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Router speed does not match Modem
Hi, I'm having an issue with my R6100 router. It's not matching my ISP speeds like my modem does. If I plug my PC directly into my modem I pull 100+ mbp/s down every time. As soon as I direct plu...
So I found a somewhat decent solution elsewhere on the Netgear forums. You turn the power on the Orbi router down from 100% to 25% for the 5Ghz radio (Advanced Tab/Advanced/Wireless Settings) and disconnect any satellites you are near. If you're far enough away from the main router this will default you to the 2.4. It's not a perfect workaround but it's much better than what I was previously doing.
You may find this hard to believe, I do, but there is a 100 Mbps limit on the LAN speed of the R6100.
According to the manual it does:
LAN 10BASE-T or 100BASE-Tx, RJ-45
WAN 10BASE-T or 100BASE-Tx, RJ-45
This does not explain the speed loss you see – although you have to remember that the 100 Mbps covers everything that is going on on your network – but it does mean that you will never get the same speeds as devices that do 1000BASE-Tx. I didn't realise that Netgear still made 100BASE-Tx stuff.
I know my router is older but I didn't realize that it didn't have gigabit ethernet, but I am also confused nonetheless why it's dropping 40 mbp/s since it "supports" 100. I've ordered a N750 which I know definitely supports it so I will be testing my internet speeds on Sunday to verify. I will follow up and let you know if that fixes my issue. Thank you very much!
I've ordered a N750 which I know definitely supports it so I will be testing my internet speeds on Sunday to verify. I will follow up and let you know if that fixes my issue.
Who knows what it will do for your LAN speeds?
By the way, there is no such thing as an "N750". That is a label that Netgear uses to boast about the wifi speed of its hardware. N750 is also pretty old and slow.
- Unfortunately in my area there is nothing higher than 100 mbp/s so really any gigabit Ethernet would do the job. I don’t see the need to spend $150 for a newer router if this solves my issue. If it doesn’t... then I guess I will be spending $150!