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optimistatheart
Aspirant
Oct 06, 2025

R8000 380Mbs max download unless manually set Internet Bandwidth, but reverts to slow after reboot

Further to Nighthawk X6 R8000 not getting gigabit speeds | NETGEAR Communities - "https://community.netgear.com/discussions/home-wifi-routers-nighthawk/nighthawk-x6-r8000-not-getting-gigabit-speeds/1859023"  .  Since moving to fiber to the premises, I have 500/50 internet connection, but I can't get these speeds unless I manually:
1. enable QOS
2. disable QOS
3. "I want to define my Internet Bandwidth":  <Set to your ISP's connection Download and Upload settings that you are paying for>

After my router is rebooted though it seems to revert back to slow speeds.

Netgear can you fix this for us please?


R8000

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  • FURRYe38's avatar
    FURRYe38
    Guru - Experienced User
    Oct 06, 2025

    What Firmware version is currently loaded?
    What is the Mfr and model# of the Internet Service Providers modem/ONT the NG router is connected too? 
    Be sure your using a good quality LAN cable between the modem and router. CAT6 is recommended. 

     

    Has a factory reset and setup from scratch been performed since last FW update?

     

    Try disabling the following and see:
    Armor, Smart Parental Controls or Circle, IPv6, QoS, Traffic Meter. I found that if Armor, Circle or Traffic Meter had been enabled at any point in any version of FW. A factory reset is needed and setup from scratch and don't enabled these 3.