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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  ...
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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
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

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    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 

     

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