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WLAN speed is slow or slow to increase speed
I have been searching through all the different forums and online posts through various websites and have not been able to find a solution to this problem, even as multiple people have reported the s...
Try installing version 1.0.4.28 of the firmware to the R8000. then factory reset and clean install the router. Don't install a backup configuration.
the newer versions had netgear armor added and maybe yours isn't playing nice with armor.
I just tried that specific version (previously tried 1.0.3.54) and still nothing better.
The router is trying, but it seems like the bus on the board is having an issue. I'm seeing some inconsistency from what the speedtest from the router and my PC says, versus my WiFi driven test from my cell phone.
Wired and from the router, I'm only showing 120Mbps - 160Mbps, but my phone is getting to 260Mbps or even 317Mbps on one test. But the average from my phone is 258Mbps - 290Mbps, over 9 tests. My odd reults are the 317 and a low of 155.
This worked after Armor expired, so this is just perplexing that it having this issue. I get that hardware fails, but I would've expected a more spectactular failure instead of something that just makes you mad.
try it with armor disabled.
wireless you're getting about what you can expect if you're hitting 250+
wired you should be able to get faster. One thing I'd avoid is the built in speedtest in the netgear app. it rarely picks the fastest server (usually the closest)
Armor isn't in this older firmware, so nothing to disable there.
As for the wireless from my phone, I can get well beyond the 260. I can hit 480 off the ISP router. I'm not sure what my wireless max would be, other than I know I see an 866 link on WiFi to the R8000 when I'm close to it on the 5GHz network.
a triband isn't the same as a high end dual band.