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cjsmall
Mar 05, 2021Initiate
Wired throughput of a WNDR3700?
 Router: WNDR3700v2 100NAS  Firmware: V1.0.1.14     I have a LAN with a TP-LINK gigabit switch attached to this router, which is attached to an Xfinity XB7-T cable modem. The LAN DHCP wifi is restrict...
- Mar 08, 2021I'd be betting on it being the bottleneck. when the WNDR3700 was released 12 years ago, netgear claimed it hit wired speeds of up to 500mbps. It had a gigabit port but at that time, not many devices could hit full gig speeds. And if an ISP was offering gig speeds, it was through business class setups. Smallnetbuilder did a review and test on it 12 years ago when it was released. I'd take a read through through that but they were maxing out around the speeds you're hitting. 
plemans
Mar 08, 2021Guru - Experienced User
I'd be betting on it being the bottleneck. when the WNDR3700 was released 12 years ago, netgear claimed it hit wired speeds of up to 500mbps. It had a gigabit port but at that time, not many devices could hit full gig speeds. And if an ISP was offering gig speeds, it was through business class setups.
Smallnetbuilder did a review and test on it 12 years ago when it was released. I'd take a read through through that but they were maxing out around the speeds you're hitting.
- cjsmallMar 13, 2021InitiateThanks for the replies. I did remove the netgear router from the mix and my throughput jumped from 400 to 1,000+, so yes, it was indeed the bottleneck.