GHog
Regular Contributor
vistortgw said:
This is incorrect. The 2.5 Gbps WAN port in conjunction with 2.5 Gbps modem port will show marked improvement in actual WAN speeds. I only saw 400-500 Mbps download speeds with RT-AX88U and a 1 Gbps down/35 Mbps upload ISP connection. Immediately after upgrading to GT-AX6000 (ISP provided modem already had 2.5 Gbps port), I routinely started seeing ~1100+ Mbps download speeds.
I have found through the years that quality hardware does make a difference. I have CL dsl and found that their modems/routers really are run of the mill quality. When I switched to Draytek, these products not only performed reliably but I also obtained higher download and upload speeds. When you connect to the 2.5gb ports, you are allowing the advertised bandwidth from your internet service to reach it rated potential. I have used Cake QOS and no QOS and have not seen a change in the down and up transmission, only consistent managing of traffic through the system. Did I see an improvement when I upgraded to the GT-AX6000 from the RT-AX6000, no. I didn`t expect any. Only change I expected was to bring my setup all up to wifi 6 capabilities.
So, what have we learned here. You're not going to get anymore throughput just because you connected 2.5gb to 2.5gb. If your hardware provided by your internet is quality and both pieces of hardware support higher bandwidths, then seeing higher throughput is a realistic possibility.