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hayden_250
Initiate
Feb 08, 2020

Nighthawk X6 R8000 not getting gigabit speeds

Hi so I recently got a nighthawk router because i was upgrading my internet to gigabit speeds and I wanted to get the best experience for it but i havent been able to get close to 1 gigabite speeds. ...
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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Feb 19, 2022

Speed check today:

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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Feb 20, 2022

Speed check again today:

 

Still rockin. 

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    FURRYe38
    Guru - Experienced User
    Feb 26, 2022

    Mines on v62 FW. 

    Factory reset the router and setup from scratch, I recommend NOT enabling QoS, Armor or Circle. As these see to slow down WAN to LAN perfomances.