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generationbk
Aspirant
May 11, 2020
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Slow Ethernet Speed on Nighthawk X6S R8000P (cable works ok, wifi works ok)

As the title says.   I just replaced my standard Verizion router with a new NetGear Nighthawk router.   With the Verizon router, ethernet speed was great. Now it's barely hitting 5.49 Mbps downlo...
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    generationbk
    May 12, 2020

    Hi,

    Thanks for reaching out.

    I ended up finding the solution by disabling the xFast LAN program that was automatically downloaded with my Asrock Motherboard. That upped my speed by ~10x, so it's all fixed.

    Just to answer your question, I am using Fios. 

    Take care.

  • generationbk's avatar
    generationbk
    Aspirant
    May 12, 2020

    Hi,

    Thanks for reaching out.

    I ended up finding the solution by disabling the xFast LAN program that was automatically downloaded with my Asrock Motherboard. That upped my speed by ~10x, so it's all fixed.

    Just to answer your question, I am using Fios. 

    Take care.