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RAX10 5Ghz signal strength and speed drop after QoS and channel change
Router: Nighthawk RAX10 4-Stream AX1800 Wifi 6 Firmware: 1.0.10.110 OS: Ubuntu LTS Turned on QoS, with the speed test reporting 329mpbs down, 107.27up and changed the 5Ghz channel from 44 to 36...
Yes VLAN is enabled.
It's now confirmed that it's not the routers fault.
I started with a clean install of Ubuntu lts without any updates and everything went back to normal.
Signal strength shot up to excellent and link speed is at 433mbps always, speed test reports 130mbps download with 105mbps upload, and this is after I moved it back onto my desk where it is much further with more obstacles in the way than on the floor.
Thanks for your help!
Connecting via ethernet gets 185mbps down and 105 up.
Signal strength was the same right after resetting, this is without moving the antennas back vertically and without moving the adapter from the floor.
Signal strength is definitely not the same when I move the adapter back to where it was, which is on my desk, it dips to -80dbm whereas previously it was -50dbm.
This is only for 5Ghz, signal strength for 2.4 is still excellent.
5ghz signal will drop off faster in terms of distance as well as obstruction. It can't broadcast as far or through as much materials at 2.4ghz
PC -> RAX10 -> Fiber terminal
https://www.chorus.co.nz/q/model-type-200
The problem is that I was getting a much better signal strength and link speed before, when my usb adapter was on my wooden desk.
After turning the antennas according to Netgears recommendations for vertical broadcasting, as well as moving the usb adapter to the floor, the signal strength and link speed is still slower than before, and not by a little, from 162 consistently to 10 and 4mbps.
Putting the usb adapter back to where it was will give total disconnects and weak signals.
Using all default settings straight from a reset, including name and passwords doesn't make a difference.
But upload speeds are completely unaffected for some reason.
do you have the vlan enabled for the chorus?
How do I set up my NETGEAR router if I have Spark NZ Fibre or UFB? | Answer | NETGEAR Support
Yes VLAN is enabled.
It's now confirmed that it's not the routers fault.
I started with a clean install of Ubuntu lts without any updates and everything went back to normal.
Signal strength shot up to excellent and link speed is at 433mbps always, speed test reports 130mbps download with 105mbps upload, and this is after I moved it back onto my desk where it is much further with more obstacles in the way than on the floor.
Thanks for your help!