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Corna
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Nov 30, 2020
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NetGear Nighthawk RAX50 - slow wifi speed , and limited speed on PC

Hi I have a NetGear Nighthawk RAX50 ( brand new AX ruter) my network is a 500/500mbps.   The wifi speed is low all over my house Cables from home central to ruter = cat6 1. If i use ethernet i ...
  • Corna's avatar
    Corna
    Dec 08, 2020

    Sollution that worked: 

     

    1. reset the Nighthawk RAX50 router with a needle ( pin ) on back where the LAN ports are

    2. cut the power on the ISP modem/ruter

    3. turn on the  ISP modem/ruter again

    4. turn on Nighthawk RAX50 again

    5. run a full setup wizard again on Nighthawk RAX50

     

    Then the speed got right, 

    testet on laptop and phone all over house

     

    Wifi speed is now correct

     

    Kind Regards

    Cornelius 

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plemans
Guru - Experienced User
Nov 30, 2020

What modem/gateway is it connected to? 

What device are you testing with and what app are you using to test with? 

You put you get full speed hardwired?

Did you ever try a factory reset and reinstall? Leave it default (other than ssid) during the install process and speedtest it once you get the basics setup.