I am making this post, because i am running out of options and have no idea where the problem is.
My network structure is as follows
Provider Modem/router -> ProSafe 16 port switch -> Netgear router ( to extend the range of the internet, i am using its wifi and lan )
The problem is now that the provider in my region reaches about 170 mb/s now i was reaching only about 10 mb/s on the netgear router, but after changing the download and upload speeds to 950mb/s the speed went up to about 70mb/s.
Only today it was very slow, when i did a speed test i got about 7 mb/s and on the providers router about 170mb/s. So somewhere something is wrong.
Additionally when i log into the Prosafe switch it shows that the netgear router is only connected with 100mb/s, i tried changing ports but this did not change anything,
So i was wondering if you guys have any ideas or input on what could be the problem and what i could do to resolve the issue.
Re: XR500 Router is not reaching modem/router speeds
It sounds like the ethernet cable you're using to connect the switch to the router is limited to 100mbps. I would recommend at least a Cat5e ethernet cable so that you can achieve your speeds. I assume you also have devices connected to the switch which will be pulling bandwidth away from the router. So I would suggest for the most optimum setup:
ISP modem/router > XR500 > Switch with Cat5e at least ethernet cables connecting them all together.
Re: XR500 Router is not reaching modem/router speeds
When it does a speed test it lock into that speed. I recently went from ADSL2+ to NBN FTTN in australia and it stayed at the old ADSL2+ speed. I had to do a router reset and let it do another speed test which came in alot higher and all was good.
