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FastEddie99
Aspirant
Oct 25, 2016
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Slow WIFI with N300 WNR2000v5 - Direct fast

I have a N300 WNR2000v5 that I bought last year for my Florida home. It worked well last year (similar WIFI speed to direct ethernet connection; 30 mbs Download, 6 mbs Upload). This year when I fired...
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  • FastEddie99's avatar
    FastEddie99
    Oct 25, 2016

    Thanks for the info. Settings were as you suggested. It must have been some transient problem. Just ran another speed tests and WIFI is as fast as direct ethernet.

Retired_Member's avatar
Retired_Member
Oct 25, 2016

Make sure WMM is enabled

Security should be WPA2

 

If the above is confirmed, Reset to factory defaults and test using default settings....still bad replace it.

 

5g requires a Dual Band router and 5g clients (WIFI) which your router isn't.

  • FastEddie99's avatar
    FastEddie99
    Aspirant
    Oct 25, 2016

    Thanks for the info. Settings were as you suggested. It must have been some transient problem. Just ran another speed tests and WIFI is as fast as direct ethernet.