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Recently purchased a AC1200/R6120, My current ISP is xfinity and the package i have is for 300mbps. Ive called a tech out to confirm that I am in fact getting that speed on my moden and it is confirm...
Appreciate the response, as it turns out the WAN port is rated for 100Mbps, to my understadning that means this (AC1200) will only ever be able to push 100Mbps since thats all its getting from the WAN port? But since its advertised as "wifispeeds up to 300 + 900Mbps" that is referring to it being an access point and being able to resending wifi at those speeds?
Appreciate the response, as it turns out the WAN port is rated for 100Mbps, to my understadning that means this (AC1200) will only ever be able to push 100Mbps since thats all its getting from the WAN port? But since its advertised as "wifispeeds up to 300 + 900Mbps" that is referring to it being an access point and being able to resending wifi at those speeds?
Ya, you not see anything over 100Mbps with LAN and WAN ports on the router that are 100Mbps:
• Five (5) 10/100Mbps (1 WAN and 4 LAN)
Fast Ethernet ports with auto-sensing technology
https://www.netgear.com/images/datasheet/networking/wifirouter/R6120.pdf
You'll need to get in to a R7### series router or higher that support 1000Mpbs on the WAN and LAN ports.
> [...] to my understadning that means this (AC1200) will only ever be
> able to push 100Mbps since thats all its getting from the WAN port?The speed of the WAN/Internet port limits the speed with which you
can get data from the Internet.> [...] But since its advertised as "wifispeeds up to 300 + 900Mbps"
> that is referring to it being an access point and being able to
> resending wifi at those speeds?In principle, you might get speeds higher than 100Mb/s between two
wireless client devices on your LAN.
> You'll need to get in to a R7### series router or higher [...]Not really. R6xxxx models higher than R6120 seem to offer gigabit
Ethernet, too. Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in the candidate
model number, and look for Documentation. Get the User Manual and/or
Product Data sheet. Read. Look for Technical Specifications.