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merkk's avatar
merkk
Aspirant
Nov 07, 2020

1gb connection, only downloading at 300mb

Using firmware 1.0.4.102_10.0.74   I have a 1gbps internet connection. When i run a speed test I'll usually get around 500-600mbps down and 800mbps up. However, other then the speeds i get from spe...
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michaelkenward
Guru - Experienced User
Nov 07, 2020
merkk wrote:

 

The way my home network is setup is I have a router from the ISP thats connected to the fiber modem. I then have my netgear router plugged into their router, and everything else is plugged into my router, or connects wirelessly to my router. 

Why?

 

What do you expect the router from the ISP to do?

 

As plemans says, a daisy chain of routers is a band idea.

 

merkk wrote:

I did it this way just because I'm a bit of a control freak.

 

 

What are you trying to control? In AP mode, your R6400 will lose control of many things:

 

Disabled Features on the Router when set to AP Mode | Answer | NETGEAR Support

 

 

 

 

 

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    merkk
    Aspirant
    Nov 07, 2020

    I was trying to avoid making this post too long so I didn't provide any backstory.

     

    Initially when I moved here I was provided a user/pass to log into the mesh wifi. I then discovered that this was the same user/pass the previous tenant had. So it made me wonder about their network security if they are re-using logins. Plus when i logged into the management portal, the previous tenants devices were all still listed as authorized. Which is when I discovered they were just using mac authentication. The user/pass wasn't a login for the wifi - it was just to log into their portal and add MAC addresses.

     

    I complained a lot about that and eventually they switched over to using actual security and turned on wifi authentication. But I'm kinda paranoid about using their wifi after that. So I set up my own router/network. 

     

    At this point, if the slowdown is because of the dbl nat, I guess I'll just have to trust using their network. I just wanted to rule out it not being a problem with the router.

     

    One thing that puzzles me though - why does speedtest.net always run faster then my actual downloads?