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Wifi router help
Upgraded my wifi from 500 to 1 gig and my wifi speed is all over the place, one time its 500-600 other times 100-200. Getting consistent 600+ on ethernet. Was told my router was the issue ac2600 rx450 so i bought a ax1800 wifi 6 wax204 and seems like it got worse on wifi. I was told the 6 should support gig internet. Not sure where im going wrong here if i have settings that aren’t right or what. On ethernet its consistent
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Tmoore1981 wrote:
Upgraded my wifi from 500 to 1 gig and my wifi speed is all over the place, one time its 500-600 other times 100-200. Getting consistent 600+ on ethernet. Was told my router was the issue ac2600 rx450 so i bought a ax1800 wifi 6 wax204 and seems like it got worse on wifi. I was told the 6 should support gig internet. Not sure where im going wrong here if i have settings that aren’t right or what. On ethernet its consistentSome background reading on your part will help you better understand Wi-Fi and throughput capacity.
Here is a link to a great reference document: https://www.duckware.com/tech/wifi-in-the-us.html
Recommend you start off with chapters 3 and 11.
When you are testing throughput capacity, recommend you use the installable stand alone Ookla application available in the play store. This program removes the web browser from being included in the data path.
As the referenced article points out, WiFi6 has a theoretical maximum bandwidth that is close to 1GB/sec, provided that the device being used to measure speed is capable of WiFi6 and 2x2 MIMO. and is very close to the router.
It would help to know:
- what device is being used to measure internet speed
- how far it is from the router
- Iphone x and a 14. Within 5 feet. Both using speedtest app not via browser
What model router do you have? Is this a Orbi router or RAX series router?
- Both routers are listed in the original post
Tmoore1981 wrote:
Both routers are listed in the original postThere is no such router as a rx450 and the wax204 is a wired access point, not a router.
Please look at the label on the router for the model number.
What is the brand name and model number of the modem connected upstream between your router and the internet?
RX450 is not valid and AX1800 is a wifi speed. Not a model #
