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sanchep2's avatar
sanchep2
Aspirant
Jan 24, 2017

FAST LAN speed / slow WiFi speed

I have register my cable modem with xfinity and i do have internet access 
when i connect to the 5g Wifi I get at most 54Mbps but when connected via ethernet to the netgear box i get the 75+ Mbps 

here are my Wifi settings 

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and my internet speed results via http://www.speedtest.net/ 

 

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and here are the same results via ethernet 

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Troubleshooting

3 Replies

  • sanchep2's avatar
    sanchep2
    Aspirant
    Jan 26, 2017

    I just did a test, i connected an Independent Access point 

     

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    when connected to my Access Point (myAP)  I get the following Internet Speed

     

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    when i connect to the NetGear 

     

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    • DarrenM's avatar
      DarrenM
      Sr. NETGEAR Moderator
      Jan 27, 2017

      Hello sancep2

       

      Have you tried to change the wireless channel Also I have seen if you change the modem to a lower speed it can fix some wifi speed issues.

       

      DarrenM

      • sanchep2's avatar
        sanchep2
        Aspirant
        Jan 30, 2017

        on 2.4 GHZ i have tested 3 6 and 11 
        and on  5Ghz i have used the empty one 

         

        i am starting to think that the box is busted 

         

        still no luck Capture5.PNG

         

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