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VonZipper
May 10, 2023Aspirant
Netgear Nighthawk AC1750 only gives 200 on 300mbps Spectrum internet plan
After installing new ethernet cables: I connected all my gear like this: Spectrum Modem > Netgear Nighthawk 1750 Wi-Fi router > to iMac my max internet speed is 225 Mbps. After calling Spectrum cus...
- May 10, 2023
Has a factory reset and setup from scratch been performed since last FW update? A complete pull of the power adapters for a period of time after the factory reset then walk thru the setup wizard and setup from scratch with a wired PC and web browser. Recommend setting the default DHCP IP address pool range to the following after applying and a factory reset: 192.168.#.100 to 192.168.#.200.
https://kb.netgear.com/24089/How-do-I-specify-the-pool-of-IP-addresses-assigned-by-my-Nighthawk-routerDon't enable any Access Controls, Armor, Circle or SPC or Traffic Meter.
Use Ooklas installable speed test app on your Apple or Windows Ethernet connected PC.If this doesn't improve the speeds, may be time for a new router.
FURRYe38
May 10, 2023Guru - Experienced User
I'd power OFF the modem as well for 1 minute then back on.
VonZipper
May 10, 2023Aspirant
I did a power reset and turned off ACCESS CONTROL and ran a test, 358 Mbps DOWN and 11.7 UP.
I have NEVER seen those speeds since I bought the router back in Jan 2019. Thank you so much. Not sure what ACCESS CONTROL did or does or maybe it was just the POWER DOWN/RESTART but I'm a happy camper. Was going to throw in the towel and buy a new router.