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Low speeds over wifi vs wired Nighthawk AC1900 (R6900P)
I'm having some issues with low speeds via wifi through my Nighthawk AC1900 (R6900P). I think it has been going on for quite some time and I just never realized it. I have gigabit internet with A...
Hmmm, thanks for your help. I'll have to look into some of this as I'm not familiar with some of it. But tech savvy enough to figure it out I think.
My ATT modem IS a modem/router combo and I never put it in a passthrough/modem only mode. Also never put Netgear router in AP mode or put the IP address in the ATT modem's DMZ.
I guess it seems strange to me that this would matter? The desktop computer is wired to the Netgear router, so why wouldn't it be getting the same speeds as wirelessly connected devices? Granted, I can accept it if the answer is simply "technology is weird sometimes--it's complicated". :)
The ATT gateway says BGW210-700 on it?
You wouldn't think it'd matter but it creates all kinds of issues.
Its why cascading routers isn't recommended.
Try 1 of the options I listed and see how it goes