Hello.Updated my r8000 with latest firmware.My speed went down to about 100 to 150 Mbps.It should be 450-500.After many factory resets i tried to downgrade firmware.Now everythings fine again.Next upgrade should be better//Claes Olsson Sweden

Micheal,Thanks for your reply. I posted solution in another thread:https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-WiFi-Routers/Nighthawk-R8000-X6-slow-speed-problem/td-p/1809951/jump-to/first-unread-message

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djht
Guide
Oct 11, 2019
I'm having the same issue. After last firmware update, my downstream speeds have been cut from 400 to 250.

I have directly connected into modem and reached 400+ to confirm that this is an R8000 firmware OR hardware issue.

Please advise.

Thank you,
Daniel
michaelkenward
Guru - Experienced User
Oct 12, 2019
bajen21 wrote:

My speed went down to about 100 to 150 Mbps.

Wifi or wired?

Did you reset the router to factory settings after the firmware flash?

New firmware sometimes introduces changes that are not compatible with the old configuration.

So while it isn't guaranteed to fix problems a factory reset is the first thing to try if you have issues with new firmware.

This is a nuisance because you then have to reconfigure the device all over again.

You can backup your settings before you reset and restore them later. But that may just bring back the fault. Then again, at least you will know if the reset fixed the problem.

The factory reset is more a "witchcraft" move than a technically informed solution, but it does seem to fix problems, especially on the wifi front.
- djht
  Guide
  Oct 12, 2019
  Micheal,
  
  Thanks for your reply. I posted solution in another thread:
  https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-WiFi-Routers/Nighthawk-R8000-X6-slow-speed-problem/td-p/1809951/jump-to/first-unread-message
  - michaelkenward
    Guru - Experienced User
    Oct 12, 2019
    Kind of hard to follow what is going on there in all the detail, but if it boils down to factory reset that is standard advice.
    
    Can you do other users a favour by marking as Solved the message that explains what you did to fix it? I would do that myself, but as I say it isn't obvious to me what the solution is.
    
    I'll mark this one as solved as at least that will point others in the right direction.
- bajen21
  Aspirant
  Oct 13, 2019
  Hello.My pc is wired and no I didnt reset after downgrade.Last days im around 480 to 500 again.I save this firmware if new ones is trouble.//Claes

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