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animeniac
Aspirant
Apr 13, 2022
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r6230 not getting full speed

i bought a used r6230 because it is supposed to be gigabit speed so i thought it would improve my wifi speed but it's the same as my r6020 and only gives around 94 mbps down and 10 up when i pay for ...
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animeniac
Aspirant
Apr 13, 2022

so i'm only going to get 100 mbps and nothing even remotely close to 250

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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Apr 13, 2022

Well with the specs for this model router at:

WiFi transmitters/receivers (Tx/Rx)
- 2x2 (2.4GHz) + 2x2 (5GHz)

• AC1200 WiFi - 300(2.4Ghz)+900Mbps(5Ghz) < These are connection rate speeds between the router and a connected wifi device. 

 

With this kind of spec, maybe hard to see high download speeds on wifi. 

 

Try a factory reset and setup from scratch. Don't enable Access Controls, Circle, Traffic meter or QoS. 

Try with and with out Smart Connect enabled and test with a 5Ghz supporting device. 

Not sure if Beamforming or MIMO is supported on this model router. I presume it may not be since being only a 2x2 supporting router.