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phisifinder
Jan 17, 2023Aspirant
C7800 Nighthawk LAN Speed isn't as fast as WiFi
Hi all,
My wonderful Nighthawk is only 2 years old, and Netgear as already stopped supporting it. i can't find an answer to this in the help.
My question is why am I getting 300+ MBS on WiFi, b...
- Jan 17, 2023
Sounds like its only connecting at 100mbps.
You can check it.
https://kb.netgear.com/24222/How-do-I-display-Internet-port-statistics-on-my-Nighthawk-router
I'd try different devices and ports on the router to see if its an issue with just that device or the port.
Plus try different cables. Try a decent quality cat 6 cable and not the cat 8.
plemans
Jan 17, 2023Guru - Experienced User
Sounds like its only connecting at 100mbps.
You can check it.
https://kb.netgear.com/24222/How-do-I-display-Internet-port-statistics-on-my-Nighthawk-router
I'd try different devices and ports on the router to see if its an issue with just that device or the port.
Plus try different cables. Try a decent quality cat 6 cable and not the cat 8.
phisifinder
Jan 17, 2023Aspirant
Why would a Cat6 be better than a Cat8?
Thank you for the help.
Thank you for the help.