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al500
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May 17, 2021

Netgear Nighthawk R7000 Firmware Version V1.0.11.100_10.2.100

I have 2 Windows 10 computers attached to my home router (i.e. the R7000).
For my issue scenario, 1 of the computers is hardwired to the router and the other is WiFi connected.

If I do a file copy from the hardwired to the WiFi wired computer, the copy is very slow.

If I connect them both to a hardwire connection, the copy is very fast.

Now, I know someone will write...duh, hardwired is much faster then WiFi...I get that part.

But the copy is exceptionally slow.

Specifically, I am copying 128 MB (124 files) and it takes almost 15-20 minutes.

So, I am trying to think thru why this is the case.

My first thoughts about these kinds of issues are: anti-virus and firewalls.

On both computers, I am using the Microsoft anti-virus software that comes free with the operating system.

I don't know if that anti-virus performs differently if it understands a copy if coming from a WiFi interface vs a hardwired interface.

BTW, both my hardwired and WiFi NIC "profiles" are "private" (as opposed to public and/or domain).
I am running the Microsoft firewall on both computers...disabling them is not really an option for me.

 

So, which leads me to my question:
Does the router perform firewall functions between the hardwired and WiFi traffic (even when the computers are on the same subnet)?

If yes, is there a way to configure it?

 

Thanks very much in advance!

 

Tony.

1 Reply

  • antinode's avatar
    antinode
    Guru
    May 17, 2021

    > Now, I know someone will write...duh, hardwired is much faster then
    > WiFi [...]

     

       It certainly can be.  There are more potential variables and
    restrictions.

     

    > [...] I get that part.

     

       And yet:

     

    > My first thoughts about these kinds of issues are: anti-virus and
    > firewalls.

     

       Why?  All the software is the same; only the hardware is different.
    Are you using the same source and destination storage volumes in each
    case?

     

    > I don't know if that anti-virus performs differently if it understands
    > a copy if coming from a WiFi interface vs a hardwired interface.

     

       Sounds unlikely to me.


    > BTW, both my hardwired and WiFi NIC "profiles" are "private" (as
    > opposed to public and/or domain).

     

       I wouldn't expect Windows file sharing to work otherwise.

     

    > Does the router perform firewall functions between the hardwired and
    > WiFi traffic (even when the computers are on the same subnet)?

     

       Other than stuff related to "guest networks", I wouldn't expect a
    difference.

     

       Before blaming the software, I'd look more closely at the hardware.

     

       Do Internet speed test results differ greatly on the
    sometimes-wireless computer between when it's wired or wireless?  (Is
    this a problem with the wireless interface for file sharing or for any
    communication?)

     

       What does Windows have to say about the speed of that wireless
    interface?


       Does a different wired/wireless computer see the same difference?

     

       General wireless stuff?  Different radio band or channel?  (Which
    band are you using?)

     

       Compare copying in the other direction?

     


    > Model: R7000P|Nighthawk AC2300 Smart WiFi Dual Band Gigabit Router

     

       Not with that firmware version.