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Phillip24's avatar
Phillip24
Tutor
Dec 04, 2019
Solved

Slow Ethernet speeds (R6700)

I can't seem to get my speeds out of my router to get above 200 mbps. I'm currently paying my provider (Spectrum) for 400 mbps. Their router to my PC via ethernet and it hit 430 mbps so It dwindels d...
  • plemans's avatar
    plemans
    Dec 04, 2019

    1. What modem are you using?

    2. You put that if you hook a switch to the modem, you pull full speeds. Why do you need a switch?  Make sure you're going modem----router---switch.

    3. I would try the factory reset and if that doesn't work, i'd try the downgrade.

     

     

JosRVan's avatar
JosRVan
Initiate
Dec 04, 2019
Yeah I just got mine and it was slow just downgrade the firmware and it works this is ridiculous though this thing was almost 300 dollars and they can't even get their firmaware working right after a year or so ... Im definitely done with Netgear after my router becomes outdated its ridiculous we have to do this and I hate how they outsource their IT help....lol whats the point of paying when I found the answer to the problem in less time than the 4 hours I spent on the phone with 3 different reps, not to mention the one rep knew absolutely nothing she tried blaming my cable when I told her that the same cable ran 400+ on older routers +my modem, unbelievable