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jeev
Jun 28, 2020Aspirant
Netgear WN2000RPT Ethernet Speed
I am trying to use WN2000RPT v1 with my computer connected using Cat-6 ethernet cable. The problem is that my computer Ethernet always negotiates 100MBPS link with WN2000RPT. However, if I connect m...
jeev
Jun 29, 2020Aspirant
you must be netgear or just some kind of guy with extremely narrow perspective. Yes, if AC5400 offers 1GBPS LAN, it is outrageous.
And why would i care how many ports are there? If i use 1 port, it should be able to give me 100% throughput through that port. If not, it's outrageous.
schumaku
Jun 29, 2020Guru - Experienced User
The br-lan nicked eth0 is the internal radio interface bridge e.g. an MII or RMII or some "better" way (dunno) to the Fast Ethernet switch chip.
Considering we talk of a 2.4 GHz 802.11n 2x2 single radio device (N300) operating in extender mode where each data frame does go over the air twice - sequentially - handled by a single radio, the real net performance must be well below the half of the possible data rate of the negotiated link rate to the primary router radio. Ample of spare performance on the Fast Ethernet ...
The test of the (probably the initial v1) NETGEAR WN2000RPT Universal WiFi Range Extender Reviewed - Performance does confirm my suspicion.
Not Netgear, and certainly not a wireless dreamer - just a realist...