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RAX80 Slow Wired Speeds vs. Modem
I currently have 1000/1000 service through an ISP called EverywhereWireless. I have my router plugged in to an ethernet jack that supplies the speeds to my unit and from the jack itself, I'm getting ...
Just to update: Netgear Support was unwilling to escalate my ticket to a Level 3 tech without first going through the RMA process. So I had another RAX75 shipped to me, swapped out my RAX75 for the one received from Netgear and performed speed tests. Still the WAN download speed maxes out at around 490-510Mbps via Ethernet. Replacing the RAX for ISP Router and I get the 1Gbps WAN download speeds.
Now double-confirmed it is the Router and/or Firmware.
A $300-$400 Router shouldn't have these problems and I find them unacceptable. If you have, or ever plan on getting, Gigabit Internet Service, I highly recommend buying a Router from a different manufacturer.
I finally fixed my problem
Final Results, I'm getting FULL 940 to 985 MBPS download (From Internet & Internal NAS Drive) - both in wired and wifi mode.
PLEASE NOTE** All my clients are wired or AC or AX devices.
Step 1 - Get the latestest firmware
Step 2 - Turn OFF QOS
Step 3 - Turn OFF Traffic Meter
Step 4 - Turn OFF Access Control
Step 5 - Test you MTU from a wired connection > https://kb.netgear.com/19863/Ping-Test-to-determine-Optimal-MTU-Size-on-Router
Step 6 - Adjust your MTU settings >> https://kb.netgear.com/24015/How-do-I-change-the-MTU-size-on-my-Nighthawk-router
Step 7 - Use WiFI Analizer - FIND THE BEST CH for WiFI - I put AUTO for 2.4 and CH36 for 5ghz
Step 8 - ENABLE BEAMFORMING > DISABLE MUMIMO > ENABLE AX
This solution worked for me, thank you very much!