cat5e.

      What limitation is there for a 25 or 50 foot run?  Cat6 is not enough?  I ask a little sarcastically as the Cat6 cable upgrade on my x6 router last year was connecting at 1000.  I replaced the long ones with Cat6 when I had renovations done during covid.  Cat6 and white that matches/blends in better than the blue or green left over on a job.  The WAN speed was much faster then [usually between 940-990] before they jacked up the price.  I was impressed as the devices tested as well as the phones.

      The Cat6 50' is less than a year old and [connected direct not patched via a wall run or anything] switch to switch.  

      I purchased this router on July 26 after the Nighthawk x6 I have had for years suddenly reset and would not connect to the ISP/WAN port.

      Is there a setting for the LAN ports on the AX8 I am missing?  Turn off the auto negotiation?  Something like that?

       

       

        

       

       

      • plemans's avatar
        plemans
        Guru
        Jul 28, 2022

        There's nothing to change on it. I have noticed that sketchier cables or ends do cause it drop drop from gigabit to 10/100mbps. 

        And some devices tolerate it better than others. You can try replacing the ends on your cables in case its just a sketchy end. 

        But if its connecting at gigabit when ran with a short cable, it tends to point at the longer cables having some type of issue.