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DEH-Altamonte
Dec 15, 2022Follower
Netgear router is killing my hard wired speed
I have the Netgear AC 1000 R6080 router. When I plug my computer directly into the wall plate I get 288 mbps which is close to the 300 mbps promised by my cable provider. However, when I go through...
plemans
Dec 15, 2022Guru - Experienced User
Nothing you reset is going to get you over 90mbps (ish). Reason why is that router isn't gigabit capable. Its only 10/100mbps capable. So its fastest speed is going to be a third of what you're paying for.
so if you want faster speeds or the speeds you pay for, you'll need to upgrade to a gigabit capable router.