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FVS336G with SBG6580 limited download speed
I am running an SBG6580 in bridged mode through my FVS336G. If I connect my computer directly to the SBG6580 I'm getting 50mbps down and 5mbps up. But when I connect my FVS336G my download speed is li...
mythic wrote: I did a factory reset and I'm still getting the same 30 down, 5 up speeds. Tried again through the SBG6580 and my speeds were 50 down and 5 up.
I have a 50Mbps down / 10Mbps up connection and having tested with 2 FVS336G v1 and 3 FVS336G v2, I have NEVER seen a faster speed than 36Mbps down and up,... well to be fair it's only a 10Mbps upload speed but still I see around 22Mbps. If I place a notebook PC on the connection (direct CAT5e at the telco closet) without a FVS336G v1 or v2 in front then I see 79 to 81Mbps download and 22-23Mbps upload speeds as tested with speedtest.net.
It's the FVS336G firmware that has fixed the bugs they had and in turn crippled the WAN/LAN speeds by as much as 50%. So much for the maximum 5% overhead rule of thumb.
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