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mocsab
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Oct 26, 2016
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0New R8500 Router - Horribly Slow Connections

r - I just purchased and seutp a new NightHawk R8500 router. I was using an ASUS router before but wanted something to handle my entire network - XBOX - UHD TV - etc.   WHile going trhough setup, I...
  • TheEther's avatar
    Oct 26, 2016

    Try performing a factory reset.  Then set it up again by hand.  Don't restore settings from a backup file.  Start with minimal settings.  Set up basic Wi-Fi settings (SSID, WPA2, channel and password) and, if needed, adjustments to LAN settings.  

     

    Don't turn on any other fancy features, like QoS, traffic metering, keyboard blocking.  Leave them all off for now.

     

    If things still don't recover, try downgrading to the previous version of firmware and do another factory reset.

     

    If you have a spare Ethernet cable, then try that, too.