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lesyriad's avatar
Jun 15, 2017
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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...
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    lesyriad
    Jun 23, 2017

    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.