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R8000 Half-Gigabit Speed
I have Gigabit internet which, when connecting my computer directly to the modem, I'm getting this speed:
http://www.speedtest.net/result/4733704668.png
whereas when the R8000 is in between I'm getting about half:
http://www.speedtest.net/result/4733711283.png
Note: this is for the WIRED Gigabit ethernet port on the R8000
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Hello, I'm no expert.. When connected to the router.
Login to router. Click advanced and the in the interent port box click show statistics.
This will show you the connection status and the link speed.
This is what my stats look like. I've not got Gigabit internet :(
Might help for trouble shooting ?
He's getting 500+ Mbps through the R8000, so the link speed is certainly 1000 Mbps. That's not the issue.
Some features may impose a major performance penalty on the router. These can include QoS, Port Forwarding, Block Sites, and Block Services. I recently read that PPPoE can cause a drop like this. This is not surprising because the router's CPU has to get involved in the packet processing chain.
I would recommend resetting back to factory settings and perform a speed test. Hopefully, you will see full Gigabit speeds. Then, selectly re-enable features one by one until you see the speed drop. That'll be the culprit.
Thanks for your help.
I tried your suggestion: I reset the router back to factory settings, and the ONLY thing I changed after the reset was to change the MAC address of the router because my ISP is tied to the MAC address of my Desktop computer. I hope this does not affect performance.
Anyways, after the reset the problem persists:
With R8000 in between I'm getting:
http://www.speedtest.net/result/4734308361.png
With the modem directly to the desktop:
- Can you rephrase?
