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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, 2021
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.
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.
cjsmall
Mar 13, 2021Initiate
Thanks 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.