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Imz
Dec 09, 2021Follower
No Fastlane option and slow speeds
For some reason when loggging into the router settings on the netgear website, there is no fast lane option. Im also not get the speeds I should be getting. Usually get 350mbps. On the nighthawk its ...
plemans
Dec 09, 2021Guru - Experienced User
A couple things.
1. the Ex7700 doesn't need a "fastlane" because it already has one. The 3rd band is dedicated for just router----extender communication.
2. what speeds do you get wired into the ex7700?
3. are you testing on the 2.4ghz or the 5ghz? 2.4ghz is much slower network. And the Ex7700 does bandsteering so you might not be connected to the faster network
4. what device are you testing on?
5. what site are you using for testing?