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smerdonw
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Nov 21, 2020
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Increasing WiFi Performance for R9000 with 1gbps Internet

I've recently changed my internet service to 1gb and want advice on maximizing its use. Across my devices on WiFi I'm only seeing about 400-500mbps and have some questions...   1. Realizing that th...
  • michaelkenward's avatar
    Nov 22, 2020

    smerdonw wrote:

    I've recently changed my internet service to 1gb and want advice on maximizing its use. Across my devices on WiFi I'm only seeing about 400-500mbps....

     


    That's as fast as many wifi devices can handle. That's where the bottlenecks are.

     

    It might be worth a bit of background reading.

     

    Understand Wi-Fi 4/5/6 (802.11 n/ac/ad/ax)

     

    @duckware knows their stuff and can bust a few myths and cut through marketing hype.