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A newbie question, I recently installed a CM2000 modem to take advantage of xfinity 1.2 Gbps plan. I am only achieving 900Mbps when connecting the modem directly to my PC. My newbie question: Should ...
SDTN wrote:Many thanks for the info on the CM2000 modem. another question, If I connect the 2.5 multigig port on the modem to the 10 gig port on the R9000 router will this act like a multigig connection? Yes, and the LED indicator will turn from white to blue. The limiting hardware will be the 2.5 Gbps port on the modem. so it would pass the 1.2Gbps from ISP to the router. I can then use lan aggregation from router to a PC dual port PCI card. In theory it should. Link Aggregation from Netgear may or may not play nice with Link Aggregation on whatever brand of network interface card you choose. I have the Nighthawk mobile application installed on a Samsung tablet. Connected to the router, the internal throughput test measures between the modem and the router. No computer connection needed.
not sure I want to go this route or just upgrade my router. Thanks again
I have to ask the question. What activity are you using your internet connection (modem, router, computer) for that comes close to saturating a 1 Gbps throughput. In real life, the only way your will be able to tell the difference between 940 Gbps and 1200 Gbps is with a throughput capacity test application.
Many thanks for the info on the CM2000 modem. another question, If I connect the 2.5 multigig port on the modem to the 10 gig port on the R9000 router will this act like a multigig connection? so it would pass the 1.2Gbps from ISP to the router. I can then use lan aggregation from router to a PC dual port PCI card.
not sure I want to go this route or just upgrade my router. Thanks again
SDTN wrote:Many thanks for the info on the CM2000 modem. another question, If I connect the 2.5 multigig port on the modem to the 10 gig port on the R9000 router will this act like a multigig connection? Yes, and the LED indicator will turn from white to blue. The limiting hardware will be the 2.5 Gbps port on the modem. so it would pass the 1.2Gbps from ISP to the router. I can then use lan aggregation from router to a PC dual port PCI card. In theory it should. Link Aggregation from Netgear may or may not play nice with Link Aggregation on whatever brand of network interface card you choose. I have the Nighthawk mobile application installed on a Samsung tablet. Connected to the router, the internal throughput test measures between the modem and the router. No computer connection needed.
not sure I want to go this route or just upgrade my router. Thanks again
I have to ask the question. What activity are you using your internet connection (modem, router, computer) for that comes close to saturating a 1 Gbps throughput. In real life, the only way your will be able to tell the difference between 940 Gbps and 1200 Gbps is with a throughput capacity test application.
Thank you for your help. I am using Xfinity ISP. I got a promotional deal1(1yr free upgrade from 800Mbps) to the 1.2Gbps plan. IT is overprovisioned at around 1450Mbps. I I installed the CM2000 with 2.5 Gig port. I decided to add a 2.5 gig PCIe card to my PC, rather than attempting Link aggregation. So with out the router restriction to 1.0 Gbps, I am getting 1450Mbps download an 41Mbps up load, through the router, Nighthawk R9000, I get 900mps. So thinking if I upgrade my router I could get around 1300Mbps, and better WIFI. I know not significant differences in internet speed, but just playing around.
SDTN wrote:Thank you for your help. I am using Xfinity ISP. I got a promotional deal1(1yr free upgrade from 800Mbps) to the 1.2Gbps plan. IT is overprovisioned at around 1450Mbps. I I installed the CM2000 with 2.5 Gig port. I decided to add a 2.5 gig PCIe card to my PC, rather than attempting Link aggregation. So with out the router restriction to 1.0 Gbps, I am getting 1450Mbps download an 41Mbps up load, through the router, Nighthawk R9000, I get 900mps. So thinking if I upgrade my router I could get around 1300Mbps, and better WIFI. I know not significant differences in internet speed, but just playing around.
Thank you for the reply. It helps to understand where you are at and where you are headed. Wise move to avoid link aggregation. It was great in theory, but reality and various interpretations by the different manufacturers caused problems.
The R9000 design is getting a little long in the tooth. In my opinion, it is not ready to be put out to pasture yet. Choose a replacement router carefully. You can get improved Ethernet throughput. Improved Wi-Fi is going to be incrementally small by comparison and depends a great deal on the client device you are connecting from. The R9000 is a single point transmitter source. There are some new mesh systems to do improve coverage. Here is a good reference for helping to understand the variables. They do a good job of cutting through marketing hype.