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My internet connection is 300 mbps but my router is doing 49 now?
I thought it was the modem, but speed test shows that without the router, I'm getting between 317 and 343 mbps. With the router, it was 80. Then I unplugged the router and got the solid orange globe....
Is the router connecting to your devices via WiFi or CAT cables ? WiFi will always be slower than a cable connection and it matters if its 2.4 or 5 ghz band with WiFI. Some devices such as smart phones will not reach full download speeds due to WiFi and make of phone as some have lots of power and some phone are weak. Best to test any device with wired connections first and if up to speed, the rest is WiFi interferance and connecting devices, most likely.
gsuburban wrote:
WiFi will always be slower than a cable connection and it matters if its 2.4 or 5 ghz band with WiFI.
Up to a point.
The issue here is that the modem cannot go faster than 100 Mbps with an Internet connection.
When it comes to the wifi, it may be possible to make a measurement faster than that between two devices on the local wifi network. But you won't get more than 100 Mbps with wifi that connects to the outside world with the internet.
The 10/100 hardware is old stuff and should be replaced with 10/100/1000 LAN ports and if you are a cable customer, check into channel bonding and buy a modem that supports the highest channel bonding such as 32x8 and is no less than DOCSIS 3.0. If you rent the ISP modem, they should upgrade you to their newest modem at no cost. Some of this information is avaialbe on your ISP website. You will of course benefit with faster speeds and also with more security advantages with newer hardware. Modems tend to be outdate after 5 years of age. Have you logged into the firmware on this router to confirm settings?
This router has 100 mbps LAN ports and 300+ mbps WiFi speeds. He says his modem flows 300+ mbps so the Netgear device is slowing him down for some reason. 49 mbps on a LAN port is too slow and I didn't see him say if he was useing LAN or WiFi for that speed result.
gsuburban wrote:
He says his modem flows 300+ mbps so the Netgear device is slowing him down for some reason.
That reason is that the Netgear device cannot handle 300 Mbps.
I am not the only one who says this. See above. And read the manual.
By all means look for the missing 50 Mbps, or 30 Mbps, but forget about trying to squeeze anything over 100 Mbps out of this device. It won't work.
It seems to be a pointless exercise faffing around with a 100 Mbps router when your internet speed is "between 317 and 343" Mbps.
