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Nighthawk r8000 with gigabit internet
So I just got giigabit internet installed. Works great when I connect my computer directly to the modem. But as soon as I connect the modem to the router I get about 400-450Mbps :( I have tried ev...
SOLUTION FOUND:
So it seems to be an issue with the netgear r8000 itself and the only solution I found was to rewire how the network connected to the r8000.
Before:
R8000 had all rj45 ports used going to various locations around the house.
After:
R8000 connects to modem via wan. 1 port on the r8000 connects to a gigabit switch. All other devices connect to the switch instead of directly to the router. Yes I know this solution makes no sense but I get 920Mbps down from the internet on various devices now. Whats really weird about this solution is that during testings I had only 1 computer connected to the router (directly) yet I only got about 450Mbps. I have no explaination on to why this works but hey Im getting my full speed now.
Disable features that cause your traffic to be CPU bound, like QoS, Traffic Filter and retest. I would suggest runnning your speedtest from a client, not the router. (speedtest through it, not from it)
Already tried disabling all features. Even tried reseting to factory default like stated in first post. And speedtest has been run everywhere. I originally tried speedtest with just computer/modem get my 1Gbps. Then I tried modem-router-computer with speed test on the computer I get 450Mbps. Then I tried speedtest from the router. I also get 450Mbps here. I tried copying a file from one computer to a second computer on the land I get 1Gbps (File transfers at 110MegaBytes/sec) So my internal lan is fine and getting great speeds. But I cant break 450Mbps on the Wan port.