RBK50 ethernet port only 100mps

[kmh7189]

So I have the RBK50 router connected to sprectrum modem (not wifi modem). i have spectrum 400mps speed. wirless out of Orbi gets 400-450mps all day long. problem is my ethernet ports only allowing 100mps best..usally 90-100mps range. i have used cat 5e, cat 6, different computers, tvs, etc and no matter what these are max speeds i get.

appreciate any insights

[kmh7189 · Accepted solution]

Ok...didn't understand 😬

lomg story short....all pots allows up to 1gb. Problem is apparently all TVs typically have 10/100 Ethernet , and turns out my laptop also has same. When I connected my Orbi satellite via Ethernet...it was pulling the 400+MBs speeds.

[Retired_Member]

firmware?

[CrimpOn]

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@kmh7189 wrote:

So I have the RBK50 router connected to sprectrum modem (not wifi modem). i have spectrum 400mps speed. wirless out of Orbi gets 400-450mps all day long. problem is my ethernet ports only allowing 100mps best..usally 90-100mps range. i have used cat 5e, cat 6, different computers, tvs, etc and no matter what these are max speeds i get.

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Very strange indeed.  What connection rate shows up on the Orbi web interface, Advanced Tab Home Page, click on "Show Statistics"?

How is the speed being measured?

[kmh7189]

getting 446mps dowonload.  so i have to find a device that has a gigabyte ethernet port. seems like tvs only support 10/100.  

[kmh7189]

v2.5.1.8  updated last week is installed. i have T470 Lenovo that has 10/100/1GB ethernet port. hooked directly to orbi router port and all i get is around 100mbs.  makes no sense.

[CrimpOn]

What connection rate shows up on the Orbi web interface, Advanced Tab Home Page, click on "Show Statistics"?

How is the speed being measured?

[kmh7189]

446mps download

[Retired_Member]

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@kmh7189 wrote:

v2.5.1.8  updated last week is installed. i have T470 Lenovo that has 10/100/1GB ethernet port. hooked directly to orbi router port and all i get is around 100mbs.  makes no sense.

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here's the problem:  v2.5.1.8  

[kmh7189]

ok so what does that mean? 

[Retired_Member]

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@kmh7189 wrote:

ok so what does that mean? 

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do a search...lots of folks reporting problems with v2.5.1.8  firmware.

how did you get it?

[kmh7189]

it downloaded and then installed...notice on my app.

[kmh7189]

can you manualy load older firmware?

[Retired_Member]

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@kmh7189 wrote:

it downloaded and then installed...notice on my app.

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ugh....others have reported the same.  evidently the app does not allow the user a choice

My advice is to revert your FW and stay away from the app

[Retired_Member]

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@kmh7189 wrote:

can you manualy load older firmware?

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take a look under downloads

[CrimpOn]

Thanks for the screen shot.  Looks like LAN1 should support higher speed, while LAN3 will not.

This is another time when I wish Netgear had numbered the ports 1, 2, 3 so we would know which one we are using without having to pull the cable out and see which one disappears.

If the computer is attached to the 1000mb port, then it certainly should get more than 100mb.

Speed is being measured with something like speedtest.net or fast.com?

[kmh7189]

yes online speed test sites..tried them all same results.  i dont understand why one port puts out 1G but 2 dont?  stupid.  im going to hook computer to all 3 ports and see what happens.

[kmh7189]

so i hooked computer to all 3 lan ports.....nothing more than 100mbs speed.

[CrimpOn]

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@kmh7189 wrote:

so i hooked computer to all 3 lan ports.....nothing more than 100mbs speed.

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Thanks for experimenting.  I don't suppose you noticed if the 1000mb connection "moved with" the computer?  i.e. I'm pretty certain that "port 2" is in the middle (between port 1 and port 3).  I just don't know which side port 1 is on.  So, when the computer was iin Port 2, that was the port that reported 1000mb?

[kmh7189]

i dont know either. i just presume in order so it goes LAN, 1,2,3

[CrimpOn]

What is connected to the port that reports 100mb?

[FURRYe38]

This maybe a HW issue, not a FW issue. 

Try a factory reset on the RBR and setup from scratch. if this fails to correctly the speed rate, you may want to get the RBR replaced if after troubleshooting everything. 

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@kmh7189 wrote:

yes online speed test sites..tried them all same results.  i dont understand why one port puts out 1G but 2 dont?  stupid.  im going to hook computer to all 3 ports and see what happens.

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[Retired_Member]

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@FURRYe38 wrote:

This maybe a HW issue, not a FW issue. 

Try a factory reset on the RBR and setup from scratch. if this fails to correctly the speed rate, you may want to get the RBR replaced if after troubleshooting everything. 

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@kmh7189 wrote:

yes online speed test sites..tried them all same results.  i dont understand why one port puts out 1G but 2 dont?  stupid.  im going to hook computer to all 3 ports and see what happens.

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wrong....how can you keep saying this?  You are a part of the problem.

[kmh7189]

I'm part of problem?.. anyway....

Resolved ....not hardware issue.

peace out 

[Retired_Member]

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@kmh7189 wrote:

I'm part of problem?.. anyway....

Resolved ....not hardware issue.

peace out 

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you really should use the quote feature....my problem comment was not directed at you...peace out