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Riley78
Guide
Mar 17, 2022
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R6900 speed

What is the max wired download speed will this support? (this is not the version 2 or 6900P) 
  • Riley78's avatar
    Riley78
    Mar 18, 2022

    Thanks for the reply.

    I am thinking of moving to a higher speed tier and wondered if a new router would be needed. The link to the R7000 showed a

    speed test result of 950 Mbps which exceeds my needs.

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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Mar 17, 2022

SInce it has 1Gb WAN and LAN ports:

https://www.netgear.com/images/datasheet/networking/wifirouter/R6900.pdf

 

It has the potential to support near 900Mbps WAN to LAN speed. 
May depend on if it has HW NAT acceleration or cut thru support.

May depend on ISP modem/ONT services as well.

 

The R7000 can:

https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-WiFi-Routers/New-R7000-Firmware-Version-1-0-11-134-Released/m-p/2201073/highlight/true#M212098

 

Something you can check to see yourself:

https://www.duckware.com/tech/wifi-in-the-us.html#speedtest

 

  • Riley78's avatar
    Riley78
    Guide
    Mar 18, 2022

    Thanks for the reply.

    I am thinking of moving to a higher speed tier and wondered if a new router would be needed. The link to the R7000 showed a

    speed test result of 950 Mbps which exceeds my needs.

    • FURRYe38's avatar
      FURRYe38
      Guru - Experienced User
      Mar 18, 2022

      The R6900 should be able to handle your needs then...