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NetGear R6700v3 Slow speed
I've seen this issue in other posts and web, but with no resolution. Scenario: I have R6700v3 router with firmware V1.0.4.122_10.0.95. I pay for 750mbps and only get 250mbps download max with this ...
Seems like the new Firmware Version 1.0.4.128 is holding up so far with me getting 475mbps on a 500mbps plan for wired..
alchle wrote:
One thing I learned is that whenever doing a firmware update, always, always do a factory reset after updating.
That is not the best advice around. It can case unnecessary hassle for most updates.
A reset is not need most of them time. It is, though, something to try if you have problems. If your router is not delivering the expected speeds for example.
Xfinity/Comcast offered to upgrade my Internet speed to 300Mbps from the previous 100 Mbps at $15.00 USD less than I had been paying. This started an interesting cascade of upgrades to my home networking infrastructure. My older DOCSIS 3.0 modem didn’t have enough bonded channels to support the new speed, so I upgraded to a newer 32x8 DOCSIS 3.1 modem to allow for future speed upgrades.
Although the 5GHz WIFI was now faster, I needed to upgrade my wired Ethernet network from 100 Mbps to 1000. My house was wired with older CAT5 cable. I was cheating and using 2 of the 4 pair in the cable for data and the remaining 2 pair for two traditional phone lines. 1000Mbps wired Ethernet needs all 8 wires, so I sacrificed the phone lines in most rooms of the house. This required rewiring the patch panel in the basement and many of the outlets in each room. Old CAT5 is rated at 100MHz, the same as Cat 5e, so handles 1000Mbps just fine on shorter runs.
All of the Ethernet switches needed to be upgraded, as I was using ancient Cisco Catalyst Fast Ethernet units. I replaced these with a new Cisco unmanaged switch designed for small businesses. Finally, I needed to move the wireless router upstairs from the basement to improve wifi coverage. This involved running 2 new CAT6 cables upstairs, one for the WAN connection from the modem, another for the “backhaul” to the new Ethernet central switch in the basement. Whew!
Transfers to the Internet through the Nighthawk r6700v3 (running the latest V1.0.4.128_10.0.104 firmware) were now very fast over the wired connection, but nowhere near the 400Mbps promised, although transfers within the LAN were >= 500 Mbps. Comcast then offered to bump my speed to 400Mbps at no charge. The Internet speed still maxed out at ~200Mbps over the wired connections.
I spotted this thread and checked that QoS, Parental Controls, Metering, and Access Control were disabled. I found that Access Control was "on", although no rules had been set. I switched it off and rebooted the router. Bingo! Almost 500Mbps on the wired LAN over old-skool CAT5 with my new 400Mbps Xfinity plan. No factory reset was needed.
I left WMM "on" on both WIFI bands, as it did not seem to affect throughput.
Interesting that the Netgear r6700v3 device is unable to perform to spec when any feature needing Deep Packet Inspection is enabled. There is no warning about this anywhere. As Internet speeds get faster, one needs to carefully study infrastructure requirements, as the bottleneck choke point can shift around unexpectedly.
Best regards,
Don