Adding Wifi Point to my google wifi mesh setup slow down my internet

[Sekmed]

Hi, I recently subscribed to a 400mbs internet. It works well and my ISP is solid. For the Wifi network, I use my google nest wifi setup (router + 1 access point) but it has a strange issue.

Any device that connects to the access point gets around 100mbs while the devices that connect to the main router get the full 400mbs.

I tried numerous placements for the point and the google home app says that the mesh system has a good connection but I can't get the full speed on any device that connects to it.

The best solution has been to unplug that access point and only use the main router. It still give me a decent wifi coverage in my appartment but it feels like a waste to not use the mesh as it's intended.

Any solution to fix the issue or at least let me force my gaming laptop to connect to the router instead of the point?

It's the only device that really use the extra speed in order to download games from steam etc.

[MichaelP]

Hello @Sekmed 

Google/Nest WiFi mesh solutions provide an expanded useful coverage area. In order to do that, the secondary / mesh points relay traffic from more distant clients. But, they do this using the same 5GHz radio that clients may also be talking to. So, that traffic goes over the 5GHz channel twice. This reduces the peak performance in exchange for a larger coverage area. In a small apartment where the primary / router unit is well placed, it's entirely possible you'd see better peak performance without the secondary / mesh point connected. You could just remove it from the system (factory reset it from the Google Home app) and sell it.

It's unlikely you can "force" your laptop to connect to the router. That's not something the network decides.

I will just say that for gaming, I would try to connect the device via Ethernet instead of WiFi if at all possible. The Nest WiFi Router has a LAN Ethernet port you can use for that, and an inexpensive, unmanaged Ethernet switch can be connected to make more ports available. I know wires are ugly, but they sure do work well, and in an environment where the existing WiFi channels may be relatively busy, getting that traffic off of WiFi and onto those wires will pay off in terms of performance and stability.

[Jhonleanmel]

Hey folks, 

We appreciate your help here, @MichaelP.
@Sekmed, I wanted to follow up and see if you are still in need of any help. Please let me know if you are still having any concerns or questions from here, as I would be happy to take a closer look and assist you further.

Thanks,
Mel

[Jhonleanmel]

Hey there,

Checking back in should you still have some questions here. Let us know by replying to this thread. 

Best, 
Mel

[Sekmed]

Thanks for the answer. I'll just keep it unplugged then.

[Jeff]

Sounds good, Sekmed.

I just wanted to check and see if there was anything else I could help you with or to see if you're all set with this for now. Let me know if there's more we can do.

Thanks,
Jeff

[Sekmed]

It's good. I removed my added point following the thread. I'm a bit annoyed at the point being useless but my wifi works really well without it so no big deal. Thanks.

[Jeff]

I understand what you're saying, Sekmed. I just recently moved from a larger home to a smaller one. My setup used a router and four additional points to cover my old home. Now I'm all set up and I have a router and two points set up and everything is covered fully. I guess I'll put the extra points at the edges of the home to get yard and garage coverage. It's better than struggling to find coverage, I guess!

I'll go ahead and mark this as resolved within the next day. If anyone else wants to chime in, please do so before then.

Thanks,
Jeff