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Netgear RAXE500 cutting speed in half on LAN ports
I have 1.2Gbs service through Xfinity. Coming off back of modem (Netgear cm2000), I get around 950Mbs download. When I run that to the Multi-Gig port of the RAXE500 router, I can only get around 450M...
How are you testing the speeds?
Reason I ask is the RAXE500 has the multigig port and if you're using that from the cm2000, then you'd only have gigabit ports to test with.
Also, the built in speedtest isn't always the most accurate as it sometimes chooses a poor server.
what firmware version are you on?
I use speedtest.net
The reason I chose the Mult-Gig port was it was my understanding that the internet port is limited to 1gbs anyways. Am I incorrect ? Would hooking the modem up to the internet port (changing the settings in the router as well) allow full throughput on the multi-gig port?
I know ports 1-4 are only gigabit, but I would think I should be able to do better than 450Mbs off of them?
The router doesn't have very clear instructions, so it could possibly be a mistake on my part. I will get the firmware version when I get home.
You should be able to hit gigabit speeds of the 2.5gig port.
I've done the same cm2000-->RAXE500 and didn't have an issue hitting gigabit +
Try several servers on the speedtest. net site. its not as common as it used to be but once in a while you'd hit a bad test server.
so should I connect from my modem to the internet port, then connect the mult-gig port to my computer?
Or should the modem come into my Mult-gig port?
I'm just looking to be able to obtain close to gigabit speed for my hardwired computers