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R7800 - DL speed 1/3 that of UL Speed over WiFi
Hello! I've recently upgraded to gigabit fiber in my home and as a result, have upgraded my network hardware. I have an Ubiquiti Edgerouter Lite feeding a brand new R7800 in AP mode. Connected via et...
Thanks for that suggestion. Might be worth a shot.
After trying the Synology and Unifi AC HD and getting essentially identical performance from all three, I'm thinking this could be some sort of limitation of my computer. As a result, both the Synology and Unifi were sent back and I'll plan to keep the R7800 for the forseeable future. So trying out 3rd party FW seems like a logical next step to try when I have time.
It's pretty remarkable to get 900+ Mbps on Wi-Fi. That would require a transfer efficiency of almost 70% on a connection running at a PHY rate 1300 Mbps. This is almost unheard of. 30% to 60% is more typical.
What PHY rate is your Macbook running at? It's reported as the Tx Rate by Option clicking the Wi-Fi symbol at the top right.