Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2022 14:15 Post subject: [Solved] Wifi speeds after Cable Internet Upgrade
My router is a Linksys wrt1900ac v1 and I recently upgraded my cable internet service from 200mbps to 400mbps. My wired devices easily surpassed both of these standards. My wireless speeds standing close to the router (iphone 12 pro max) were about 60mbps on the 2.4 and about 100mbps on the 5 before the upgrade. After the upgrade, I'm getting about 90mbps on the 2.4 and about 130mbps on the 5. I was expecting a more significant improvement. I currently have dd-wrt on both partitions. I was considering flashing stock firmware to see if that made a difference but thought I'd post some queries here first:
1. Are my speed expectations reasonable?
2. Any dd-wrt settings I should focus on and possibly tweak?
3. Does reverting to stock make any sense?
4. Any other thoughts or ideas?
Thanks for any help and I apologize if this is the wrong forum.
Last edited by thilton02 on Fri Jun 10, 2022 21:00; edited 1 time in total
You will need to do a hard reset after upgrading both partitions (nvram erase && reboot via telnet/ssh) and configure from scratch. Would be a good idea to save each config page as a PDF / (m)html file so reconfiguring to current settings will be easier with your notes. _________________ "Life is but a fleeting moment, a vapor that vanishes quickly; All is vanity"
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Thanks lexridge and kernel-panic69. I have upgraded to the latest firmware. No change in speeds yet. I will try the hard reset later when I have some time.
I went ahead and flashed stock firmware and am now getting about 360mbps on the 5 and about 250mbps on the 2.4. Don't know what I did to mess up my dd-wrt but I guess I wasn't really part of the target market for open source.
I have a WRT3200ACM on recent build of DD-WRT, Arris CM8200A cable modem, and basic Comcast Xfinity "Blast!" $100/mo. Internet package. I have no trouble getting 600Mbps+ on all of my devices, wired and wireless, that support that speed. And there's plenty of people on here who get much faster. It's impossible for us to troubleshoot all the possible permutations of issues on your personal setup. Hardware, software, move closer to router, antennas, interference, settings, or a million other things. But I'd start by updating to a newer version of firmware. Good luck!