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Orbi RBK 50 Wifi too slow
I have 1gb internet speed. I changed my old rounter with RBK50. I noticed that the speed of wifi is too slow. I am getting around 40mbps download and 15mbps on upload. I tried to speed test on my des...
OK should be ok with building materials.
I would factory reset the RBR and setup from scratch and this time leave off the RBS.
Wire speed test first then speed test wireless. You might connect a wired PC to the modem to check speeds there.
Let us know if you can find out if the modem has a built in router already...
Let us know if you can find out if the modem has a built in router already...
One way to help narrow this down is to look for separate LAN ports on the back. Also if it does wifi.
I tried to find the thing but ended up with some not very clear pictures.
1. When i setup again from scratch a pop up screen says
- Existing Router or Gateway Detected
Note: We detected an existing router or gateway on your network. You can still connect your Orbi router to your network and it will be set in router mode.
So i tried to connect my wired pc directly to the ISP modem. I can open youtube, I can play however, I can only open selected sites. Cannot open speedtest.net too. I connect ORBI again to my ISP modem.
i just follow the wizard to setup. I also follow your instruction not to connect the station and when I run a test on my wired PC, I got 300mbps speed. I tried to connect my phone to Orbi SSID and do a speed test. I got 200mpbs and the speed is really amazing.
After 30minutes of testing the speed. I decieded to connect the station.
At first, the station was 1 meter distance from router. I noticed that the Wifi speed become slower. From 200, to 180, to 140, to 118.
So I decided to bring the station far from router about 7-8 meters and do the speedtest. I got 50, 40 , 30mbps.
Based on my observation, when the station is connected, speed become slower.
sketch8 wrote:
1. When i setup again from scratch a pop up screen says
- Existing Router or Gateway Detected
Note: We detected an existing router or gateway on your network. You can still connect your Orbi router to your network and it will be set in router mode.
This is why we ask about the modem you have.
That prompt tells us that your Orbi is being smart and detected that your modem (probably) is also doing router stuff.
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. It can also explain the symptoms you see.
This explains some of the other drawbacks.
What is Double NAT? | Answer | NETGEAR Support
Unless you have specific reasons for using two routers – to create two separate networks that can't tall to each other for example – it is often easier to use just one router and then to set up the second router as a wifi access point. Netgear advises this, as does just about every site you will visit.
It may be possible to put the modem/router into modem only (bridge) mode and then to use the second device as the router. But some Internet service providers, such as BT in the UK, supply modem/routers that won't work in bridge mode. There may be ways to get the modem/router to cooperate, but sometimes it is easier to put the second router into AP mode. But that has its own drawbacks:
Disabled Features on the Router when set to AP Mode | Answer | NETGEAR SupportA lot of people use Orbi routers in AP mode. I do.