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al500
May 17, 2021Follower
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 ...
antinode
May 17, 2021Guru
> 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.