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cwaroquet's avatar
cwaroquet
Aspirant
Feb 06, 2024
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Orbi Pro AX6000 Speed Test Should be Double

Hello,

 

Firmware Version V4.3.2.100


When I do a speed test I consistently get around 93MBps up and 91MBps down. However, I have a fiber connection 200x200. The ISP came and tested the connection is confirmed that the connection was 200MBps.

I went through all the options on the router dashboard but I cannot seem to find any way to adjust the bandwidth to allow the full 200.

 

Any help resolving this issue would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thank you in advance.

 

Christophe

  • "Just under 100Mbps" is a highly suspicious number.  It often indicates that the Orbi router and the ISP device have negotiated that the highest speed they both support is Fast Ethernet, i.e. 100Mbps.  This process, called Auto Negotiation, is built into the Ethernet hardware on each device.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonegotiation 

     

    Very often, it indicates a problem with the physical link between devices:

    • The actual cable may not support speed greater than 100Mbps
    • The cable may be defective.  100Mbps requires only two pairs of cable.  Gigabit Ethernet requires all four pairs to be present and terminated correctly.  If even one wire is not crimped correctly, both ends will determine that 1000Mbps is not possible and the connection will settle on 100Mbps.
    • There may be something wrong with the RJ45 jack on one end or the other.  Perhaps one of those tiny gold wires is bent or not making good contact.

    Swapping the cable is an easy test. (as well as taking a close look at the RJ45 jacks.

     

    This condition can be confirmed by looking at the Orbi router description of the WAN port connection.  If it says "100Mbit/Full" instead of "1000Mbit/Full" then this is the case.

     

    On the residential Orbi product, the web interface Advanced Tab home screen has a blue box "Show Stastics".  This is described on page 171 of the SXR80 User Manual:

    https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/SXK80/Orbi_Pro_WiFi_6_UM_EN.pdf 

     

    p.s. getting the ISP to confirm that the correct speed is being delivered is absolutely a good step.  What some users do is temporarily connect a laptop directly to the ISP device and test the speed.  With more and more computers and laptops now lacking Ethernet ports, this is becoming harder for many people to do themselves.

     

     

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  • CrimpOn's avatar
    CrimpOn
    Guru - Experienced User

    "Just under 100Mbps" is a highly suspicious number.  It often indicates that the Orbi router and the ISP device have negotiated that the highest speed they both support is Fast Ethernet, i.e. 100Mbps.  This process, called Auto Negotiation, is built into the Ethernet hardware on each device.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonegotiation 

     

    Very often, it indicates a problem with the physical link between devices:

    • The actual cable may not support speed greater than 100Mbps
    • The cable may be defective.  100Mbps requires only two pairs of cable.  Gigabit Ethernet requires all four pairs to be present and terminated correctly.  If even one wire is not crimped correctly, both ends will determine that 1000Mbps is not possible and the connection will settle on 100Mbps.
    • There may be something wrong with the RJ45 jack on one end or the other.  Perhaps one of those tiny gold wires is bent or not making good contact.

    Swapping the cable is an easy test. (as well as taking a close look at the RJ45 jacks.

     

    This condition can be confirmed by looking at the Orbi router description of the WAN port connection.  If it says "100Mbit/Full" instead of "1000Mbit/Full" then this is the case.

     

    On the residential Orbi product, the web interface Advanced Tab home screen has a blue box "Show Stastics".  This is described on page 171 of the SXR80 User Manual:

    https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/SXK80/Orbi_Pro_WiFi_6_UM_EN.pdf 

     

    p.s. getting the ISP to confirm that the correct speed is being delivered is absolutely a good step.  What some users do is temporarily connect a laptop directly to the ISP device and test the speed.  With more and more computers and laptops now lacking Ethernet ports, this is becoming harder for many people to do themselves.

     

     

    • cwaroquet's avatar
      cwaroquet
      Aspirant

      CrimpOn,

       

      I am beyond amazed by your expertise on this subject. I checked (remotely) and the WAN says 100Mbit/Full.

       

      I am not currently near the physical unit to check but as soon as I am, I will let you know.

       

      Thank you and stay tuned,

       

      Christophe

    • cwaroquet's avatar
      cwaroquet
      Aspirant

      You are a genius!! 
      I changed the cable and the bandwidth is now where it should be.

       

      Thank you so much for your help and expertise.

       

      Christophe

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