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Nighthawk RAXE500 - Checking speed and for Firmware Problems
Hi, I have the Nighthawk RAXE500 and recently began having problems with my Simplisafe cameras. So I thought it is probably a Simplisafe issue. But when I ran a Speedtest at Speedtest.net I noticed my...
Matthewlawson3 wrote:
I'm trying to determine if 150mbps is normal for that router on 2.4 GHZ
That's a pretty good speed for 2.4 GHz. It all depends on the wifi clients you are using. Cameras don't need that speed to do their stuff.
You don't say what the problems are, but speed is unlikely to be the issue.
...my 5 GHZ is hitting 906mbps on my gigabit connection.
That is suspiciously high. More like a wired speed than anything most wifi clients can use.
What "firmware problems" do you have?
- Yes sorry the 900 area Mbps would be over my Ethernet.
I'm not having any firmware problems as far as I know. I was trying to determine if my 2.4 GHZ was slower because of a firmware issue. But if you are saying the speeds are in the right ballpark I guess it is not that.