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Re: COX won't update customer provided modems after screwing up Gigablast speeds....
I just purchased it in November - it's anR7900P, and it does indeed have the latest firmware. I have not reset it back to default, though I am a bit apprehensive in doing so since Ibelieve I had the same issue (with IPv6 'slowdown) with my older (previous) router, an Archer C9 that was running DD-WRT with a revision from maybe mid-2018?0Views0likes1CommentRe: COX won't update customer provided modems after screwing up Gigablast speeds....
Well, as much as I hate to admit it, I did test up to ~950 Mbps when bypassing the router. Lovely. -_- Now to find out why the router is suddenly throttling the bandwidth. seper8torWhat router do you use? I have a Netgear Nighthawk. Edit: As an addendum, turning off the Traffic Monitor function in the router settings has improved speeds by a couple hundred Mbps (!!!), but it's still ~700 instead of ~950 that I got with the one test w/o the router. Edit2: After disabling IPv6 again, speeds are a smidgeon above 900 Mbps now. I do not understand why the darn router has a bandwidth loss with it enabled - quite annoying. But at any rate, thank youopenbsdfor your nudge to connect directly for the testing. As I had mentioned, I know that is always the best test, but I guess I just didn't realize the traffic monitor setting throttles it so much. (And it's also annoying that the router also has such a noticeable issue with IPv6 as well -_-)0Views0likes3CommentsRe: COX won't update customer provided modems after screwing up Gigablast speeds....
I was thinking about that, but I have been lazy. ;) But yeah, I do realize that would be the best test. It's just odd because I haven't changed any other settings that I could think of that would affect speeds like this.0Views0likes5CommentsRe: COX won't update customer provided modems after screwing up Gigablast speeds....
I've been intermittently taking speed tests and seeing if things have changed, as I'm sure you have as well. I also checked my router settings, and for some reason I had dynamic QoS on which may have been affecting my speed tests, because when I turned it off and then tested again this morning (unfortunately, before I had tested today, so I am unsure if it actually had an effect), I was up to between 400-500Mbps, and when I just tested now I got up to 535Mbps. So, either it's a gradual improvement, or perhaps some other fluctuation.23Views0likes7CommentsRe: COX won't update customer provided modems after screwing up Gigablast speeds....
I can confirm that I am having this same issue, also on an MB8600. Speeds are topping out between 300-350 Mbps whereas before I would be able to get to a little bit above 900 Mbps. However, I am still on the8600-6.1.1.19 software version (though based on your previous comment, it doesn't seem to make a difference).😞 As a side note, I noticed that even when things were fine, enabling IPv6 in my router would degrade top speeds (down to the 300s, I think it was?), whereas going with strictly IPv4 would result in normal tests ranging between 700-900.1View0likes2Comments