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dwhiting1985's avatar
dwhiting1985
Guide
Sep 10, 2021

R7000 Download speed on Gigabyte Internet

I have the Nighthawk R7000 AC1900. I had had this router for years, always worked great. I am on the firmware V1.0.6.28_1.1.83   I havent updated becasuse i didnt want to lose Arlo support. Also I ...
dwhiting1985's avatar
dwhiting1985
Guide
Sep 10, 2021

"Re: R7000 Download speed on Gigabyte Internet

Have you powered OFF both ISP modem and router for 1 minute then back ON. Factory reset the router and setup from scratch. Don't enable any Armor, Traffic Meter or Access Controls and run a speed test from a wired PC soon after the router is set up? "

 

 

Yes I have done the above, first thing I thought of doing. 

 

I have also tried

different network cable

different PC

different network adapter (My Asus has 2 with Intel and killer ethernet 2.5Gbps port)

 

all the same result

FURRYe38's avatar
FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Sep 10, 2021

What is the results if you use the ISP modem in router mode and configure the router for AP mode? 

  • dwhiting1985's avatar
    dwhiting1985
    Guide
    Sep 10, 2021

    max speed, got around 980Mb steady, no hiccups or stutters. 

    • FURRYe38's avatar
      FURRYe38
      Guru - Experienced User
      Sep 10, 2021

      Possible that in router mode, the Cut-Thru or HW accelleration is not working...This is not need while in AP mode so why speeds are good in AP mode. 

      • plemans's avatar
        plemans
        Guru - Experienced User
        Sep 10, 2021

        could be CTF causing issues but usually if its not working, speeds drop to around that 300mbps on that device. 

        I'd give it a shot at updating the firmware. Unless you're truly dedicated to keeping the Arlo built into the router. 

        Then you'd need to follow FURRYe38 advice and run the R7000 in access point mode.