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RAX80 slow Ethernet and wifi
I'm on firmware V1.0.1.58_1.0.24. I have QoS disabled, just installed the Intel AX200 wifi 6 chip in my Dell Inspiron 7568 2-in-1 in the m.2 slot, and tried transferring a file from a powered USB 3.0 hard drive connected to USB port 1 on the router. In the network status in Windows 10, it shows 2.4Gbps, connected to the 5Ghz network. Even at about 6 feet away from the router, I'm only getting 30 megabytes/s.
On another laptop next to the router, connected via 1Gbps Ethernet cable, file transfer from the same USB 3.0 hard drive connected to the router USB port 1 is only at 70 megabytes/s.
So i thought maybe the network share aspect was slowing it down, so I tried to transfer a file from the laptop next to the router connected via 1Gbps Ethernet, to my Dell about 6 feet away from the router connected via 5Ghz wifi, and it's still capped at about 27-30 megabytes/s.
These numbers seem pretty low, even after swapping out the wifi 5 chip with the wifi 6 one. Does anyone have any idea what to do about improving the speed? At least the Ethernet speed should be faster, right?
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Which problem are you trying to fix? USB speeds? LAN speeds? Wifi speeds?
There won't be a single solution to fix them all, so take things a step at a time.
Let's start here:
droidfan wrote:
I'm on firmware V1.0.1.58_1.0.24. I have QoS disabled, just installed the Intel AX200 wifi 6 chip in my Dell Inspiron 7568 2-in-1
Check this forum for discussions on the Intel device and the drivers you need.
I've already installed Intel AX200 driver version 21.20.0.5, dated 5/28/2019, and have selected '4. 802.11ax' for '802.11 n/ac/ax wireless mode' in the wifi chip properties, under the Advanced tab. I've also enabled AX in the router settings. Anything else I can do?
Just updated the Intel AX200 driver to 5/30/2019 version 21.20.1.1, and tried transferring files from the USB attached hard drive, and the speed is still capped at 30 megabytes/s. There must be something that is capping the speed. I set the 5Ghz wifi network channel to Auto, so it should find the best channel, right?
