ASUS RT-N12 router slowing down internet speed

[Peter_131]

Hello Guys,

I recently bought an ASUS RT-N12+ router and it seems to slow down my internet speed. My internet speed is 100 MB/s but when I download something it is only like 50-60 MB/s. I contacted the internet provider and they told me that I should connect my PC directly to the modem and it actually worked, I get 100 MB/s that way but if I connect the router it's about half. I am not really an expert in this so I don't really know how to solve this issue.

Thanks in advance!

 

[TJ Hooker]

Are you using a wired or wireless connection to the RT-N12+?

 

[rgd1101]

wireless?

 

[Peter_131]

Are you using a wired or wireless connection to the RT-N12+?

I am using it wireless but it's the same scenario when I connect my laptop with a wire to the router

 

[Soda-88]

You have three options:

1) replacing the patch cable between router and modem

2) updating the router firmware

3) replacing the router

 

[TJ Hooker]

To clarify, is your internet package 100 MB/s, or 100 Mb/s? 100 MB/s = 800 Mb/s. Same question for the 50 to 60 MB/s you're getting on your device.

 

[Peter_131]

To clarify, is your internet package 100 MB/s, or 100 Mb/s? 100 MB/s = 800 Mb/s. Same question for the 50 to 60 MB/s you're getting on your device.

sorry, it is 100Mb/s so my download speed should be 10-13 MB/s while it is only 5,3-7,1. I tried with connecting my laptop with a patch cable to the router and the speed was slightly better but still not what I should be getting.

 

[TJ Hooker]

So the WAN port on that router is only 100 Mb/s. That's theoretical, so max real world data rate will be a bit lower. That also means that means that if more than one device is connected and consuming bandwidth at once, the max bandwidth to any individual device will be lower. I'd try disconnecting everything else (turn off wifi on the router, connect only one device to it via ethernet) and see what speed you get.