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Re: NETGEAR R6700v3 hardwire connection slows down with CAT6 compared to CAT5e
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NETGEAR R6700v3 hardwire connection slows down with CAT6 compared to CAT5e
As the title says, I have a strange situation with my download speed. I'm paying for 1gbps (gigabit) from Wave. For each speed I list here, I have tested it at least 2 times each on fast.com, speedtest.com, and google's speed test.
I have factory reset my router and reupdated to the latest firmware. QoS is off (if I turn it on, it slows down the speeds).
- When I hardwire my desktop into my Arris Surfboard SB8200 modem with my 50 ft CAT6 cable, I get ~900mbps, which is great!
- After I plug in my NETGEAR R6700v3 router to the modem using CAT5e, and my CAT6 cable for my desktop I get ~200 mbps
- If I swap the Router -> Desktop connection to a CAT 5e cable, my speed tests jump to 800 mbps down.
Are there known issues if a different cable is used from modem -> router, and router -> desktop?
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Re: NETGEAR R6700v3 hardwire connection slows down with CAT6 compared to CAT5e
Some devices are more sensitive than others to sketchy cat 5e cables. I'd be guessing that cable is boarderline.
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Re: NETGEAR R6700v3 hardwire connection slows down with CAT6 compared to CAT5e
Try factory resetting the r6700. after the reset, during the install process,make sure to leave qos, access control, parental controls, and traffic monitoring all disabled
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I did the factory reset and getting the same issue as before. Even with a CAT 5e cable, it's still ~200mbps slower (~500-600 mbps) than a direct connect of the Desktop to the Modem (~800mbps)
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Re: NETGEAR R6700v3 hardwire connection slows down with CAT6 compared to CAT5e
How are you testing the speed?
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Re: NETGEAR R6700v3 hardwire connection slows down with CAT6 compared to CAT5e
Each time I test I do
- 2 tests on fast.com
- 4 tests on speedtest.net
- 2 on Whitesky Communications LLC
- 2 on Ziply fiber or another server
- 2 on Google Search's speed test
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Re: NETGEAR R6700v3 hardwire connection slows down with CAT6 compared to CAT5e
Have you tried downgrading the firmware a version or 2
• What is the difference between WiFi 6 and WiFi 7?
• Yes! WiFi 7 is backwards compatible with other Wifi devices? Learn more