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Netgear X6S EX8000 extender speed test is slow
I have a Netgear X6S EX8000 extender connected to a Netgear RAX120 router. When I test my internet speed on the extender I get less than 200Mbps. When i test the internet speed on the RAX120 router...
Gman66 wrote:The Firmware on the Extender is V1.0.1.232.---good
I have not tried hardwiring from the Router to the extender. ----I meant to hardwire a pc/laptop to the extender and try it. That puts all the burden on the backhaul.
The extender is sitting right next to the router.
I am using the Internet speed check on the NIGHTHAWK app to check my speeds.----the built in speedtest isn't always accurate because it sometimes chooses poor servers. Try using the speedtest app/browser based method. And try different servers.
On the RAX, for 2.4GHz the Channel is set to Auto. For 5Ghz the Channel is set to 153.---That's good, the EX8000, uses higher channels for the wider backhaul. The lower 5ghz should be for front haul. Have you tried changing the backhaul channel though? Maybe there's some interference.
When I set up the Extwnder is did enable the 2.4GHz. I have disabled the 2.4GHz and I got the same results.