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Jimmy_jazzy
Jul 14, 2021Aspirant
R6120 - Router Is Slow
Hi there guys, After having a frustrating call with a "Tech Expert" wanting to charge me 200 bucks per year for support, I've scooped down to this low (the forums). I am having very slow speeds wi...
Jimmy_jazzy
Jul 14, 2021Aspirant
Right, thanks for the info.
Well, I have another question. I have a Netgear Powerline adapter that connects straight from my modem, to my Xbox in my other room. However, I'm getting really slow speeds too.
Well, I have another question. I have a Netgear Powerline adapter that connects straight from my modem, to my Xbox in my other room. However, I'm getting really slow speeds too.
plemans
Jul 14, 2021Guru - Experienced User
Jimmy_jazzy wrote:
Right, thanks for the info.
Well, I have another question. I have a Netgear Powerline adapter that connects straight from my modem, to my Xbox in my other room. However, I'm getting really slow speeds too.
you didn't put what powerline adapter you have. some are only 10/100mbps as well.
as well as powerline suffers from decreases in speeds due to distance/crossing circuits/interference.
Your wifi might be 1200mbps (aggregate) but if the ethernet connection is only 10/100mbps, you're not going to get faster speeds. As thats the bottleneck. Its the problem when you buy a base model router.
- Jimmy_jazzyJul 14, 2021AspirantWow, that's super frustrating. Why didn't they guy over the phone just tell me that? Lol.
It's the Netgear Powerline 2000. So, it should be able to handle 250 MBPS.- plemansJul 14, 2021Guru - Experienced User
Jimmy_jazzy wrote:
Wow, that's super frustrating. Why didn't they guy over the phone just tell me that? Lol.----No clue. We're not netgear. We're the public support forum.
It's the Netgear Powerline 2000. So, it should be able to handle 250 MBPS.---that device does have a gigabit port. but powerline speeds drop off quickly. It'd be nice if they named wifi/powerline speeds for the actual speeds you can hit. I'd take a look at a few tested reviews under OPTIMAL conditions. here's 1 for example.NETGEAR PL1200 Powerline 1200 Reviewed - SmallNetBuilder - Results from #1
- Jimmy_jazzyJul 14, 2021AspirantOkay, that's for the 1200 model though. And it's hitting at least 350 MBPS from his results... So? How does this help me? What software diagnosis can I do?
Cheers,