Hi Everyone, I tried to do a search online but I am getting so many different answers of (yes you should get these speeds and no you shouldn't) I just upgraded to gigabit net, and wired to my PC I am getting the full gigabit, but when I am trying to get the same speeds over wifi... it is about half or less. I know you probably wouldn't hit the same speeds but I was expect more along the lines of 750-850 down/up, but I am getting more like 400 down/up or less depending on how far I walk away.. I am litterally in the same room with my router (for testing) and I get those speeds 400 speeds. QoS is turned off. Any insight would be awesome. Even if this is how it actually supposed to be. I figured with overreaching bandwidth headroom (yes I know this is in ideal conditions) I would get somewhere near those gigabit speeds but not half.

a lot of it is usually it isn't the router thats limiting the wireless speed but the device you're testing on. What device are you testing with? What link speed are you getting? (hint, actual throughput is roughly 55-65% of link speed)

How do I go about testing the link speed? I am using a iphone 13 pro max / Macbook M1 - Tested on both similar speeds. plemans wrote:a lot of it is usually it isn't the router thats limiting the wireless speed but the device you're testing on. What device are you testing with? What link speed are you getting? (hint, actual throughput is roughly 55-65% of link speed)

sorry! no clue on a mac. I'm an android/windows guy. Anothter thing to check. The RAX70 is a triband. The 5ghz is much much faster than the 2.4ghz. But with that said, the 1-5ghz band is only a 2x2 antenna 1.2gig connection (80hz). the other 5ghz is a 4x4 antenna (160hz) 4.8ghz band. so try disabling smart connect and test each 5ghz band and see what you get. (5ghz band will drop speed quickly with distance/obstructions).

Okay I have my PC too but I will have to try it on wifi instad of wired.I was using the second 5ghz channel 4x4 (or at least that is what the router page said) I will disabled the smart connect and try again and see what I get on each band. Hopefully that might be the solution. plemans wrote:sorry! no clue on a mac. I'm an android/windows guy. Anothter thing to check. The RAX70 is a triband. The 5ghz is much much faster than the 2.4ghz. But with that said, the 1-5ghz band is only a 2x2 antenna 1.2gig connection (80hz). the other 5ghz is a 4x4 antenna (160hz) 4.8ghz band. so try disabling smart connect and test each 5ghz band and see what you get. (5ghz band will drop speed quickly with distance/obstructions).

The M1 macbook supports 802.11ax, though due to either a hardware or firmware limit, they are limited to 80MHz channel width, which for 802.11ax, is effectively a 50% speed reduction for close to medium range. https://support.apple.com/guide/deployment/macbook-pro-wi-fi-specification-details-dep2ac3e3b51/web In the case of your RAX70, you will not have issues with smart connect, or other similar settings, and they can be left on their defaults.On the other hand, for medium to longer distances, you may get a speed boost by changing the WiFi speed setting on the RAX70, from the "Up to 4800 Mbps" setting, to "Up to 2400 Mbps". After that, make sure it is not using a DFS channel as those willlimit your transmit power 240mW, down from the usual 980mW. PS this change will cause a speed drop in laptops and desktops using WiFi adapters such as the Intel AX200 and AX210 which do not have firmware or hardware level crippling of the channel width.2 stream 160MHz channel width 802.11ax, will get you speeds in the 1800+Mbps range in terms of real world throughput (with a PHY rate of 2400Mbps). Since 160MHz channel width, forces the AP to use some DFS channels, total transmit power is limited to 250mW (due to an arbitrary an dunnecessary FCC restriction), thus it will experience a more rapid throughput dropoff as you move away from the AP, especially to other rooms where it has to contend with the attenuation of the walls.the 80MHz channel width setting, will allow the router to use a higher transmit power, and for many WiFi radios, it will allow allow more distant client devices to maintain a higher PHY rate at distance if they are limited to 80MHz channel width (this also provides a small benefit to homes where all of the clients are 802.11ac).The iphone 13 Pro Max may also be limmited to 80MHz channel width. https://support.apple.com/guide/deployment/iphone-wi-fi-specification-details-dep268652e6c/1/web/1.0

Nighthawk RAX70 Full Gigabit wired speeds but half Over Wifi

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plemans
Guru
Mar 01, 2022
a lot of it is usually it isn't the router thats limiting the wireless speed but the device you're testing on.

What device are you testing with?

What link speed are you getting? (hint, actual throughput is roughly 55-65% of link speed)
- roninremy
  Guide
  Mar 01, 2022
  How do I go about testing the link speed?
  
  I am using a iphone 13 pro max / Macbook M1 - Tested on both similar speeds.
  plemans wrote:
  a lot of it is usually it isn't the router thats limiting the wireless speed but the device you're testing on.
  What device are you testing with?
  What link speed are you getting? (hint, actual throughput is roughly 55-65% of link speed)
  - plemans
    Guru
    Mar 01, 2022
    sorry! no clue on a mac. I'm an android/windows guy.
    
    Anothter thing to check.
    
    The RAX70 is a triband. The 5ghz is much much faster than the 2.4ghz.
    
    But with that said, the 1-5ghz band is only a 2x2 antenna 1.2gig connection (80hz).
    
    the other 5ghz is a 4x4 antenna (160hz) 4.8ghz band.
    
    so try disabling smart connect and test each 5ghz band and see what you get.
    
    (5ghz band will drop speed quickly with distance/obstructions).

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