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Anger756
Aspirant
Jul 24, 2022

Xbox Series X connection Slow

I have a Nighthawk R8000 router. My Xbox Series X speeds are slow compared to my other devices (phone, computer, etc.). I have my Xbox wired with a Cat6 Ethernet cable. My internet when connected to ...
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plemans
Guru - Experienced User
Jul 25, 2022

What modem/gateway is the router connected to? 

Make sure access control, traffic monitoring, and parental controls are disabled. 

Are you using IPv6?

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Anger756
Aspirant
Jul 26, 2022
plemans

Spectrum Modem Model ES2251

Access control, traffic monitoring, and parental controls are disabled. I'm not using IPv6.
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    plemans
    Guru - Experienced User
    Jul 26, 2022

    Try enabling ipv6

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      Anger756
      Aspirant
      Jul 27, 2022
      I enabled IPv6 and chose the "auto detect" option. Is that the right option to choose? When I tested the speed again it went up to 280 mbps from 250 mbps. Any other suggestions?
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        plemans
        Guru - Experienced User
        Jul 27, 2022

        If everything else is getting full speed but the xbox, I'd still be looking at how the xbox is testing. Maybe its choosing a poor server when ran through the router.