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DB027
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Dec 07, 2020

Nighthawk R7000 WAN capped at 100MBps in AP mode

Hi, hope someone here can offer some assistance.

 

I have looked through all the similar threads I can find but have been unable to resolve this issue.

I have an HFC nbn 250/20 connection set up like this :

nbn -> Arris nbn modem -> Linksys EA6900 router (DHCP server) -> tplink Gigabit switch

-> Netgear R7000 (#1 rear living) in AP mode

-> Netgear R7000 (#2 upstairs) in AP mode

 

Latest firmware on both.  QoS is off

 

WAN link for AP#1 is at 1000M and anything that connects to that AP achieves ~240M download.  All good there.

Issue that I have is that WAN link for AP#2 is at 100M and anything that connects to that AP is capped at ~95M

 

So far I have restarted everything multiple times, checked (all pairs working fine) and replaced all patch cables, cleaned all RJ45 ports, reterminated the hard wiring and replaced RJ45 wall socket and factory reset and reconfigured AP#2.  No joy

Next step will be to swap positions of the 2 APs but that is a bit of a pain because of where they’re positioned so trying to avoid that.

Open to suggestions.

 

Thanks,

David

 

14 Replies

  • plemans's avatar
    plemans
    Guru - Experienced User
    Dec 07, 2020

    couple things to try. 

    Grab the one with slower speeds. Move it and direct connect it to the linksys with a known good 6ft cable. 

     

    Maybe you have a damaged ethenet connection on the router. 

    I think the r7000 had an wan port mirror option in the debug menu. Try going to the routers ip address with debug.htm at the end.

    for example: 192.168.1.1/debug.htm

    I believe you can mirror the wan port to lan port 1. If the port was damaged,this might get it back to full speeds.