RAX43 dropping WAN from 1G/1G to 500Mb/80Mb

Question

Im curious if there has been any resolution to the reduction of available bandwidth on netgear routers. Using an RAX43 AX4200 on a balanced gig fiber connection and as every other thread ive read, it measures 925/950ish on multiple test sites for seeming up to an hours after reboot then drops to a predictable 450-600/80. This all hardwired to the router. I have tried:

Default

No QOS

no bitdefender

no parental controls

new patch cable

and a miriad of other suggested controls and just like every thread on here it ends with ...

Is there a resolve to this? Am i just screwed in using a netgear product? Of course its 4 mo old and i just swtiched from a 350/10 connection where i never noticed any sort of reduction, so now there is no support and past return period.

Thanks!

Alpinebs · Answer

plemans&nbsp;I certainly might try to reinstall firmware. So far its all been amending the existing installed firmware. I'm assuming that will also erase my configuration, yes?I think I'm falling victim to two problems being the ISP service consistency which they are thankfully fully involved in fixing and something I don't understand happening in the router.I'm going to focus my attention on the speed to the house first then dive into the router again if I still see anomalies.

microchip8 · Answer

I don't have a symmetric 1Gbps/1Gbps connection, but I had no problems hitting 1 Gbps download even after 2 weeks of operations on my RAX43. My upload is only 50 Mbps so I can't test that.

Which firmware version are you using? (not "the latest", a number)

What modem are you using?

Alpinebs · Answer

microchip8&nbsp;, the latest firmware&nbsp;JK,&nbsp;V1.0.10.110_2.0.75&nbsp;its a fiber connection so no modem. Gigpoint 803G media converter.

microchip8 · Answer

I have the same FW as you and no issues here. Do you have traffic meter enabled?

Also, what modem/ONT is in front of the RAX43?

You can try factory reset and reconfigure from scratch (don't use a saved settings file. It defeats the purpose of factory reset)

Alpinebs · Answer

microchip8&nbsp;, ONT edited into previous reply.&nbsp;no traffic meterhave attempted factory default with scratch config, one HW PC then iMAC (both 1000Mbps ethernet connection established to router) connected at a time. same result. shows 925/950 for a period of time after reboot then drops into 250/80 through HW connection and 450-600/80 through wireless connection.

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RAX43 dropping WAN from 1G/1G to 500Mb/80Mb

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