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tflott's avatar
tflott
Aspirant
Oct 14, 2021

Model R8000 drops bandwidth from router

I have Spectrum as an ISP and use their provided modem.  My service is 400Mbps, and when I connect directly to the modem, I get those speeds.  However, when I connect my R8000 router, my speeds fluctuate between 150 and 250 Mbps.  

 

I am using the latest firmware, and this is what I have tried:

-Disable Armor

-Disable Circle

-Disable QoS

 

Does anyone have any other suggestions or explanations regarding my loss of bandwidth?

6 Replies

  • FURRYe38's avatar
    FURRYe38
    Guru - Experienced User
    Oct 14, 2021

    What Firmware version is currently loaded?
    What is the Mfr and model# of the Internet Service Providers modem/ONT the NG router is connected too?

    • tflott's avatar
      tflott
      Aspirant
      Oct 14, 2021

      Thank you for the quick reply.

       

      My specs:  

         Firmware: V1.0.4.76_10.1.82

         Modem: Hitron E31N2V1     

      • FURRYe38's avatar
        FURRYe38
        Guru - Experienced User
        Oct 14, 2021

        Be sure to speed test with a ethernet connected PC. 

        Use good quality LAN cables. CAT6 is best. 

  • plemans's avatar
    plemans
    Guru - Experienced User
    Oct 14, 2021

    what actual firmware version are you on? 

    Are you testing wired? 

    Make sure that qos, access control, traffic monitoring, and parental controls are disabled and do a reboot. 

    If that doesn't help, do a factory reset and reinstall and leave all those disabled. they can disable ctf which can cause slow downs.