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Markinla
Oct 05, 2022Follower
Full speed not reached by wifi connection on Nighthawk R6400v2 with firmware version V1.0.4.128_10.0
My cable company recently up my speeds from 130Mb/s to 350 Mb/s. I have a wired connection to the Nighthawk and that achieves the correct speed using the Ookla speed test app on my Mac. That connecti...
plemans
Oct 06, 2022Guru - Experienced User
You also don't put if you're testing over 2.4ghz or the 5ghz.
2.4ghz is much slower and that 40-60mbps is more realistic on the 2.4ghz.
The 5ghz should hit faster but maybe not the full 350mbps.
How close to the router is the testing device and what materials are between the router and the testing device (certain materials block wifi really well).
The 5ghz will be much much faster than 2.4ghz but its speeds will drop of quickly with distance/obstructions.
So details of how you're testing are important as well.