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Nighthawk mesh slow speed
I have installed a new nighthawk WiFi 6 mesh router with 1 satellite. I am getting great speed on speed test from the fiber, but the WiFi speeds SUCK. when I look at the network map, everything seems ...
What happens if you go back to v1.0.0.56 on both MS and MR. Factory reset and setup from scratch using a wired PC and web browser to do all this?
I currently have a cable modem providing 1 Gig down and 40 Mbps up. I get 760 Mbps down and 42 Mbps up wirelessly on the MK60 router. I used the settings below, but also be aware that this speed test was done with a Wi-Fi 6 capable (802.11ax) cell phone. Results can vary with your client device.
Here are my settings:
SETUP > WIRELESS SETUP > WIRELESS SETTINGS:5 Ghz Channel: 36
ADVANCED SETUP > WIRELESS SETTINGS
Enable 20/40 MHz Coexistance: checked
Enable Implicit BEAMFORMING: checked
Enable AX: checked
- If its any consolation, the MR80 is just as crappy. Im returning it as soon as I can. I guess the Nighthawk side of the house forgot how to make networking gear. Pretty bad when xfinity speeds are better. Netgear...do better. Loosing customers right and left.
Thanks for posting this. Yes, client side HW will define how wireless speed test results do. Normally 2x2 MIMO devices top out at around 500-700Mbps. 4x4 devices can up up to 1000Mpbs and beyond.
edrios wrote:
I currently have a cable modem providing 1 Gig down and 40 Mbps up. I get 760 Mbps down and 42 Mbps up wirelessly on the MK60 router. I used the settings below, but also be aware that this speed test was done with a Wi-Fi 6 capable (802.11ax) cell phone. Results can vary with your client device.
Here are my settings:
SETUP > WIRELESS SETUP > WIRELESS SETTINGS:5 Ghz Channel: 36
ADVANCED SETUP > WIRELESS SETTINGS
Enable 20/40 MHz Coexistance: checked
Enable Implicit BEAMFORMING: checked
Enable AX: checked
