Has anybody actually got more than 1gbps combined on all open LAN ports, downloading concurrently, of R9000 when SFP+ is connected as WAN to a fiber 10gbps connection?
To clarify. If say 4x LAN ports are connected to 4 independent PC's downloading 4 streams concurrently, a combined 4gbps is achieved over the 4 LAN ports.
Reason for my asking: I have a lot of respect for Netgear engineers. So I got annoyed when somebody told me that it is not possible because of the constraint on the internal switches of R9000. Unfortunately, I do not have a 10gbps Internet connection to verify.
1. That 3.6 Gigabits of data in total, i.e. 4 times x 900Mbps, would arrive at 4 PCs (that are concurrently downloading from LAN ports of R9000) after 1 second of time with SFP+ as WAN port?
2. If the above result is obtained from your actual SFP+ WAN connected to an ISP fiber connection of 10Gbps, would you be so kind provide some proof for it?
In other words, can you validate Netgear's claim of:
Up to 10G speeds on standard RJ45 cables
when using R9000's SFP+ for wide area network (WAN) connectivity. See:
I would presume that if the ISP side of the SPF port was at 10Gb connection rates, that if you had four 1Gb connected PCs connected to the 1Gb LAN ports in back, each one could see near or just over 900Mpbs on each PC while testing all at the same time.
But let me to use a Thomas-inspired method in this case. Fact is it was put to me as being simply a marketing PR by Netgear of the claim cited at the link given above. It was the reason for my question of actual result as proof.
So unless it can be PROVEN that more than 1 Gigabits of data per second, at the same time, can be delivered to R9000's 4 LAN ports (connected to 4 independent PC's), Netgear's claim is misleading. In other words, it is NOT true!
BTW, is it why NO ISP company recommends R9000 to its customers for connecting to its fiber 10Gbps connection?
I run a third-party OS on R9000. Simply put, R9000 becomes a formidable router even being several years old. OpenVPN Server & Client modes with PBR, WireGuard for faster traffic in tunnel, VLANs, and so on beat the minimum standard features offered by stock firmware designed to meet everyday customers.
In one way, manufacturers want to maintain a competitive advantage of their products in a competitive market. So new products come out more frequently.
On the other hand, the more popular use of third-party firmware enhances the reputation of a manufacturer's product, e.g. Netgear. Not diminishing it. Users of 3rd party firmware are likely to be IT influencers in their extended families, friends and associates alike of using same devices.
I do hope my post is seen as sincere and productive 🙂
Ya I know of 3rd party FW. Voxel is one that supports the R9000. What I have on mine. He tends to have better FW for the ones he supports. Same for my R7800 and Orbi RBK50. Ya and users who want to extend the life of something the 3rd party FW supports.
Ya, marketing is always involved.
Well, if you have 3rd party FW loaded, it's best to check in with them since they know more of what is behind the scenes regarding there stuff. 3rd Party FW changes things. This forum is only for NG stock FW users.
Whatever firmware is ran on a router, its hardware HAS to be capable of delivery before the software can take advantage of it, right?
The assertion by someone using 3rd party FW led me to asking in Netegar Community in order to establish if R9000 HW is capable of at first since I do not have a 10Gbps ISP connection. I can easily flash R9000 back to stock FW to validate or nullify that assertion otherwise. It's why I stared asking for ACTUAL experience. For theory can only take us so far.
So, unless and until an affirmative confirmation, proven with evidence, the claim by Netgear of up to 10Gbps of traffic can be obtained at the LAN ports of R9000 while its SFP+ connected as WAN to a 10Gbps from ISP is totally misleading. In other words, a LIE!
Something one can test out. Otherwise, kind of pointless at this time in the R9000s life. Use it as is. No other support would be forth coming from NG. It's EoL.
