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XR500 Upload Speed is in single digits on gigabit internet
Ok, My XR500 is producing lower speeds than expected. Ran a speed test and my Ping is 14ms, Download is 793.65, and upload is 8.94. On the google fiber network box alone I get 900's on both upload and download and my ping is 1ms. I had the XR500 hundred running through the network box and the upload speeds were suffering. I was able to bypass the network box altogether but it didn't help the upload or download speeds.
Do I have some settings to adjust? Is my router faulty? Can anyone help me with this situation? Also, I have tried the test wired and wireless; with and without QoS and antibuffer bloat it doesn't help. But when I disconnected it and used only the network box it was fine. This wasn't the issue when I initially connected it either. This is a recent development as of a week or less.
Re: XR500 Upload Speed is in single digits on gigabit internet
Was having the same problem. It's them. My router has been collecting dust for 10 months now and i can't find a local buyer. $300 down the drain. I switch to my isp's modem/router because it's giving higher download and upload speeds in my Xbox network test. Even downloading games my speed detection is like 4-5 times higher. What really suffers is the upload speed detection. Ipay for a gig up and down. Getting 800-900 down and about 300 to 500 up with my isp's box. I get around 700-800 down with xr500, but only 20 upload max. I've tried everything. Also, downloading games with xr500 60-140mbps. Isp box between 230-360ish.
Re: XR500 Upload Speed is in single digits on gigabit internet
I'm assuming with that there is no Google interface to access? Change the MAC address of the XR500 to the previous Google box MAC address please then reboot and see if that helps.
Re: XR500 Upload Speed is in single digits on gigabit internet
That's fine, sometimes it can't detect it correctly. Just make sure to put in your expected speeds and then see if you get them after setup. If not disable QoS again in Anti-BB options.
Re: XR500 Upload Speed is in single digits on gigabit internet
There shouldn't be anything else on the router that could throttle it like this if QoS isn't being used. It's possible, you said the speeds still dropped when using their box connected to the router correct? Do you know if they allow third party routers?
Re: XR500 Upload Speed is in single digits on gigabit internet
That seems unneccessary. Doesn't the XR500 have those capabilities or at least enough to configure the device to not need a switch at all? Especially considering it works. I'd really hate to have to spend $60+ to maybe get my internet optimized for streaming and gaming. I'd prefer to exhaust the capablilities of this $300 router before spending anything else. At this point I should problably look at returning the router. Which I hate becuase Google's network box is wholly insufficent for gaming and at times the number of devices that stream on my network.
Couple of options, 1. Configure the modem for transparent bridge or modem only mode. Then use the NG router in router mode. You'll need to contact the ISP for help and information in regards to the modem being bridged correctly. 2. If you can't bridge the modem, disable ALL wifi radios on the modem, configure the modems DMZ/ExposedHost or IP Pass-Through for the IP address the NG router gets from the modem.
Couple of options, 1. Configure the modem for transparent bridge or modem only mode. Then use the NG router in router mode. You'll need to contact the ISP for help and information in regards to the modem being bridged correctly. 2. If you can't bridge the modem, disable ALL wifi radios on the modem, configure the modems DMZ/ExposedHost or IP Pass-Through for the IP address the NG router gets from the modem.
I've done all of this. The issue now is slow speeds when just the XR500 is running the internet.
Under vlan/bridge settings:
Enable vlan/bridge group checked
By vlan tag group ticked
Name Internet Vlan id 2 Priority 2 wired ports/wireless set to all
These settings allow me to bypass the network box completely (more specifically the vlan id set to 2) the priority setting seems to effect the download/upload speeds for some reason. at these settings my Dn is 360+/- and the Up is 650+/- ping is still way higher than should be at 17ms sometimes higher.
