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Nighthawk X6 R8000 not getting gigabit speeds
Hi so I recently got a nighthawk router because i was upgrading my internet to gigabit speeds and I wanted to get the best experience for it but i havent been able to get close to 1 gigabite speeds. ...
So I was just able to fix the issue on my router without having to do a firmware downgrade or anything like that. Here's what I did to solve my issue...
1) Open a web browser and type in your router's IP (192.168.1.1 is default)
2) Enter your user name and p/w
3) Go to the Dynamic QoS tab
4) Uncheck "Enable Dynamic QoS"
5) Click the radio button below it that says "I want to define my internet bandwidth"
6) Enter in the proper numbers you should be getting and hit apply.
My internet speed immediately jumped to where it's supposed to be and is holding strong. I had to do the web login to the router interface b/c I couldnt find these options in the Genie interface. Hopes this helps!
It worked ! I had to say yes to QOS before it would take the speed I knew I was getting (400 down and 40 up using the 5GHZ radio)
Then once the numbers stuck, I turned off QOS and holy smoke did one run at 428 mbps wireless although 20 feet from the router, I had been stuck at 200 for awhile. Strange things happening.