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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 s...
> [...] 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.
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.
Okay, so the 100mbps limit does apply, that makes sense. Thank you for clarifying that.
One follow up, when you say "The
> fastest wireless stuff in the world can't suck bits through a "Fast
> Ethernet" connection any faster than 100Mb/s. [...]" Are you saying a faster/more powerful router would be similarly limited?Thanks!
> [...] Are you saying a faster/more powerful router would be similarly
> limited?No. A router with a faster WAN/Internet port and (even) the same
wireless stuff would not suffer from the same limitation. The next step
up in Ethernet speed would be 1000Mb/s, which ought to move your
bottleneck elsewhere (ISP service, modem, router wireless interface,
client-device wireless interface, or whatever).But now, it's that 100Mb/s "Fast Ethernet" WAN/Internet port.