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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.
Hi TheEther,
Thanks for that. I'm at work now, so I'll have to check tonight and get back to you on the PHY rate. But I've run many tests where I'm getting right around 900 Mbps u/l over wifi. Both via speedtest and iPerf via a local wired device acting as server. So that's why I keep getting stumped, if I can get that fast UP, why can't I get even close to it going the other direction? I feel like I must be missing something...
But I'll check on that later tonight and report back.
FYI, I'm getting near spot on speeds with my 2008 MBP OSX 10.10.5 on 5Ghz about 15-20feet away from the router with 1 wall in between. ISP 100/3
Last Result:
Download Speed: 87566 kbps (10945.8 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 2933 kbps (366.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Latency: 10 ms
Jitter: 3 ms
5/11/2017, 11:25:36 AM
I have MU-MIMO, HT160 and Traffic Meter disabled. Dynamic QoS and Bandsteering enabled.
5ghz set for UpTo1733Mb on manual channel 48 using WPA2 and AES only.
Not sure if newer generation MBPs will support higher data thru put speeds which differ from PHY connection rates. There not the same. My MBP connected at 54-80Mb while at this distance and would probably be expected for my configuration and distance with building materials in the way will cause signal drop on 5Ghz.
You can see the connection rate of your MBP if you hold down the OPT key and then left click on the wireless icon, this will show you more to the wireless connection with your MBP.
LAN wired speed testing is always preferred.
The 2016 15" MacBook Pro w/touchbar) is 3 x 3 MIMO. Connected at 10' from the router it should connect at 1300Mbps. So, High 800's. or 900 Mbps does not seem unrealistic. I would rather see 2 like devices running iperf, as opposed to running to a speed test server.
When you have the MBP connected to the router, what is it actually connecting at? Use the OPT key with clicking on the wifi icon. This will tell you what connection rate is.
Most users don't use ipferf, so speed tests with speedtest.net or dslreports isn't unrealistic tests either.
If the MBP supports MU-MIMO then your router should be enabled for it. Try with with and with out it enabled to see differences.
PHY rate is 1300 Mbps. My router is wired only. If I plug into the R7800, again, I get the full 800-900 Mbps up and down. But over wifi, I get 300 down, but 900 up. Iperf gives me the same. MU-MIMO on or off, results are the same.
I give up. :smileytongue: I really appreciate everyone's help though. I'm going to try a Synology RT2600ac and a Unifi AC HD and see if they can do any better.
But I'm happy to take any other suggestions if any other ideas come up. Thanks!
