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rustygearhead
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Dec 08, 2015
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Netgear PR2000 Trek N300 - as range extender: WiFi VERY slow / wired connection fast

    I'm using my Netgear PR2000 Trek N300 as a range extender and when I connect to the LAN-only (yellow)  port as wired connection with my laptop I get speeds of ~10Mb, however when I connect via ...
slow wifi
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  • DarrenM's avatar
    DarrenM
    Dec 17, 2015

    Hello rustygearhead

     

    Since only one wireless device can transmit at once, wireless transmissions are doubled (router to repeater and then repeater to client versus just router to client), and so Wireless throughput is reduced by at least 50%.

     

    DarrenM

rustygearhead's avatar
rustygearhead
Guide
Dec 16, 2015

something very odd is going on................

 

I have my unit in repeater mode .... sorry if i did not mention that ....

I think that is why I can not change the channel on the unit.

 

I re-flashed the xx.14 firmware into the unit and did a hard reset and then set it backup with correct profile (which had been lost of course)

 

with the WIRED connection I get 15mb down and 6mb up

with the wireless connection I only get about 7mb down and 6mb up

I tested the wireless speed on both my laptop and iPhone 5s

so download speed is roughly cut in half with wireless connection and it does not appear the problem is related to the device since it tests with same speed on multiple devices....

 

:-(

DarrenM's avatar
DarrenM
Sr. NETGEAR Moderator
Dec 17, 2015

Hello rustygearhead

 

Since only one wireless device can transmit at once, wireless transmissions are doubled (router to repeater and then repeater to client versus just router to client), and so Wireless throughput is reduced by at least 50%.

 

DarrenM

  • rustygearhead's avatar
    rustygearhead
    Guide
    Dec 17, 2015

    Darren: 

     

    Thank you ... that makes sense ... well I think it makes sense ....

    There are now two wireless hops and the PR2000 is setup such that both hops are are on the same channel ...

    It would seem throughput would be better if the repeater could be set to be on a different channel .... ???

     

    As an experiment I may plug a wifi router into the LAN port of the PR2000 set it to a different channel and test wireless throughput that way....

     

    What results would you expect to see from such a setup given that the wifi channel is good up to 54Mbps+ and my is only 15Mbps  ???

     

    Thanks!

    Jim

     

     

     

     

    • DarrenM's avatar
      DarrenM
      Sr. NETGEAR Moderator
      Dec 18, 2015

      Rustygearhead 

       

      If you have the PR2000 plugged in via ethernet to your router you should be getting full speeds over the wifi.

       

      DarrenM

      • rustygearhead's avatar
        rustygearhead
        Guide
        Dec 23, 2015

        Darren:

         

        Thanks for your help!

         

        Here is my setup:

         

        Main house---------------------------------------------------------->Workshop

        Netgear SB6141 Router wnr2000v3                                    NetGear Trek N300 (Model PR2000)

        hard-wired to cable modem                                                 Set in window facing main house

        Speed: typically ~17Mb  wired OR wireless                         NO WIRED connection to main house but has

                                                                                                    an "almost" line-of-sight to Sb6141 in main house to pick up the "primary" WiFi signal

                                                                                                    Speed: using yelllow LAN port (wired): 12Mb

                                                                                                    Speed: using N300 Wifi - alas only : 6Mb

         

         

        I think I understand that the "repeated" WiFi connection is why I see 12Mb wired vs. only 6Mb wireless in the workshop.

         

        If I took another wifi router and plugged it into the LAN port of the N300 and set it to use a non-conflicting wifi channel I would think that I would then be able to take advantage of the "full" 12Mb that is available at the LAN port of the N300 over Wifi in the workshop rather than only having 6Mb of bandwidth?

         

        Would that work? Did I miss something here?

         

        Thanks,

        Jim