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Orbi ethernet speed significantly slower than wifi
My wifi is working great. I pay for 100 mbps download and get at least that through the Orbi wifi. However, when I plug a laptop directly into the ethernet ports it's a whole different story. I get 5 to 9 mbps (90+ percent slower than wifi). I tried plugging the laptop into both the router and satellite and get the same result. I've attached two speedtest screenshots - one of them is using the wifi and the other the ethernet. Interestingly, the upload is virtually the same while the download is 15x slower over ethernet (unusable)Slow Internet Speeds - Orbi RBK43
I installed an Orbi RBK43 WiFi system yesterday. After the initial install (via the Orbi app), i was getting internet speeds of about 1-2 mb/second. Prior to this, I was reaching 70 mb/sec with my previous router. After spending an hour with Customer Support, my speeds were back up to the 70 mb/second range. Now, today I am back at ~5 mb/second speeds. This is a bit ridiculous for the price you pay for these mesh systems. I have no confidence in Customer Support, so I figured I would reach out to the community to see what has worked for you. Below is a summary of my setup: Orbi Router placed centrally upstairs in my home. One router is 20 feet away in another upstairs room, while the other satellite is approximately 30 feet away on the main level. I have enabled Implicit Beamforming and MU-MIMO. The main unit is in Router mode. I have IPv6 disabled. Firmware has been updated to the latest V1.12.0.20. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. Thank you in advance.Orbi Speeds have slowed drastically
My wifi speeds have slowed dramatically recently. I have comcast cable internet and when hardwired to the comcast modem I get speeds of 120mbs+. The Orbi is only kicking out about 25-30 via wifi and when hardwired to orbi base. I was getting speeds closer to 80mbps by wifi until recently. I've tried rebooting the system and reconnecting the satellite but nothing has helped. I'm not the most tech savvy guy but would really appreciate some help. Not thrilled that they only support such an expensive product for 90 days.XBOX One and network dropping
Hey so I just bought and Orbi (and a Velop, which is constant to overall too slow). The Orbi is much faster BUT I am having 2 issues... BTW, I am on the latest firmware and have 300 down and 20 up. 1) Xbox One (both original XB1 and the Xbox One X) - Wireless - even though it has 100% signal strength, will not get more than 40 mbps download - Wired - will hit the max speeds available 2) Random system drop outs that effect wired and wireless. I go from 100% perfect signal to 0 in an instant. This shuts off the wireless and the wired model. My son was playing Xbox, while wired since the wireless kept disconnecting, and it still booted him from the game saying he lost his network connection. I noticed that if I activate beamforming or the MU-MIMO (or whatever it is) that both of those majorly slow down the network and I have to turn them off... (isn't that stuff supposed to make it faster?) IPV6 is activated also. I disabled Daisy Chain as well. How can I fix this? Going nuts here. I'd like to keep the faster system but will have to opt for the slower Linksys model because it's more consistent unless somebody can help me.Can't get wireless speeds over 200mbps on RBK40
Hi everyone. I have an RBK40 system with 1x satellite. I recently upgraded to a 400/40 plan with my ISP (previous was 200/20). Speeds from router to modem are maxing at plan speeds -- no issues! Speeds are even perfect with hardwired NAS and PC. Again, no issues. The problem I'm having is via wireless. None of my wireless N devices will exceed more than just a little over 200mbps down (upload speeds are fine). Should I expect to get more than 200mbps down? I've tested on iPhone 7s, iPads, and laptops. Here's the configuration I have for both the router and the satellite. I'm also running latest firmware (V2.0.0.58): Orbi Satellite WiFi Status (5GHz) Name (SSID): ***** Channel: 36+40+44+48(P) Region: North America Mode: Up to 866.7 Mbps Wireless AP: On Broadcast Name: On Security Type: WPA2-PSK[AES] Orbi Satellite WiFi Status (2.4GHz) Name (SSID): ***** Channel: 9 Region: North America Mode: Up to 400 Mbps Wireless AP: On Broadcast Name: On Security Type: WPA2-PSK[AES]Orbi RB50 very slow speed after update 2.0+
Hey guys, As you guys already know the firmware update issue on the Orbi is never ending. This is my 4th orbi set and after updating them to the latest firmware my internet speed gets cut down by 75%. Out of the box both routers work perfectly fine running RBS50 Firmware Version 1.4.0.18 but when i updated to RBS50 Firmware Version 2.0.0.74 (the auto update check says this is the latest update,which isn't) the internet speed goes down from around 250-300mbps to around 50mbps. So i decided to do a manual update to the actual latest update: RBS50 Firmware Version 2.1.1.16 but the slow internet speed is not fixed. This is not a distance issue or a hardware issue, it is specifically a firmware issue. There are hundreds of complaints on this all over the internet. What is the solution Netgear? Please stop ignoring this well-known issue. The router works perfectly fine out of the box and this has been the case my previous 3 routers, which included the AC2200 and the AC3000. I am so tired of this ongoing issue and lack of care from Netgear regarding this issue. I am in the process of manually downgrading it but for some reason, the internet is still slow. It seems like the firmware update as a whole screwed up the router. smh. I have posted pictures before and after the update. So frustrating!
