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Anger756
Aspirant
Jul 24, 2022

Xbox Series X connection Slow

I have a Nighthawk R8000 router. My Xbox Series X speeds are slow compared to my other devices (phone, computer, etc.). I have my Xbox wired with a Cat6 Ethernet cable. My internet when connected to ...
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Anger756
Aspirant
Jul 25, 2022
plemans that makes sense. What doesn't make sense is when I tried a different router I was consistently getting 400 mbps instead of 250 mbps. When I switched back to my Nighthawk router it tested at 250 mbps again. Could a setting on the router or Xbox be slowing it down?
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plemans
Guru - Experienced User
Jul 25, 2022

What modem/gateway is the router connected to? 

Make sure access control, traffic monitoring, and parental controls are disabled. 

Are you using IPv6?

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    Anger756
    Aspirant
    Jul 26, 2022
    plemans

    Spectrum Modem Model ES2251

    Access control, traffic monitoring, and parental controls are disabled. I'm not using IPv6.
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      plemans
      Guru - Experienced User
      Jul 26, 2022

      Try enabling ipv6

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        Anger756
        Aspirant
        Jul 27, 2022
        I enabled IPv6 and chose the "auto detect" option. Is that the right option to choose? When I tested the speed again it went up to 280 mbps from 250 mbps. Any other suggestions?