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LWRDRMDNSS
Jun 23, 2021Tutor
R8000 throttles LAN speed
Hello, I have been researching this for a couple days and wondering if there is something else I can do before a factory reset on my router? I have multiple devices connected to my router and it ...
plemans
Jun 23, 2021Guru - Experienced User
Trying the factory reset is a decent option. for some of these routers, ctf gets disabled when traffic monitoring, access control, parental controls, or qos are enabled. And disabling the services doesn't always re-enable ctf. That's where the factory reset can help.
You can always make a backup configuration, then reset and test it. If it hits full speeds. that was the issue. If it doesn't, reinstall the backup configuraiton and work on the double nat setup. (or work on the double nat issue first)
LWRDRMDNSS
Jun 23, 2021Tutor
plemans wrote:Trying the factory reset is a decent option. for some of these routers, ctf gets disabled when traffic monitoring, access control, parental controls, or qos are enabled. And disabling the services doesn't always re-enable ctf. That's where the factory reset can help.
You can always make a backup configuration, then reset and test it. If it hits full speeds. that was the issue. If it doesn't, reinstall the backup configuraiton and work on the double nat setup. (or work on the double nat issue first)
Thank you for all the info, You're awesome.