I have a Surfboard 6183 modem and a Netgear r8000 router with my desktop connected to the router with Cat6 wire. All wiring in fact is either CAT5e or CAT6. Connected directly to my modem I can get 200+ mpbs. Connected through the router however, I can only get 77 mbps.
Why am I slowing down drastically when putting the router in between? Are there settings I need to adjust on the router to fix this?
Any help and troubleshooting would be much appreciated.
Background:
I initially had Time Warner Ultimate 50 (50/5 mbps) but they upgraded to Ultimate 300 (300/20 mbps) at which time I upgraded my modem to accommodate the higher speeds. I hadn't been able to get my download speeds on my desktop past 58 mpbs until I reset the router today and get up to 77 mbps. Still far short of the 300 mbps that my router is getting from the modem (the Netgear router page has a speedtest and that gets me 300/15).
Notes:
1. All wireless connections are turned off.
2. No other programs that would use bandwidth are on.
3. The desktop is WIRED.
4. IPv6 is disabled (I don't know what this is but it was brought up in some other thread)
Why am I slowing down drastically when putting the router in between? Are there settings I need to adjust on the router to fix this?
Any help and troubleshooting would be much appreciated.
Background:
I initially had Time Warner Ultimate 50 (50/5 mbps) but they upgraded to Ultimate 300 (300/20 mbps) at which time I upgraded my modem to accommodate the higher speeds. I hadn't been able to get my download speeds on my desktop past 58 mpbs until I reset the router today and get up to 77 mbps. Still far short of the 300 mbps that my router is getting from the modem (the Netgear router page has a speedtest and that gets me 300/15).
Notes:
1. All wireless connections are turned off.
2. No other programs that would use bandwidth are on.
3. The desktop is WIRED.
4. IPv6 is disabled (I don't know what this is but it was brought up in some other thread)