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Ac1200 Model R6120 Internet light staying amber
I have AC1200 R610 wifi router. The internet LED light is just staying amber the entire time. I still have internet but it's been rather stuttery ever since getting a firmware update from NETGEAR. Do...
Bj63 wrote:
I have AC1200 R610 wifi router. The internet LED light is just staying amber the entire time. I still have internet but it's been rather stuttery ever since getting a firmware update from NETGEAR. Does the LED light not being green all the time matter?
How fast is your Internet service? If you ever get an Internet service that is faster than 100 Mbps (probably faster the 95 Mbps in reality) you won't see the benefit.
The R6100 is one of Netgear's bottom of the range router. According to Netgear's manual for this device, not always the most reliable source of information, the LAN and WAN ports support only 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX. That makes it slower than many newer internet services and most modern network hardware.
Your modem has an Ethernet connection that runs at 1000 Mbps. Connecting it to a 100 Mbps router throws away a lot of speed and probably hobbles your wifi in the process.
According to my service provider I have 300Mbps. If you're saying my router/modem is lack luster..I would like to know what option would be best as I am only using what was provided.
Bj63 wrote:
According to my service provider I have 300Mbps. If you're saying my router/modem is lack luster..I would like to know what option would be best as I am only using what was provided.
Your ISP is delivering 300 Mbps. You will never get anything faster than 100 Mbps out of the R6100 router. Your CM600 modem, on the other hand, can handle up to 1000 Mbps.
The specifications say:
LAN and WAN 10BASE-T or 100BASE-Tx, RJ-45
Just about any other router you buy will have at least 1000BASE-Tx. Your modem can deliver that.
Be prepared for a massive increase in the speed of your Internet service with a new router.
So new wifi router will increase my speed? Just to clarify. I'm quite tech illiterate. If that is the case, thanks very much!
Bj63 wrote:
So new wifi router will increase my speed?
Yes.
It should go up from something like 95-100 Mbps out of the router to around 300 Mbps, perhaps a bit higher. (ISPs often "over provision".)
If you would like to try it before you spend any money, and you have a wired computer, a laptop say, that you can connect to the Ethernet port on the modem, you can run a speed test there. Just plug into the modem and run a test.
Not only would a new router make your Ethernet connection three times faster, it will improve the wifi.
At the moment, no matter how fast you can connect to your wifi, it will never carry traffic at more than 100 Mbps because that is the fastest that things can get between your network and the outside world.
No need to spend a fortune, anything will be a massive improvement over the R6120.