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to verify, i have the r6700v3 but apparently that isnt a valid option.
anyways, i got this nighthawk router a while back and i havent used it in about a year due to the packet loss and latency issues i started getting one day. Today i decided to try it again and its still garbage.
For some unexplained reason my packet loss is through the roof and it lags like hell.
i ran two tests, one for fortnite and one for apex, since those are two of my most played shooters, and i have between 9 and 13% packet loss everytime (if im lucky, sometimes it'll say 99% lmao)
its worth noting that i have had no packet loss with my original router (i have had a little bit the last day or two but i blame that on the snow storm, plus my ISP probably got over FEET of snow)
I did a factory reset of the nighthawk and retested and its still bad. Not sure what i can do, if need be i can buy another router but i just need to know what will work with my internet package and my current modem from my ISP.
in event i need to buy another one, ill leave here my ISP modem and speed
currently i'm with WOW! and have 1gb package (so i can go to 1000mbps) and they gave me a technicolor docsis 3.1 wireless gateway.
If i can get this resolved somehow or even just get a new router under $200 that'd be great. Appreciate any time you can offer.
I believe in the netgear instructions it says to put the modem into bridged mode, so that's what i did, then i ran the yellow cord from the modem to the router itself, power cycled the modem, then if i plugged my pc ethernet into either one, there was no internet, nighthawk genie couldnt find an internet connection at all, even if i plugged the ethernet back into the modem in bridged mode, no internet. Back of the nighthawk, same result. It kept telling me that i either didnt power cycle or have the wire in the wrong place.
So no, im not running double nat, but im about to try i think.
ok so i put the nighthawk in AP mode and now the internet is working while my pc is plugged into the nighthawk. Speedtest shows my download at 100mbps when i pay for 1000mbps. removing the ethernet from the nighthawk to the docsis keeps internet, however im also slowed to 100mbps
to be honest i have no clue. My dad set up the wires all around years ago. We just dug through a box of old wires and found an ethernet cord to run through the floor to the basement into my xbox.
Also its weird, because on my pc testing through ethernet on speedtest.net or my isps speedtest yields about the same dl rate (92-95mbps)
however going into xbox's network settings and running a statistics test it says my download is 555mbps with 0% packet loss and 40 ping (plugged into nighthawk) havent tried docsis but maybe my pc's network part doesnt support 1000mbps?
im gonna run speedtests on every port i can, by the way, i bought this cord, i saw there was a video on how to strip them and connect your own connectors (the whole in the floor isnt big enough for those giant connector ends.)
im gonna mark this as the solution because it seems to have fixed my packet loss. Im still at a loss of why my pc is speedtesting at 100, but xbox is saying its well over that so it's probably just my pc's ethernet port that's limited.
I appreciate all the help you've given me, thank you.
