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ThomasfromFL
Mar 22, 2022Aspirant
Half Speed issues with AC1000
Just activated my Spectrum account in FL, connecting wired directly to cable modem gives purchased 200+Mbps speeds. When I connect the router and connect my laptop speeds are cut in half, both wired...
plemans
Mar 23, 2022Guru - Experienced User
Pretty sure all the AC1000 routers aren't gigabit routers.
they've only got 10/100mbps ports on them.
so the fastest speed you'll get is going to be that 94mbps (ish).
But like FURRYe38 says, what actual model is it?
There's a support site with access to manuals, firmware, install guides, etc.
Go to https://www.netgear.com/support/
Type in your model number and from there it'll take you to the above.
Its a great resource to start with. And its data sheet and manual will go over what ports and speeds the model supports.
michaelkenward
Mar 23, 2022Guru - Experienced User
plemans wrote:
Pretty sure all the AC1000 routers aren't gigabit routers.
they've only got 10/100mbps ports on them.
There is only one Netgear AC1000 router that I can find. It is the R6080, pretty well the bottom of the Netgear range. As you say, it has "Fast Ethernet ports". That really means slow ports, stuck as 100 Mbps.
So ThomasfromFL isn't going to get 200 Mbps out of this router. It is amazing that Netgear even released this device in 2017, it is about a decade behind the industry Gigabit Router standard.
- ThomasfromFLMar 23, 2022Aspirant
Wouldn't that be why they called is the AC1000? Then it should be the AC100
- plemansMar 23, 2022Guru - Experienced User
The AC speed is the wireless rating of combining the 2.4ghz and the 5ghz speed.
But you bought a router with only 10/100mbps ports.
So that is the bottleneck in your speed.