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WNR3500Lv2 Has Slow Throughput on Ethernet
I posted this about 2 weeks ago.
https://community.netgear.com/t5/General-WiFi-Routers-Non/WNR3500Lv2-Has-Slow-Throughput-on-Ethernet/m-p/1663435
This week my replacement router arrived. I ru...
Today, I took the router to another location that also has the same ISP, Charter/Spectrum for testing. By coincidence, there was a service tech in the neighborhood. I explained my problem and he told me that my service was upgraded in October. I knew there had been an upgrade but not so recently. The timing here raised a flag. He also said that my modem, Motorola Surfboard, was prone to unpredictable activity.
I tested the router with a Cisco modem. I saw 90M which is all I could hope for. Believe it or not there can still be compatibility issues even though this stuff was standardized long ago. I have not seen a problem like this since the dial-up days. Even then it worked or it didn't.
For the many speed issued that have been posted recently: Don't assume because it works wired direct that the problem must be the router.
Today, I took the router to another location that also has the same ISP, Charter/Spectrum for testing. By coincidence, there was a service tech in the neighborhood. I explained my problem and he told me that my service was upgraded in October. I knew there had been an upgrade but not so recently. The timing here raised a flag. He also said that my modem, Motorola Surfboard, was prone to unpredictable activity.
I tested the router with a Cisco modem. I saw 90M which is all I could hope for. Believe it or not there can still be compatibility issues even though this stuff was standardized long ago. I have not seen a problem like this since the dial-up days. Even then it worked or it didn't.
For the many speed issued that have been posted recently: Don't assume because it works wired direct that the problem must be the router.