D7800 WiFi faster than Ethernet

KillerOtter

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Dec 28, 2014
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I recently got cable internet after being on ADSL2+ for a decade (Australia) and found that my Netgear D7800 Nighthawk router slows down my internet by almost half.

I've done speedtests connecting right to the Cable Modem (Arris CM820) and the much cheaper ISP supplied router (Sagemcom F@ST 3864AC), both give 94mbit down and 38 mbit up compared to the 50mbit down and 38mbit up on my Netgear Nighthawk. For some reason it only affects the download speed and not upload speed.
 
Solution
Make sure you have the latest firmware and then after flashing latest firmware reset to factory settings and start from scratch. You also may want to try different channels on your router.

shadow23_69

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Jun 22, 2012
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Make sure you have the latest firmware and then after flashing latest firmware reset to factory settings and start from scratch. You also may want to try different channels on your router.
 
Solution