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R6700 I just upgraded my internet speed to 300mbps and not getting that when speedtesting
I have set the proper download speed in the settings on the router, it shows my new download speed at 321mbps, and the new upload speed is correct, but when I do a speed test check on my PC and my xb...
I figured it out, so you can close this thread if you want.
Problem 1: I was running all Cat5 cables, so that was the first bottleneck. I bought all cat6 cables and things are running fine for my Xbox one and PS4.
Problem 2: My lan port on my PC was 10/100 only, so I needed to buy a new ethernet card. That fixed the bottleneck to my PC along with the cat6 cable.
All is well and working as intended now. Thank you again for the troubleshooting help.
Seems like something is fast ethernet instead of Gigabit? What does your PC say the link speed to the router is? What does the router say the link speed is (under advanced home page, internet, show statistics)? Are you using an ethernet cable (look at ends) with all eight pins connected?