Very slow Wi-Fi speeds

[killianbell]

I received my Netduma R2 router today and I'm pleased that I was able to get it set up relatively easily. However, I am pretty disappointed with the Wi-Fi speeds. From my regular router, my gaming PC gets over 500 Mbps download speeds and 200 Mbps upload speeds. When connected to the Netduma R2, my download speeds won't seem to go above 92 Mbps, and my upload speeds are around 70 Mbps. I see similar results when testing on my iPhone and another laptop.

I have read the troubleshooting guide for Wi-Fi speeds and tried disabling QoS, IPv6, and the additional Wi-Fi features. I have also tried putting the R2 in a DMZ in my regular router's settings (although I'm not sure if I did this correctly). I cannot seem to improve the speeds at all.

I should note that my R2 is downstairs in my living room and my gaming PC is upstairs. I simply cannot do a wired connection because of where my fiber line comes in. However, my house isn't huge. I always expect a speed drop over Wi-Fi (my fiber connection to my home is actually 900 Mbps), but I don't expect it to be this severe.

Is there anything else I can do to try to improve the speeds?

[Netduma Fraser]

You're unlikely to get super high speeds through the WiFi to be honest but here are some things to try:

Disable Mirror Mode, give 2.4/5GHz different names and apply - you'll want to connect to 5GHz specifically for speeds

Use a WiFi analyzer to find the least congested channel and change to that

Experiment with the widths to see what gives better results

Ensure it's in an elevated position - not on a metal surface

Ensure there aren't any electrical / wireless devices e.g headphones etc within close proximity ~3 feet if possible

Set the antennae to this position _ | | _

[killianbell]

Just now, Netduma Fraser said:

You're unlikely to get super high speeds through the WiFi to be honest but here are some things to try:

Disable Mirror Mode, give 2.4/5GHz different names and apply - you'll want to connect to 5GHz specifically for speeds

Use a WiFi analyzer to find the least congested channel and change to that

Experiment with the widths to see what gives better results

Ensure it's in an elevated position - not on a metal surface

Ensure there aren't any electrical / wireless devices e.g headphones etc within close proximity ~3 feet if possible

Set the antennae to this position _ | | _

Thanks so much for the reply. I see I am already connected to the 5GHz band, but I'll give that a try and see if it makes any difference. 

Is there a Wi-Fi analyzer that you recommend for this?

[killianbell]

I just had a thought... I have another router upstairs (the same as the one downstairs; my IPS provided two) which acts as a repeater/booster. Could I connect the R2 to this one? I appreciate it may not be optimal, but I'm just thinking that if it's closer to my gaming devices, it might be a bit faster. I'm just wondering whether this will affect any other functionality at all?

[Netduma Fraser]

5 minutes ago, killianbell said:

Thanks so much for the reply. I see I am already connected to the 5GHz band, but I'll give that a try and see if it makes any difference. 

Is there a Wi-Fi analyzer that you recommend for this?

If you have a look on the Microsoft Store for Windows there is one called literally WiFi Analyzer and it's free, that's the one I use.

3 minutes ago, killianbell said:

I just had a thought... I have another router upstairs (the same as the one downstairs; my IPS provided two) which acts as a repeater/booster. Could I connect the R2 to this one? I appreciate it may not be optimal, but I'm just thinking that if it's closer to my gaming devices, it might be a bit faster. I'm just wondering whether this will affect any other functionality at all?

You could in theory do that, I assume that based on that devices in your home are still connected to the ISP router? Using the repeater may not improve your WiFi speed but if you can plug into it you may see a benefit, it's worth a try.

[killianbell]

Yeah, other devices are still using the ISP router. I would rather not switch everything over if I can avoid it, especially if I can't get faster speeds from the R2. I'll try plugging it into the second router and see how that goes then.

[Netduma Fraser]

Try with the suggestions I made first then try that if you don't see any improvement at all

[killianbell]

I used the Wi-Fi analyzer, which recommended a "DFS" channel, but that was awful. I also tried other channels it rated highly, but they only seemed to make the connection slower as well.

I have now moved the R2 upstairs and connected it to my second Linksys router provided by my ISP, and the speeds are significantly better. I'm going to play some Modern Warfare II tonight and see how it performs. I'm really hoping it'll help lower my ping, which is usually between 40 and 50.

[Fuzy]

wouldn't it be best to connect the r2 to the wifi repeater in rj45 and to connect the pc to the r2 in rj45 ?