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Slow speeds
My nighthawk is now up and running but is still is running at the same speed as my century link router. Is there anyway I can up the speed? I saw on here you can change the firmware but that was from ...
You don't provide useful information.
What router did you previously had and what speeds did you get then?
Are you talking about wired or wireless speeds?
How are you testing?
Which firmware do you have now on the Nighthawk? ("latest" is not a version)
The firmware that it’s on is v1.0.9.88
I’m testing using the nighthawk app on my phone.
These are wireless speeds since I can’t connect an Ethernet cord to my Xbox.
My century link router is called a 80211n
I don’t know what mbps speeds the centurylink router was previously on but I know the ping was always in the 120s.
I’m testing using the nighthawk app on my phone.
These are wireless speeds since I can’t connect an Ethernet cord to my Xbox.
My century link router is called a 80211n
I don’t know what mbps speeds the centurylink router was previously on but I know the ping was always in the 120s.
> My century link router is called a 80211n. [...]
Not likely. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11n-2009
Look at the label on the thing, whatever it is. Hints:
https://www.centurylink.com/home/help/internet/modems-and-routers.html
> My nighthawk [...]
Also still a mystery. Look for "Model" on the product label.
Connected to what?> [...] I read on the internet [...]
Thanks for the helpful link. Who "on the internet" knows anything
about the level of your DSL service?> [...] still is running at the same speed as my century link router.
> [...]
If the bottleneck in your stuff is your DSL service or your DSL
modem, then no router in the world will make it any faster.- I found out it is a https://www.centurylink.com/home/help/internet/modems-and-routers/zyxel-c1100z.html
I don’t know how to tell if my router issues is due to the dsl or not.> I don't know how to tell if my router issues is due to the dsl or not.
Presumably, "The modem status area of the user interface" of the
C1100Z would give you some clues as to the actual DSL link rate. I'd
guess that CenturyLink (or a monthly statement therefrom) could tell you
for what speed the account holder is paying.> Connected to what?
Still a mystery.