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R6080 and Streaming device issues Roku
I have a Netgear R6080. I can get onto the internet with my PC, my phones, however I cannot get onto either Roku streaming devices. One is about 5' from the router, one is about 20'. This issue is J...
ohbell wrote:
I have a Netgear R6080. I can get onto the internet with my PC, my phones, however I cannot get onto either Roku streaming devices. One is about 5' from the router, one is about 20'.
Be warned, the R6080 is pretty well Netgear's cheapest router. It has very slow Ethernet technology.
According to Netgear's manual for this device, not always the most reliable source of information, the LAN and WAN ports support only 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX. That makes it slower than many newer internet services and most modern network hardware. This may not matter to you, but be warned that it will hobble you if you ever sign up for faster Internet, anything faster than 100 Mbps is a waste of your money.
It also slows down whatever is going on in your local network. Newer devices support at least 1000BASE-TX.
Because it can't talk to your modem and the outside world at anything faster than 100 Mbps, your WiFi access to the Internet will hit the same road bumps.
I have no idea how this will affect your Roku streaming.