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Wolfen620
Mar 23, 2020Guide
Slow speeds on extender
I am getting slow speeds on my extender using the nighthawk app speed test. I am getting 160 down and 40 up. The ex8000 is on firmware .202. My router is an rax120 on firmware .214. The router is getting 930 down and 50 up from the modem which is a cm1200. All lights are good on the extender including the Max thoroughput light. It is not the placement of the extender as I get the same speeds with it right next to the router or 25 feet away. Please help.
8 Replies
Sorry the extender firmware is .206 and router firmware is .114.
- plemansGuru - Experienced User
have you tried hardwiring into the extender with a laptop/desktop and speedtesting it? The app isn't always the most reliable or it picks a slower server sometimes.
Thanks I'll give it a try.