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RS500 Upload speed test
I have an RS500 connected to Fiber modem. I have symmetrical 2G down and 2G up. Using the Netgear app, the Speedtest from the router shows 2G down no problem. My upload speed couldn’t get abo...
BINGO! I should have thought of that!
PC hardwired in did the trick.
Full speed in both directions
- look at the modem/gateway, it'll have some ID on it. That helps check if its a double nat. Not all devices handle double nat's ok.
- Try hardwiring a pc/laptop into the router and test its speed with that. It wouldn't be the first time the built in app picked a poor server to test from. it used to be a massive issue when people started getting gigabit speeds and the test servers could max it out. With a pc based test, you can change the test server. With the built in, you can't. It auto selects and it might not be picking a good server since you're hitting 2 gig speeds up/down.
BINGO! I should have thought of that!
PC hardwired in did the trick.
Full speed in both directions