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Retired_Member's avatar
Retired_Member
Mar 23, 2019
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R8000 I want to define my Internet Bandwidth

Hello, how to change the setting Let Speedtest detect my Internet bandwidth into I want to define my Internet Bandwidth?   I select the second option, input the upload and download Mbps speeds ...
  • Retired_Member's avatar
    Retired_Member
    Mar 24, 2019

    Its not the browser, I tried Safari macOS and iOS, IE11 and Chrome on Win10.

    I will close this as nowbody knows the solution, other cannot read and are just curious and from Netgear I dont expect nothing.

     

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schumaku
Guru - Experienced User
Mar 23, 2019

This setting is not a limiter for max bandwidth allowed through the router - it's used as a base for the QoS calculations only. As such, it can't be used to connect e.g. multiple routers to the same Internet connection (ISP permitting), and share the bandwidth unblocking.