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RS700S not delivering 1.5Gbps
I recently upgraded my modem and router so I could add more devices and get higher speeds. I purchased the Netgear Nighthawk CM2000 cable modem and the Nighthawk RS700S Wifi 7 router. According to th...
stanfrench wrote:1. Why are the download speeds so different when measured via the Nighthawk app vs. the stand-alone Speedtest app?
The Nighthawk app tests the speed to the WAN interface on the RS700. It completely ignores LAN-side/your local network
2. Does the Nighthawk app measure the download speed coming into the router and the Speedtest app the speed at the device (Macbook, iPad, iPhone, etc.)?
Correct. The Nighthawk app is measuring Internet > WAN, the speedtest app is testing Internet > WAN > WLAN > device
3. If the Speedtest app measures the speed at the device, why is it so much less than the speed coming into the router as measured by the Nighthawk app?
Is the device connected wirelessly? Depending on the capabilities of the device and it's physical link speed to the RS700, then there's every chance that's where your bottleneck is. In the app, you'll see the Wi-Fi link speed by tapping into the device in question on the device list. As a v.rough rule of thumb, reduce this link speed by ~40% or so to give you an idea of what actual speedtest throughput to expect.
4. What can I do to enable the devices to show speeds that are actually above 1,000Mbps (or 0.977 Gbps)?
Depends on your findings from above really. Potentiall move closer to the RS700, upgrade to a more capable client device, or use a wire (but make sure it's connected to a 2.5GbE+ LAN port).
Hi BobbyP,
I checked the link speeds in the Device Manager of the Nighthawk app as you suggested and here's the result for my devices :
- iPad Pro: 2215 Mbps (40% reduction is 1,330 Mbps) at 6GHz. ST= 1,017 Mbps.
- iPad Pro: 1876 Mbps (40% reduction is 1,125 Mbps) at 5GHz. ST= 804 Mbps.
- iPhone 14: 1055 Mbps (40% reduction is 633 Mbps) at 5GHz. ST= 575 Mbps.
- Macbook: 1172 Mbps (40% reduction is 703 Mbps) at 5GHz. ST=785 Mbps.
The actual speed from the Speedtest app (ST) is next to each one.
The figures improve as I get closer to the router. I did try a 2.5 Gbps USB-C adapter with my Macbook and iPad (iMac too). For some reason I can't understand, it capped out at 940 Mbps on all, even the iPad which can get almost 1,100 Mbps wirelessly. Any thoughts on why the ethernet speeds are capped?
Thanks,
Stan
What brand and model ethernet adapter are you using?
What speeds does it support.
Tried different ethernet supporting PCs to compare speed results?
The problem was me. I was using the wrong port from the router. Once I connected the ethernet cable and 2.5GB adapter to the 10GB LAN port on the RS700 (instead of one of the four gigabit ports), I was able to receive 1,650 Mbps from all my devices via ethernet.
Now I just have to try and figure out my wireless speeds. My iPad Pro is the only 6E capable device I have (aside from Fire TV cube) and can only receive at a little over 1,000 Mbps when connected to the 6 GHz channel when I'm standing next to the router. The router is getting about 1,700 Mbps incoming, so i't not even 60% throughput. With my old RAX200 router, I got 75%-80% throughput, but incoming was only about 1,000 Mbps.
So, is it the RS700 router (setting, capabilities) or the iPad? That's where I am now.
How is the RS configured on it's basic and Advanced Wireless settings?
Channel configurations currently used?
Is Smart Connect enabled or disabled?
Is MIMO enabled under Advanced Wireless Settings?