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r8300 is Only getting 2Mbps
Roommate has this router, and is only getting <2 Mbps on speedtest.
For some background - we have 75Mbps internet, coax is connected to the modem which has an ethernet cable to the wall. That connection goes into the patch panel where it plugs into a gigabit switch in order to feed the rest of the apartment wall ethernet ports. My router(r7000) is connected to one of these and my game consoles are wired to it, I am getting ~70 Mbps speeds both wired and wireless. My roommates router is connected to a different port, but the same way and is getting less than 2 Mbps. I have tried duplicating the settings I have, making sure QoS is off and the like, but I am at a loss for why their wifi is so slow. Since the internet is my responsibility in the arrangement I'm trying to figure out what else I can do to get the speeds to where they need to be.
Short version - both routers are connected to the modem. One gets 70+ the other gets sub 2 Mbps. Please help.
Any specific reason for operating to routers at all?
Forget about crappy bridge or repeater operation modes, as you have a nice in-house network cabling. Keep all routing on the R7000, and operate the R8300 as a wireless access point (if really required)..
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What firmware version do you have on the device?
A number is more useful than "the latest". (It may not be by the time people read this.) There can also be newer versions, or "hot fixes", that do not show up if you check for new firmware in the browser interface.
It might also help if you told people what the modem is in front of this router. The model number could be useful. Is it, by any chance, also a router, with a set of LAN ports on the back?
Arepollo wrote:
For some background - we have 75Mbps internet, coax is connected to the modem which has an ethernet cable to the wall. That connection goes into the patch panel where it plugs into a gigabit switch in order to feed the rest of the apartment wall ethernet ports. My router(r7000) is connected to one of these and my game consoles are wired to it, I am getting ~70 Mbps speeds both wired and wireless. My roommates router is connected to a different port, but the same way and is getting less than 2 Mbps.
That is a messy network that sounds like a disaster waiting to happen.
Two routers on your network can cause headaches. For example, you can end up with local address problems. Among other things, the other router can misdirect addresses that the Netgear router usually handles, such as routerlogin.net or the usual IP address for a router, 192.168.1.1.
This explains some of the other drawbacks.
What is Double NAT? | Answer | NETGEAR SupportMaybe that is behind the speed issues.
The modem is a Netgear c700 - modem only and not provided by the ISP. The r8300 router is on firmware version 1.0.2.130, just checked last night for updates. I double checked to make sure channels were not overlapping and right now the r7000 is creating a 192 network while the r8300 is creating a 10 network, so no overlapping IPs.
Arepollo wrote:
I double checked to make sure channels were not overlapping ..
That does nothing to fix the problem. It is irrelevant if you have to routers on the same network.
I repeat, you need to sort out the double-NAT issue.
Please go back and read ALL of the message I posted.
I DID, and if you read my info, that is NOT how they are set up. The modem has a line going to each router, they are NOT behind one another, so frankly that message seemd moot. Any other suggestions?
That does not fix the problem.
The C700 modem does not exist.
