NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.

Forum Discussion

Nikasru's avatar
Nikasru
Aspirant
May 21, 2020
Solved

Speeds lower than 5Mbps on a new C7800.

I got a new nighthawk x4s to replace my old router but my internet speeds are lower than 5 Mbps and sometimes below 1 Mbps.(This was tested with both ethernet and wifi across multiple devices with ht...
  • plemans's avatar
    May 21, 2020

    If you have any splitters, attenuators, or amplifiers in line, remove them. Also directly connect to where the coax enters the home to prevent wiring within the home being an issue.

    Then log into the device and get a screen snip of the cable connection page and your logs and post them back here. 

    Another thing to check is see if they can re-provision it. I've had them send the wrong provisioning file before and cause issues. 

    Also, make sure you're speed testing over a hardwired connection. Its pointless to troubleshoot a connection back to the isp if we're dealing with a wireless issue.