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REDUCED WIFI SPEED with NETGEAR R7500
I am having troubles with my NETGEAR R7500. I upgraded to 110mps speed by am only getting speeds of around 54mps.
I'm not sure if upgrading the computer will net you any additional speed. The Realtek's should be capable of saturating your 110 Mbps Internet connection. Your laptop will definitely benefit from an upgrade. Upgrading to an AC1200 adapter will leave you well positioned to take advantage of any future speed increases to your Internet connection. It will also help with local file transfers between your laptop and other local devices.
As for your Internet connection, more information is needed to diagnose it. You may need to log into your router as well as your modem and do some sleuthing. Is the connection dropping from the router or is the modem also losing the connection? Look at the logs of both devices and look for signs of the Internet connection dropping. There might be a reason given.
You may also want to try a different Ethernet cable. It could be bad. Also try a different LAN port on the router.
As for your Internet connection, more information is needed to diagnose it. You may need to log into your router as well as your modem and do some sleuthing. Is the connection dropping from the router or is the modem also losing the connection? Look at the logs of both devices and look for signs of the Internet connection dropping. There might be a reason given.
You may also want to try a different Ethernet cable. It could be bad. Also try a different LAN port on the router.
My wireless speeds are UP! My only problem is when i am wired directly from my laptop to the router my connection drops every few minutes. I have to unplug the cat5 cable from my laptop and then plug back in. Any suggestions for this?
Thank you,
DD
Hi Duckdive,
Welcome to Community!To isolate the problem, connect a different computer wired to the router and check if it has the same problem. Try all ports of the router and use a different cable. If it only happens on one computer, you may need to update the LAN card of that computer.
Regards,JamesGL
Community Team
James,
Sorry for my delayed response.
I have tried other computers hardwired to the router. They do not have problems with dropping off.
When i bring the same laptop to my office it never drops off on that network. Only on my home router, so i do not believe it is my LAN card.
Any other suggestions?Thank you kindly!
RIchard