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yashi
Tutor
Oct 10, 2015
Solved

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 get...
Installation
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  • TheEther's avatar
    TheEther
    Oct 10, 2015

    I don't know if MAC cloning will affect performance.  According to this review, the R8000 should be able to hit 800 Mbps in the downstream direction.

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carll76
Apprentice
Oct 10, 2015

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 :(

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Might help for trouble shooting ?