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R8000P Slow Wired speed
Hi All! Looking for a resolution to slow wired speeds. Not "SLOW" but not what I was getting with Spectrum's router. Wireless I get ~460mbps (Pay for 400) throughout most of the 2800sq ft ho...
Dear EVERYONE! A new MS update was the culprit. The crypto mining / ransomware patch fubar'd my NIC. I took my desktop to the neighbors and got 140mbps hard wired as well - so I did a system restore to late December (whaaa) but thanks MS! It was a security update I couldn't uninstall :(
Thanks everyone for the assistance.
I should add that I checked other related articles for other routers in the Nighthawk brand and did try enabling IPV6 config in Advanced options. This did nothing for my speed. Is there a safe, reliable version that's not the most recent firmware?
Thanks!
Which version of the firmware are you on?
What modem are you connected to?
Did you try factory resetting and reinstalling? Sometimes when you update firmware or change ISP's, its not a bad idea to reset and start over.
Firmware version - V1.4.1.42_1.3.4
Modem - Spectrum's E31U2V1
I have not performed another factory reset since the update to the new firmware version. I did, however, perform a factory reset when I decided to use this router prior to the firmware upgrade.
The oddest part is that the speedtest in the router GUI says it pulls ~450mbps. You'd think it would deliver that speed to any of its Lan ports with no issues.
Do you recommend the 30-30-30 or just hold the reset pin for a few seconds until it resets? Also which firmware version do you recommend to try first?
Here's the order I'd go in. I'd also check/swap cables to make sure that isn't the issue.
1. factory reset just by pushing and holding reset while its powered on. The lights should change when you've held it long enough.
2. re-install the current version of the firmware. Sometimes it gets corrupted and a re-install can fix this.
3. Downgrade 1 version of the firmware. anytime you downgrade, factory reset afterwards.
4. Try 1 more version down of the firmware.
That's how I'd start.
