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iSeawitch
May 29, 2023Aspirant
Nighthawk AC1900 R7000 extremely slow on WIfi
So it all started with a problem with the line in the street and low upload speeds. That got fixed and now if I connect directly to Spectrums modem with the laptop I get 450+upload and 22 down. When...
- May 30, 2023
iSeawitch wrote:199 Mbps download speed using the laptop connected to the wifi .
450 Mbps when laptop is connected to the modem directly. Isn't that what you asked for initially?
Now that you have changed your network category from public to private, you need to go to your Laptop configuration and forget the previous Wi-Fi network connection. Reconnect over Wi-Fi and enter you Wi-Fi password from scratch.
For throughput testing, are you using the Ookla stand alone application for Windows? If not, go to the play store and install it. This eliminates the web browser application from the equation.
iSeawitch
May 30, 2023Aspirant
199 Mbps download speed using the laptop connected to the wifi .
450 Mbps when laptop is connected to the modem directly. Isn't that what you asked for initially?
Kitsap
May 30, 2023Master
iSeawitch wrote:199 Mbps download speed using the laptop connected to the wifi .
450 Mbps when laptop is connected to the modem directly. Isn't that what you asked for initially?
Now that you have changed your network category from public to private, you need to go to your Laptop configuration and forget the previous Wi-Fi network connection. Reconnect over Wi-Fi and enter you Wi-Fi password from scratch.
For throughput testing, are you using the Ookla stand alone application for Windows? If not, go to the play store and install it. This eliminates the web browser application from the equation.