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Netgear r6400
Why can I not get speeds of 400 mbps? I can get it hardwired to modem. When I try through netgear router I can only get 200 mbps. Tried a reset after version update. Still only 200 mbps. Help would be...
Have tried the factory reset. That didn't work. QoS on the router?
scpal9 wrote:
Have tried the factory reset. That didn't work. QoS on the router?
Yes.
Turn it off. QoS just gets in the way when you have an Internet speed much over 200 Mbps. It uses processor power.
Remember, you won't get 450 Mbps on 2.4 Ghz or 1300 Mbps on 5 Ghz through wifi.
Those are technical specifications for connection speeds and the like. Real wifi speeds depend on the wifi clients you use and are likely to be a whole load slower than those numbers. If you think about it, how could it deliver wifi speeds of 450 or 1300 Mbps when your Internet has a top speed of 400 Mbps? And 1300 Mbps is beyond the 1000 Mbps of your wired WAN and LAN connections.
- I am talking through my ports that I'm hardwired to. I can't get 400 mbps through the ports. Not wifi. I understand about the wifi. I am looking to get better speed though the ports. I have 400 mbps going out of modem. When it passes through router to my other hardwired devices. It is like the router capped it at around 180 mbps.
scpal9 wrote:
I am talking through my ports that I'm hardwired to. I can't get 400 mbps through the ports. Not wifi. I understand about the wifi.Not sure why you went on about the wifi speeds then.
If you have turned off QoS and anything else that eat processor power, a couple of things to check, start with the cables. These can be a problem.
Did you ever tell us what the modem is in front of this router?
How are you measuring these speeds? Avoid any built in speed tests.
- The modem is from spectrum. I have tested it using my Xbox series one. Directly from the modem and then hardwired from router. The speeds drop from the router. I only said the wifi speeds, because the other person wanted to know the model. Thus I kinda gave it has part has the description.