Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2017 0:08 Post subject: Not getting speed
Hi - I'm hoping someone can help me. I am new to this forum. I just downloaded the latest Kong for my Netgear R7000 Nighthawk AC1900 (Win10). I am set up and running just fine on my desktop internet and wifi devices.
I moved to dd-wrt because I recently signed up for 300mbps internet service, but was not getting those speeds on my desktop with the OEM software. This is all cat5e wired, not wifi. Cable modem to router to desktop. I tried everything. So I thought moving to dd-wrt would help me get that speed. I know it's there because when I connect my modem directly to the computer (wired), I easily hit over 300mbps. But when I go through my router, it maxes at 95. My Internet Port Statistics say 1000M/Full.
I apologize, I do not know what other settings info to provide, I'm not good at this.
Does anyone know where I can begin to get my 300mbps?
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Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2017 8:45 Post subject:
I can get ~450 Mbps with DDWRT on a R7000 DHCP no QOS. Have another R7000 pppoe and it has no issue with a 300 Mbps service.
If your getting around 95 it sounds like you have a 100 Mbps link somewhere in the chain. either R7000 to modem or R7000 to PC. Check your cables and port speed indicators.
Search for DD-WRT and software NAT versus Hardware NAT.
DD-WRT does NAT in software via the processor, stock firmware does NAT in Hardware, this will make a difference.
Check the processor usage on your router while testing to see if it maxes out. Otherwise, you could possibly overclock the router, disable QOS, ....
Did you even read what he wrote:
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I moved to dd-wrt because I recently signed up for 300mbps internet service, but was not getting those speeds on my desktop with the OEM software.
If both oem and dd-wrt fw show the same issue, then it is has nothing to do with a fw difference. More likely there is a problem with the modems phy which does not correctly negotiate the phy rate.
1. Use the dd-wrt integrated speedtest:
speedtest_cli -d 1 3 1 2
2. If that also show only 90Mbops, it must be the phy rate handling of the either the modem or the router, for testing use a switch and connect the modem and router wan port to the switch, this sometimes helps with buggy phys, I do not know of any phy compatibility issue in the R7000s phy, more like that your modem sucks. _________________ KONG PB's: http://www.desipro.de/ddwrt/
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I moved to dd-wrt because I recently signed up for 300mbps internet service, but was not getting those speeds on my desktop with the OEM software.
My bad <Kong>, apparently I could not read. I thought it said that after switching to DD-WRT the speed was limited from OEM firmware.
drair0 wrote:
I know it's there because when I connect my modem directly to the computer (wired), I easily hit over 300mbps.
This is what gets me, I would think that if it is the modem, that it would still negotiate a lower speed with the desktop. This leads me to believe, that drair0 is setting something that is limiting it or possibly something wrong with hardware (cable, router, or ...)
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2017 13:49 Post subject: Re: Not getting speed
drair0 wrote:
I just downloaded the latest Kong for my Netgear R7000 Nighthawk AC1900 (Win10). [...]
I moved to dd-wrt because I recently signed up for 300mbps internet service, but was not getting those speeds on my desktop with the OEM software. This is all cat5e wired, not wifi. Cable modem to router to desktop. I tried everything. So I thought moving to dd-wrt would help me get that speed.
That is generally an incorrect assumption, but not the cause of your issue, as noted by others.
What speeds were you getting w/ OEM firmware? You indicated direct modem speed, and DD speed, but not OEM speed.
Something else you never mentioned; did you do a reset after flashing DD, prior to setting everything up manually? _________________ #NAT/SFE/CTF: limited speed w/ DD#Repeater issues#DD-WRT info: FAQ, Builds, Types, Modes, Changes, Demo#
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