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cmk91
Oct 05, 2021Aspirant
R6400v2 Ethernet good wifi bad
I have always had this issue with my AC1750 but I'd love for it to work better like it should. I pay for 300mbs from ISP, and I know 300 comes out of the wall. There is little to no loss from wall ...
plemans
Oct 05, 2021Guru - Experienced User
What device and wireless chipset are you testing with? A 1x1 antenna device isn't going to get the same speed.
what firmware is on the router?
What modem/gateway is it connected to?
Have you tested multiple devices? (and if so, what device/chipset)
- cmk91Oct 05, 2021Aspirant
I've tested it with two laptops, my PC (Realtek 8822BE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC), an iphone 10, and my samgsung s21 ultra. No device has achieved over 150 mbps at best today. Results have averaged at 50 to 100 mbps.
I updated it to the most current available firmware but just installed an older version (V1.0.2.66_10.0.48) which yielded a very slight increase).
The router is connected to a CM1000. If I wire a device to the router (or the modem) I get the full speed, but WIFI is just nowhere near where it should be. I don't feel that wifi should drop from 300 that comes into the router to receiving 50 very close with an AC capable device. What am I missing?
Appreciate the reply!- plemansOct 06, 2021Guru - Experienced User
Are you testing over 2.4ghz or 5gh?
2.4ghz is a slower network than 5ghz.
Have you don't a factory reset on the router lately? Make sure if you reset to leave qos, access control, traffic monitoring, and parental controls all disabled.
- cmk91Oct 06, 2021Aspirant
I've tested both, 5ghz is indeed faster but not by much, maybe 20-30mbps on average. I have tried several factory resets, and all those settings are off/disabled. I'm clueless as to what the problem is. I appreciate your help!