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leandroestacio
Aspirant
Dec 24, 2022
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R9000 X10 Dropping Connection Speeds

Hello, so I am about to buy a new router because I cant figure it out whats going on with my router. X10 R9000 works most of the time but also at reduced speeds. I do have a gigabit connection never ...
  • Kitsap's avatar
    Kitsap
    Dec 24, 2022

    That 100M/Full status on the WAN port should be the current focus.

     

    I am going to push again to make certain your cables are good.

     

    Also, Ethernet port hardware has been known to go bad over time.  Either in the router or the modem.

     

    Is the firmware current?  Both modem and R9000.

     

    How long has it been since your modem has been reset?

     

     

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leandroestacio
Aspirant
Dec 24, 2022

So not even 5 minutes after I posted my latest reply, I tested again and Im getting throttled speeds again. Im using speedtest.net as a test server. 

 

now it looks like this 

 

PortStatusTxPktsRxPktsCollisionsTx B/sRx B/sUp Time
WAN100M/Full15355840705809272962428600:02:43
SFP+Link Down0000000:00:00
LAN 11000M/Full16465612757602338778190300:13:48
LAN 2Link Down00:00:00
LAN 31000M/Full00:13:48
LAN 41000M/Full00:13:46
LAN 5100M/Full00:13:48
LAN 6100M/Full00:13:50
2.4G WLAN b/g/n800M180312773902417306000:13:41
5G WLAN a/n/ac1733M31085411903904189643544000:13:38
WLAN ad4.6Gbps0000000:13:31
Kitsap's avatar
Kitsap
Master
Dec 24, 2022

One option you have is to take the router out of the equation and connect your computer direct to the modem.  You will have to power down both the modem and computer to do so.  Then boot the modem first before the computer.

 

Recommend you install the Ookla native throughput test application.  It is in the play store.  This takes the web browser application out of the mix.

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    leandroestacio
    Aspirant
    Dec 24, 2022

    good advice, thanks. will try that too. But because restarting the router fix the problem temporary, Im leaning towards there is something wrong with the router. I believe the router is around 5 years old

    • Kitsap's avatar
      Kitsap
      Master
      Dec 24, 2022
      leandroestacio wrote:

      good advice, thanks. will try that too. But because restarting the router fix the problem temporary, Im leaning towards there is something wrong with the router. I believe the router is around 5 years old

      Before you decide to get rid of that R9000, you could flash it with Voxel's firmware.

       

      Here is the link to the Voxel web site:  http://www.voxel-firmware.com/Downloads/Voxel/html/index.html.  Be sure and review the Readme file link at the top first.  There is also an active Voxel group over on Small Net Builders forum here:  https://www.snbforums.com/forums/netgear-ac-wireless.53/

       

      The Voxel firmware is basically a polished version of the stock Netgear offering.