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NightHawk r6700v3 Slow wired speed.
To start this off my setup is Astound Broadband -> Netgear CM1000v2 -> Netgear r6700v3 -> Monoprice Flexboot Cat6 Ethernet cable -> lenovo gaming 3i laptop. I am currently on Firmware V1.0.4.1...
There was very minimum change so I hard reset my router and turned on pass through again. Even with this I am getting 410-450 mbps. I do not have Upstream or downstream QOS on, the only setting I have changed in my settings is the IPV6 which I enabled and put as Pass Through.
Yasshak wrote:There was very minimum change so I hard reset my router and turned on pass through again. Even with this I am getting 410-450 mbps. I do not have Upstream or downstream QOS on, the only setting I have changed in my settings is the IPV6 which I enabled and put as Pass Through.
Please confirm specifically what you mean by "hard reset". A firmware default reset means you have to have the router power on and press and hold the recessed reset button on the backside for ten to fifteen seconds until the front indicators start to blink. Release the reset button and let the router boot. When this is completed, you have to reconfigure you router from scratch. This includes GUI passwords, SSID's, Wi-Fi passwords and etc.
The startup sequence of the devices is important. Power down your modem by disconnecting the adapter cord and disconnect the Ethernet cable to your modem. Power down your modem and disconnect the adapter cord.
Power up your modem and give it plenty of time to boot and stabilize. One of the last indicators to come on should be your internet. Since there is no Ethernet connected, the link indicator should be dark.
Connect your router to the modem with the Ethernet cord and power up your router. Give it plenty of time to boot and stabilize. One of the last indicators to come on should be your internet access.
When you do your throughput testing, recommend your install and use the native operating system application from Ookla. This removes a web browser from the test.
- I see, I had only done a firmware default reset I didn’t change anything with my modem because it was giving me 940+ so I had assumed it wasn’t the problem. I had still turned it off till my router was on completely and removed all Ethernet cables from the router. I will come back roughly 5am pst tmr when I firmware default reset my router again.
I've reset the firmware to the default settings and followed all of the steps carefully, including adding Pass Through again and changing the password back to what it was before. Despite all of this, I'm only getting speeds of 410-450 mbps when I use the router with an Ethernet connection. But when I connect directly to the modem, I'm roughly getting the expected speeds (paying for 1gb) of 930-950 mbps. Do you have any other suggestions for how I can troubleshoot this issue and get better performance from my router? Any help would be much appreciated.
Yasshak wrote:I've reset the firmware to the default settings and followed all of the steps carefully, including adding Pass Through again and changing the password back to what it was before. Despite all of this, I'm only getting speeds of 410-450 mbps when I use the router with an Ethernet connection. But when I connect directly to the modem, I'm roughly getting the expected speeds (paying for 1gb) of 930-950 mbps. Do you have any other suggestions for how I can troubleshoot this issue and get better performance from my router? Any help would be much appreciated.
Please confirm you are using the Ookla throughput capacity test application?
In the router GUI, under Advanced -> Advanced Home Internet Port, there is an button called Show Statistics. Under the Status column you should see your port connections. The connected input port from your modem and output port to your computer should show 1000M/Full connections. Do they?
Have you tested the various router output ports? Do all four of them perform the same?
Yes, other than Lan 2 which is plugged into my tv everything is 1000M/Full. For the second question the answer is no, there's a bit of a performance gap in LAN1 and the rest of the LAN(S) from my testing at roughly 40 avg increase I tested each with the same ethernet cable 5 times.