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Through Speed
Hi All Little issue with my router. My through speed when connected to the router is only 193Mbps, yet when i plug the ethernet direct to my pc, i get 920Mbps. Hope some one has some ideas pl...
HI Kitsap
I tried the AP route, that improved it to 430Mbps. i will look at the option of bridging the Sagemcom and let you know how it goes.
This is a new phenomenon, that said, i never achieved the 900+Mbps with the direct connection but used to get around 740Mbps
For your specific issue, there will be some more info needed.
The change in speeds that you seem to have references, has less to do with AP mode (though a double NAT is never good, ideally the modem/router combo would have an option for a transparent bridge or an IP passthrough mode where it will allow the R8000 to function in its router mode without a double NAT. though that is a separate issue.
For your throughput issue there are multiple causes.
Since it is an 802.11ac router, odds are that most of your client devices are 1-2 stream devices, at 80MHz channel width and 256QAM, thus under ideal conditions, your single stream devices will be at a PHY rate of 433.3Mbps and your 2 stream devices will be at a PHY rate of 866.7Mbps.
At a PHY rate of 866.7Mbps, most devices in the same room as the AP will top out at a real world speed of around 650Mbps, and if in another room, speeds can be more in the 450Mbps range.
With a 433.3Mbps PHY rate, often you will get around 290Mbps when in the same room.
On the 2.4GHz band, you will get around 100-110Mbps on a 2 stream device using 20Mhz channel width.
If you want gigabit speeds over WiFi with modern 2 stream devices, you are effectively stuck with upgrading to 802.11ax, where a 2 stream connection 2400Mbps PHY rate, will give you around 1.8Gbps real worth throughput when in the same room, though depending on the client device, you may need to upgrade the WiFi adapter (often a $15-$20 part).
Anyway, to better narrow things down,check the PHY rate of the client devices connected to the R8000.