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R8000 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 only gets half internet speed
I was set up with Comcast Gigabit service earlier this week and all was fine, a solid 950 Mpbs. speed using Ethernet. Then suddenly the next day, my speed dropped to about 400Mpbs. I thought the problem was with Comcast until a day later I plugged the modem directly into my computer, the speed was back to 950! I reconncted the NIghthawk, speed dropped back again. After rebooting the modem a few times with no success, I reset it back to factory state. It was PERFECT, until the next day when I was back to half speed. QoS is not enabled and I've tried replacing the Ethernet cords even though Comcast gave me all new ones. It doesn't seem to be a setting on the router since each time it worked fine for hours after factory reset, then suddenly the next day it dropped. Should I call Comcast for a new Nighthawk? Has anything like this been reported before???
Thanks for any help!
-Alan
No one answered my question but I figured out the answer to the problem myself and thought it would be helpful to someone receiving this router for gigabit speeds.
I discovered by trial and error that when I ENABLED the traffic meter, which is OFF by default, THAT is when my speed dropped from 940 Mpbs. down to 400 or so. As soon as I turned it off, my speed went back to normal.
Who'd have thought?
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Also, the half speed apparently is only using IPv4. Using the Comcast speed test, the IPv6 speed is always around 950 Mpbs.
No one answered my question but I figured out the answer to the problem myself and thought it would be helpful to someone receiving this router for gigabit speeds.
I discovered by trial and error that when I ENABLED the traffic meter, which is OFF by default, THAT is when my speed dropped from 940 Mpbs. down to 400 or so. As soon as I turned it off, my speed went back to normal.
Who'd have thought?