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HORRIBLE wifi speed but ULTRAFAST via ethernet ports
Issue: Cable modem (SPECTRUM) delivering 350+ Mbps INBOUND with near equal throughput (measured via FAST.COM) to devices via Ethernet ports on two satellites. Wifi throughput, HOWEVER, typically...
XL25A wrote:
I use iPhone/iPad to connect to fast.com. I've attached an image of the wifi commander showing the 8 SSID and one mac address.
With the test devices being iPhone/iPad, my focus would be on the 5G channel. (Might be worth double-checking that they are actually connected at 5G, and to which Orbi device.) This removes traditional interference sources (cordless phones, microwave ovens, etc.) from the discussion.
Is it correct to assume that the investigation began originally because of disappointing performance of WiFi devices? (Video not streaming correctly. Web pages not loading quickly. etc.)
What this "sounds like" is that the 5G channel is being totally saturated by something and your devices cannot "get any air time".
A brief search for some tool that will measure WiFi network saturation has been disappointing. Everything seems to be aimed at (a) how many WiFi access points are on each channel, and (b) what the relative signal strength of each access point is.
Could you do me a favor and install WiFi Info View on the Windows laptop?
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/wifi_information_view.html
On the "Options" menu, there is a choice of Channel Summary Mode. My 5G channel 48, for example, shows as 18.2%.
Thanks
Here are 2 images. Not sure how to fully glean information from this.
Also, current speed with just the RBR50 Wifi on iPhone/iPad is 6Mbps MAX while my PC is around 60Mbps and the iMac 70MbpsI turned on RBS50#1 and for some reason it shows as BLOCKED in attached devices for about 5 to 10 minutes. (See below)
But as of now it is no longer listed as BLOCKED and below are the updated WifiCommander, WifiInfoView and attached devices images