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Allah
Aug 25, 2021Aspirant
R6400v2 Speed issue
hi i created a topic about this back in 2019 and the issue still isnt resolved . my internet speed is 500/500 mbps , im able to get those speeds on the V1.0.3.66_10.0.50 software , but when i update ...
Allah
Aug 26, 2021Aspirant
oh i see , well i cant flip the modem at the moment over to see if it has a model number since its on the wall , but the brand of the modem is verizon . if you search for verizon ont , you'll see it there . im just going to attach a photo i got off the internet , it looks exactly like the equipment i have.
michaelkenward
Aug 26, 2021Guru - Experienced User
Allah wrote:
oh i see , well i cant flip the modem at the moment over to see if it has a model number since its on the wall , but the brand of the modem is verizon . if you search for verizon ont , you'll see it there .
Verizon doesn't make modems. Like all ISPs it buys in and installs stuff like that.
It looks like a plain vanilla ONT. So it shouldn't get in the way of your router.
- AllahAug 26, 2021Aspirant
oh thought they did since it has a verizon logo on it , and when i had spectrum their equipment didnt have a spectrum logo on it , it just had the logo of the manufacturer on the router/modem . but yeah anyways im just trying to figure out why the speeds have decreased ever since the more recent firmware updates.
- AllahAug 31, 2021Aspirant
so am i going to get help?
- michaelkenwardAug 31, 2021Guru - Experienced User
Possibly not, given that this one seems to be unique to you. That usually points back to stuff at your end.
I assume that you have tried all this input:
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- AllahSep 03, 2021Aspirant
This isn't an issue on my end though . This has to be a issue with the newer firmwares of the router . The problem only occurs on the newer firmware , if i were to go back to the older firmware the speeds would go back to how it should be .
- plemansSep 04, 2021Guru - Experienced User
Have you tried just downgrading? I've seen multiple issues on the newer firmware.
- AllahSep 04, 2021Aspirant
Yes and the speeds were good but theres security flaws on the older firmware.
- plemansSep 04, 2021Guru - Experienced User
So you have a choice.
Keep the current firmware and speed and hope there will be a firmware that comes out quickly to fix the issue.
Or downgrade and hope the "security fixes" aren't that significant since netgear doesn't release what the actual fixes are.
In my experience, I'd downgrade. I've had routers that didn't get a single update and didn't have anyone penetrate my equipmen/system.
but it is a risk you take.
- michaelkenwardSep 04, 2021Guru - Experienced User
plemans wrote:
Or downgrade and hope the "security fixes" aren't that significant since netgear doesn't release what the actual fixes are.
Netgear will not, and should not, explain what security fixes are designed to mend. To do so would tell the evil people out there that there are unplugged holes in the dyke.
But a cursory glance at the long list oif security issues that Netgear warns about will quickly reveal that most of them are hypothetical. Something uncovered in one of those security labs somewhere but that have never been seen in the wild.
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Some people go for years without firmware updated for security fixes. (One recent visitor here is using a router that hasn't had an update in near on-five years, with no seeming damage to their security.)
- scpal9Jul 24, 2022AspirantI've had the same issue. Didn't matter what modem I had it wired to. I get 400 mbps from modem, but after.it goes through router the speed is capped at around 200 mbps. Router AC 1750 R6400v2. It is supposed to handle the speeds, but I see all over the internet the same issue.
- michaelkenwardJul 24, 2022Guru - Experienced User
scpal9 wrote:
..... I see all over the internet the same issue.Got a link to some of these "all over the Internet" references? They might help us to understand what is going on, given that you haven't told us anything about your own circumstances.
You have joined in on an existing year old conversation that may or may not have anything to do with your problems.
There is also a good chance that the official support team is busily monitoring new conversations and may miss your addition to this one.
If you do want help with your problem, check previous stuff that may be related then start your own discussion.
If you do decide to ask a question, you should provide more details and your own version of the information that the forum suggests that you provide. For example, as this is a router, it helps to know what modem you are using and the various things that you have tried to fix the problem.