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superuser2510
Apr 21, 2026Aspirant
RS700s reducing speed to 90mbps.
So I have the BGW320 in IP passthrough mode and connected the blue 5GB port from the BGW320 to the WAN port on my RS700s. Intially I had connected the two with a 6ft cat5e cable and was getting a dow...
StephenB
Apr 21, 2026Guru - Experienced User
superuser2510 wrote:connected the blue 5GB port from the BGW320 to the WAN port on my RS700s.
What happens if you connect to one of the gigabit ports on the BGW320 instead? Do you see the same speed drop?
- superuser2510Apr 21, 2026Aspirant
Its the same thing. I've tried from BGW gig port to RS WAN and still getting 90. Im very tempted to see if I move the RS back in the same room as the BGW and use a 6ft CAT6 cable and see if I get faster speeds. If that is the case I'll move the BGW to be next to the RS so that I can use the 6ft cable.
- FURRYe38Apr 21, 2026Guru - Experienced User
Let us know.