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AX6 RAX 45 Wifi speeds less than half of ethernet
On my RAX45 AX4300 I am only getting about 180 Mbps when I test wirelessly through speedtest on my computer. When I hardwire connect it to one of the ethernet ports on the back, I get 450 Mbps. In the nighthawk app, it says that the internet speed is 450 Mbps but I am not seeing that anywhere but in the nighthawk app. I have the antenna for my computer's wifi about 6 feet away from the router and there are no obstructions and not many devices connected to the router. I have QoS and Traffic meter turned off. Any idea how to get my speeds up to what they should be?
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Many things impact wireless speeds. the router isn't usually the bottleneck. especially if you're getting 450mbps wired.
What actual wireless card is in the computer?
I believe the wireless card is integrated into my ASRock Z490 motherboard and is labeled as Intel(R) Wi-Fi 6 AX200 160MHz in my device manager. I get similar speeds when I test wirelessly with my phone as well leading me to believe that there is something wrong with the wireless signal being put out by the router.
What modem/gateway do you have?
What link speed do you show between the AX200 and the router?
are you connecting to the 2.4ghz or the 5ghz? 5ghz is much faster but doesn't broadcast as far or through as much materials.
