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akishore's avatar
May 17, 2016
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R6400 Causing Slow Data Transfer over LAN

Hi all,   So I'm having some speed issues that I was hoping someone could help me with. This is not an issue with Internet speed, but LAN speed. Let me explain my configuration first.   I just bo...
  • TheEther's avatar
    May 17, 2016

    You are probably running into the fact that AP Mode disables the hardware accelerated traffic processing between the Internet and LAN ports.  This forces the CPU to handle packets.  Unfortunately, the CPU can't forward at Gigabit rates.

     

    Fortunately, there's a workaround, which is to set up the router as an Access Point using the old school method.  Start off by disabling AP Mode.  Make sure the Internet port is not configured with any static IP address.  Go to LAN Setup and configure an IP address in the same subnet as your main router, but make sure to use an address outside of the DHCP range managed by the main router.  Otherwise, you run the risk of an IP address conflict.  Adjust the DHCP range on the main router to free up 3 IP addresses, if necessary.   Manually disable the DHCP Server.  Save the changes.  Finally, connect the R6400 to your Ethernet backbone via a LAN port.  Leave the Internet port disconnected.  You won't be using it.  You'll only be using the built-in Ethernet and WLAN ports as a switch.  You should be able to achieve near Gigabit rates with this setup.