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Nighthawk r7000 slow wifi and even slower ethernet
Hello, I recently bought gigabit ethernet for comcast xfinity, and my motorola mb8600 pulls a steady 500 mbps download when running a speed test directly connected to it, but its a single port modem. When I run the speed test on the same pc hardwired to the r7000 router, I get about 130 mbps download and when I connect on my phone via wifi right in front of the modem I get about 300 mbps download. I have rolled back my firmware to v1.09.42 and I cannot roll back any farther (I assume it is because I bought it in 2019, so it is a newer serial number version or something). I have also tried factory resetting the modem. Any ideas? I would really like to get my ethernet speed up first and then I can worry about the overall speed from xfinity being half what is promised.
HikingPlane0 wrote:I just ran some speed test to get some exact results so here it is:
PC ethernet to modem:Fast.com- 430
Speedtest.com- 189
xfinity.com- 507
Speedtest app- 130
PC ethernet to router:
Fast.com-220
Speedtest.com-185
xfinity.com-530
Speedtest app-140
iPhone wifi-
speedtest app- 330
Nighthawk app- 376
fast.com-360A lot of speed testing depends on what site you're testing with. When you get >250mbps speeds, a lot of the servers need to be able to handle it. You've put that you're hitting 500mbps directly connected to the modem. You're hitting full speed on xfinity which is a good sign as it tends to be able to saturate the full speeds.
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I just ran some speed test to get some exact results so here it is:
PC ethernet to modem:Fast.com- 430
Speedtest.com- 189
xfinity.com- 507
Speedtest app- 130
PC ethernet to router:
Fast.com-220
Speedtest.com-185
xfinity.com-530
Speedtest app-140
iPhone wifi-
speedtest app- 330
Nighthawk app- 376
fast.com-360
HikingPlane0 wrote:I just ran some speed test to get some exact results so here it is:
PC ethernet to modem:Fast.com- 430
Speedtest.com- 189
xfinity.com- 507
Speedtest app- 130
PC ethernet to router:
Fast.com-220
Speedtest.com-185
xfinity.com-530
Speedtest app-140
iPhone wifi-
speedtest app- 330
Nighthawk app- 376
fast.com-360A lot of speed testing depends on what site you're testing with. When you get >250mbps speeds, a lot of the servers need to be able to handle it. You've put that you're hitting 500mbps directly connected to the modem. You're hitting full speed on xfinity which is a good sign as it tends to be able to saturate the full speeds.
plemans wrote:
HikingPlane0 wrote:I just ran some speed test to get some exact results so here it is:
PC ethernet to modem:Fast.com- 430
Speedtest.com- 189
xfinity.com- 507
Speedtest app- 130
PC ethernet to router:
Fast.com-220
Speedtest.com-185
xfinity.com-530
Speedtest app-140
iPhone wifi-
speedtest app- 330
Nighthawk app- 376
fast.com-360A lot of speed testing depends on what site you're testing with. When you get >250mbps speeds, a lot of the servers need to be able to handle it. You've put that you're hitting 500mbps directly connected to the modem. You're hitting full speed on xfinity which is a good sign as it tends to be able to saturate the full speeds.
So what should I do?
You say you rolled back to v1.09.42. Which version of firmware was on the router when you bought it? Mine was on v.64. My router was manufactured in 2019. I've never attempted a roll back and even if I did, it would only be back to the factory installed version.
I believe I started on 1.09.88