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Ramjet1981
Nov 28, 2023Aspirant
RAX45 Slow speeds on PC
Trying to figure out why my download speeds are so slow on my PCs. I have a Nighthawk RAX45 (firmware up to date), Spectrum internet at 300 Mbps and a Windows 11 mini PC. When connected to 5G wif...
microchip8
Nov 28, 2023Master
Which wifi cards do you have on the PCs?
How are you testing?
How are you testing?
- Ramjet1981Nov 29, 2023Aspirant
The PC adapter is listed as Intel Wi-fi 6 AX201 160 Mhz.
I'm using Google Fiber's speed test, get similar results from others, including speedtest.net (Ookla).
What baffles me is that the PC doesn't seem to be the problem because I get 300+ speeds from both the ethernet and the Netgear utility using wifi and the ethernet connection. Seems like the problem lies with the router.
Thanks.
- microchip8Nov 29, 2023MasterI'd blame more the adapter. In past, Intel adapters had many issues and I do not know if all are resolved. Try updating the driver or do a reinstall and try to restrict the adapter to 80 MHz.
- Ramjet1981Dec 06, 2023Aspirant
Gave up and switched to a Deco mesh router. 300+ speeds on the PC and 65+ on my old laptop.