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TLFerg53
Aug 07, 2021Tutor
R7850 Internet Speed Slower Than ISP
I have a Night Hawk R7850 which gives good service throughout the house, but the Interent speeds top our at around 125Mpbs on 5G and only 75Mpbs on 2.4. Yet, when I connect a laptop directly to the ...
plemans
Aug 07, 2021Guru - Experienced User
What speed to you get hardwired into the R7850?
What firmware is on the router?
What modem is it from spectrum?
Are you using access controls, qos, traffic monitoring, or parental controls? Try disabling them and rebooting if so.
TLFerg53
Aug 07, 2021Tutor
Get around 115Mpbs when hardwired.
Firmware is V1.0.5.74.
Spectrum Modem is E31N2V1, Hitron Technologies, Inc.
Parental Controls are Off.
Traffic Meter is Off.
Turned QOS off and speeds:
Hardwared: Jumped to around 230 from around 150.
Wireless: Jumpers to around 215 from around 135.