Wireless Networking → TP-Link AC2600 problems

Ever since I hooked up this AC2600 I’ve had wired and wireless speed issues. I removed the AC2600 and my WiFi is better but my wired speeds are a quarter of what I should be getting. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks

LAN speeds? Or internet speeds?

If internet, which ISP, what plan are you on, which modem are you using, what speeds are you getting, how are you testing?

If LAN, how are you testing the speeds?

My lan speeds are 100mbps down and up. I’m using ookla and Verizon Speedtest. I have fios gigabit plan which I was getting about 980mbps down and 850 up. I have fios quantum router g1100. Thanks

Sounds like there might be a 100 mbps link in there somewhere.

Check the cables, 1 gbps needs all 4 pairs, a cable with only two working pairs may still work at 100 mbps.

It was working at full speed before

Your wired computer is operating at 100 mbps... So again, check the cable first

»www.smallnetbuilder.com/ ··· ink_2600 -- Performance Benchmark Summary shows this can do 757 - 800Mbps in the LAN/WAN department.

I'm with kevinds , you will want to check your cables are rated for gigabit (Cat5e/6/6a) speeds.

Did you check all the lan ports on the 2600? Do they all give 100Mbps up and down?

Regards

Not just rated, but in good condition (not damaged).

Check what the link speed is on the computer perhaps.

Thanks guys! I’ll check the cables

There are many things I could say about this...

But I will go with, it isn't working now, after you put things back to the way things were before, so *something* is broken/different.

LAN is everything on your side of the router... LAN speed refers to the speed between two devices on your LAN.

So when re-reading this thread..

When you say LAN speed, are you actually meaning internet speed using a wired connection?

When you are saying 100 mbps LAN speed, are you actually meaning ~100 mbps?

Results showing 100.0 mbps rather than 95-96 mbps, matters as there is a difference of where to look for the issue when troubleshooting.

I asked a number of specific questions and you didn't answer many of them and the responses given didn't really answer the questions asked..

Because of all of the above, the best answer I can give is to check the cables. If you are not going to put the effort in, we simply can not give better answers.

Yes my internet speed is about 96mbps down and up. My cables are good. Cat6. My ISP is Verizon FiOS

So you swapped equipment back and forth...

I did swap. I did try unplugging the router. How can I tell if my router negotiated 100mbps?

Link-status light?

Web-GUI port status?

Have you tried a different Cat6 cable between the ONT and your router?

Have you tried resetting your router (and ONT if it has the ability) to defaults incase the 100 mbps port speed was set?

Like kevinds said you can check your link lights. The ONT should have one as well.

Also check anything in between like switches if you have them. Same for the PC ethernet port, make sure it has also negotiated gbit link.

If it matters, my Apple TV is getting full speed

So you have one device (PC?) connected to the router, wired, that only does ~100mbps up/down.

An Apple TV that gets full speed. What is the speed? Is it wired or wireless? Is it connected to the same router?

Any other devices wired and/or wireless that get higher than 100mbps up/down?

Make sure they all connect to the same router.
Process of elimination.
Make sure the tests are the same.

If only one is slow then look into why. Switch cables, change ports, etc. Check to see if the link status lights on the router show it connected at 100 or 1000. See if you can force it to 1000.

Apple TV's (just like Roku's) only have a 10/100 NIC, so if you are using them wired, you would only get 100 Mbps. (~96 Mbps)

If you see speeds just under 100 Mbps, typically 96/97-ish, it would indicated that the link is negotiated at 100 Mbps. For Gigabit, you would need all 8 wires in a UTP cable, or all 4 pairs of 2. For 100 Mbps, you can use 2 pairs of 2, or 4 wires. If ONE wire is broken, so you have 7 working wires... it will drop down to 100 Mbps automatically, even if both NIC's are 1 Gbit/s.

I have seen this a good many times.... people run cables, curl them up in tight bunches behind furniture, drag them through tight attic spaces.... and before you know it one of the 8 wires is damaged, and 100 Mbps is the result.

For what it's worth, Apple TV 4k:

HDMI 2.0a3
802.11ac Wi‑Fi with MIMO; simultaneous dual band (2.4GHz and 5GHz)
Gigabit Ethernet
Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology
IR receiver
Built‑in power supply

And the Apple TV HD version has 802.11ac Wi‑Fi with MIMO.

But the OP has a bad track record when it comes to posting details, so it could be any variant of Apple TV.

I tried everything suggested with no luck