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Nighthawk RAX50v2 - WiFi half speed of ethernet conx
I have installed fiber into my home, 1g. Installer recommended I get a better router than the 1 they provide and recommended the NG Nighthawk as he uses it and works well. I only get fast speeds...
I have run the Speedtest.net from my iPhone14 pro, the installers iPhone, his iPad, and his laptop-all within 5ft of the router with no visual obstacles. All are less than 500mbps-most are lucky to hit 400mbps.
I have also run the Speedtest via Ethernet cable through my appletv into my tv & that speed is close to 1g.
Nothing else is connected but those individual devices for each test as I want as clean a test as possible.
I understand about devices & distance affecting speed but more than 50% degradation with no obstacles, and nothing else using bandwidth seems a little excessive.
BTW all tests have been on the 5g settings.
Lastly, my cable router does provide speed settings well over 800mbps with multiple devices connected, however we are cutting cable & I need Wi-Fi for my job. I will use Ethernet cable through appletv for my husbands tv watching, but I cannot do that for my job.
If anyone could please advise on router settings, I’d appreciate it.
Thank you.
I have also run the Speedtest via Ethernet cable through my appletv into my tv & that speed is close to 1g.
Nothing else is connected but those individual devices for each test as I want as clean a test as possible.
I understand about devices & distance affecting speed but more than 50% degradation with no obstacles, and nothing else using bandwidth seems a little excessive.
BTW all tests have been on the 5g settings.
Lastly, my cable router does provide speed settings well over 800mbps with multiple devices connected, however we are cutting cable & I need Wi-Fi for my job. I will use Ethernet cable through appletv for my husbands tv watching, but I cannot do that for my job.
If anyone could please advise on router settings, I’d appreciate it.
Thank you.
KatVA wrote:
I understand about devices & distance affecting speed but more than 50% degradation with no obstacles, and nothing else using bandwidth seems a little excessive.
BTW all tests have been on the 5g settings.
As Kitsap suggests, you need to understand how wifi works. It is never going to be as fast as a wired connection.
Did you follow the link that they provided?
Understand Wi-Fi 4/5/6/6E/7 (802.11 n/ac/ax/be)
500Mbps is faster than most wifi clients can manage. You are doing well. Many people would kill to get anywhere near 500Mbps.
Here's a test for you. How fast can you get your wifi devices to connect anywhere else? You may find that it is faster at home than away.
Out of interest, do you have problems doing things at that speed? Or are you just reading the speed dial?
If you are having difficulties. you might like to investigate those rather than your otherwise excellent wifi speeds.