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WNDR4300 getting 75% speed loss with Quantum fiber vs. direct connection
I've had this WNDR4300 router for years. Since 2020, I've had the wifi radios disabled since I setup a Google Nest mesh wifi in the house. So my network topology has been: ISP (cable modem) -> ...
If you have a google nest, why use the WNDR4300 at all? its old wireless N tech from 2015. the Nest is going to be more capable. Adding the WNDR doesn't benefit the system.
Because my PC isn't on wifi at all, it's wired. The Nest router doesn't have an available LAN port.
Also, the configurability of the Nest system is kindergarten-level garbage. As a longtime sysadmin type, I'm accustomed to having low-level control of my hardware configurations..
MegaDadTron wrote:
Because my PC isn't on wifi at all, it's wired. The Nest router doesn't have an available LAN port.---A cheap gigabit switch fixes that
Also, the configurability of the Nest system is kindergarten-level garbage.----the netgear isn't much better. As a longtime sysadmin type,----so you'd know the benefit to using current devices/firmware. The WNDR4300 was EOL a while ago. I'm accustomed to having low-level control of my hardware configurations..-----then switching to a business class devices/AP would be more beneficial to you. Versus staying with generations old tech that is EOL and then complaining that it isn't hitting your gigabit speeds. Even higher spec'd devices struggled with gigabit speeds as gigabit wasn't prevalent when those devices were coming out.
MegaDadTron wrote:
Because my PC isn't on wifi at all, it's wired. The Nest router doesn't have an available LAN port.
Put WNDR4300 into AP mode. (Check the manual for instructions.)
Plug Internet port on WNDR4300 into an available LAN port on the Nest router.
Use the LAN ports on the WNDR4300 as extra LAN ports for our network.
But, as plemans says, a switch might be better.
The WNDR4300 may claim to have 1000BASE-T LAN, but that was a novel feature in 2015, when the router first appeared. Who knows what it actually delivered?
