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Router R6020 Not Providing Internet Modem Speed
Hello,
My internet provider is Spectrum and I am supposed to be getting download speeds of 200mbps.
After having a Spectrum technician out, they confirmed the modem is providing the correct speed (actually was above 200mbps when it was tested directly from the modem); however, the router speed was capping the download speed at about 85-90mbps.
Checking the specs for the R6020 router, it says it should deliver 300+433mbps.
We are also already conntected to the 5G network.
TL;DR Why is my r6020 router only providing 85mbps download instead of 200?
Thank you!
> [...] And this limitation does not explain the slower wifi.
Yes, it does.
> It does _not_ state that you can get more than 100Mb/s through the
> "Fast Ethernet" WAN/Internet port of an R6080. [...]> Live and learn? A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. The
> fastest wireless stuff in the world can't suck bits through a "Fast
> Ethernet" connection any faster than 100Mb/s. [...]You might be able to get faster data transfer between two wireless
client devices on your own LAN, but any data going to/from the outside
world passes through (your modem and) that 100Mb/s "Fast Ethernet"
WAN/Internet port.
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> Checking the specs for the R6020 router, it says it should deliver
> 300+433mbps._Which_ "the specs" are those?
Looking at the "Tech Specs" tab on the product's page: https://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/wifi-routers/R6020.aspx#tab-techspecs
I do notice it says "Five (5) 10/100 Mbps Ethernet ports (1 WAN & 4 LAN)", however, we only have 2 ethernet cables, 1 to the modem and 1 to a gaming system. And this limitation does not explain the slower wifi.
Thanks!
> [...] And this limitation does not explain the slower wifi.
Yes, it does.
> It does _not_ state that you can get more than 100Mb/s through the
> "Fast Ethernet" WAN/Internet port of an R6080. [...]> Live and learn? A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. The
> fastest wireless stuff in the world can't suck bits through a "Fast
> Ethernet" connection any faster than 100Mb/s. [...]You might be able to get faster data transfer between two wireless
client devices on your own LAN, but any data going to/from the outside
world passes through (your modem and) that 100Mb/s "Fast Ethernet"
WAN/Internet port.