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NETGEAR Nighthawk 6-Stream AX5400 WiFi 6 Router wireless speeds are slow
My wireless speeds standing right next to the router are only 140 mbps. My ISP plan supports up to 500 mbps. I live in a small apartment less than 1500 sq feet. In the bedroom the speeds are 90 mbps....
jaredvalenti wrote:not entirely sure what you mean by client but my ISP is Spectrum. I am using speed test by ookla to test in the room with the router and across the apartment and I am using spectrum's speed test on my pc to test.
You should also be using Ookla on your PC. Is the Spectrum speed test a web site address you access via a web browser?
Client is the device you are using to connect to the Wi-Fi signal. Phone, tablet, laptop, what model number and operating system? There is a wide range of device capability that connects to Wi-Fi.
Be sure and review the information in the link provided by michaelkenward in post number 3. The whole thing can be daunting, focus on chapters 1, 2, and 3 to begin.
Ah okay, that makes sense. Yes spectrum speed test is just a web site address provided by my ISP. I just tested it with ookla on my pc and the speeds without the ethernet were 4 mbps download. With the ethernet it was 580 mbps. I understand the other responses saying "wired is always better for gaming" but come on, I know I am not tech savy but I feel like there should not be THAT much of a difference between wireless and wired.
My PC is custom built by a friend of mine. I use a Windows 10 64-bit operating system. I have a AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-core processor. My PC does not have a built in internet adapter. I had a spectrum agent out here to look at everything the other day, and he was saying that that could be an issue as well. I currently use a USB Netgear A6100 Wifi Adapter.
If the wifi adapter is the issue for slow performance to my computer that would make sense. However, why are the speeds so slow everywhere else in the house? The router says it should cover up to 2500 sq ft. So why just down the hallway are my speeds consistently less than 100 mbps.
jaredvalenti wrote:
I understand the other responses saying "wired is always better for gaming" but come on, I know I am not tech savy but I feel like there should not be THAT much of a difference between wireless and wired.
With a wired connection, your gaming device can work at near or about 580 Mbps. A wifi device connecting at 2.4 GHz won't get anywhere near that. Depending on what it is, you might get half that. 5 GHz can do a lot better but even that won't get a full 580 Mbps.
I currently use a USB Netgear A6100 Wifi Adapter.That is a small and inexpensive device. It dates back to 2013, before ISPs began to supply Gbps services. Even the data sheet, always liable to marketing exaggeration, claims only "Fast WiFi speeds 150/433 Mbps".
Did you check this?
Understand Wi-Fi 4/5/6 (802.11 n/ac/ad/ax)
Start here:
The 'weak link' in Wi-Fi is often YOUR client device...
Understanding Wi-Fi 4/5/6/6E/7 (802.11 n/ac/ax/be)
My PC is custom built by a friend of mine. I use a Windows 10 64-bit operating system. I have a AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-core processor. My PC does not have a built in internet adapter.
Odd choice. I build my own PCs and haven't seen a motherboard that doesn't have a LAN outlet. It rules out something like Powerline Ethernet.
The router says it should cover up to 2500 sq ft. So why just down the hallway are my speeds consistently less than 100 mbps.The further you go from the router's wifi source, the more likely you are to be connecting at 2.4 GHz. It is a matter of physics. 5 GHz is faster but has a shorter range.
jaredvalenti wrote:Ah okay, that makes sense. Yes spectrum speed test is just a web site address provided by my ISP. I just tested it with ookla on my pc and the speeds without the ethernet were 4 mbps download. With the ethernet it was 580 mbps. I understand the other responses saying "wired is always better for gaming" but come on, I know I am not tech savy but I feel like there should not be THAT much of a difference between wireless and wired.
My PC is custom built by a friend of mine. I use a Windows 10 64-bit operating system. I have a AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-core processor. My PC does not have a built in internet adapter. I had a spectrum agent out here to look at everything the other day, and he was saying that that could be an issue as well. I currently use a USB Netgear A6100 Wifi Adapter.
If the wifi adapter is the issue for slow performance to my computer that would make sense. However, why are the speeds so slow everywhere else in the house? The router says it should cover up to 2500 sq ft. So why just down the hallway are my speeds consistently less than 100 mbps.
I find it really odd, with today's custom PC motherboard selection to find one without a board based Ethernet connection. Can you share the brand name and model number of your motherboard?
Your problem with the lack of throughput on your PC rests squarely on your Wi-Fi adapter. In particular if you are connecting via the 2.4 GHz band. The adapters have drivers for the operating system and your USB port also has operating system drivers. Either could be out of date or creating a conflict.
The less than 100 Mbps elsewhere in your apartment is a red flag indicating you are connecting your client devices over the 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi band. Giving your Wi-Fi SSID's different names for the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands makes it easy to tell which one you are connecting to.
There is also a chance you radio frequency environment is jammed due to close by neighbors with many Wi-Fi devices.
