I seem to be having a lot of trouble with my 2.4GHz band radio on my WNDR4300. The 5GHz runs at full speed, so I'm not sure what exactly is causing it. To give some background on what I've done to try to solve the issue, I've checked out what channels are least crowded in my area (I live in an apartment so there is some crowding) and found that channel 1 was the least crowded out of 1, 6, & 11 with just 2-3 other people occupying it. I'm running my 2.4GHz radio at the "Up to 300 Mbps" setting in order to maximize throughput, but it still isn't working.
My ISP is Comcast, and I am currently utilizing their "Blast!" service at 100+ Mbps. My 5GHz radio is putting out my full speed on this (usually 105 Mbps) and my 2.4GHz is only pushing out maybe 0.75 Mbps. I've tried other channels, and tried rebooting both my router and my modem (my modem is Netgear as well and allows 300 Mbps).
Is there something I'm missing here, or is my 2.4GHz radio just dying?
Do you have the same exact model version of the router? Firmware versions can be verified from this site once you have the exact model of your router.
Have you tried changing channels? Any other wireless devices that may interfere the wireless signal? Try relocating the wireless router to a different room and see if you will get the same result.
I realize i may be in the wrong discussion even though i am having a similar problem. I have a WNDR4500v2. Problem seems to be with the firmware version. I reverted to an older firmware version than the latest and the problem seems to have solved itself (previously i tried the usual fixes of changing channels, relocating router, even resetting to factory defaults by hitting the reset button)
