Nest Wifi Router Hardwired Speed Loss

[Elmesy]

Hi all,

Short version:

Nest Router receives 500mbps in but outputs 200mbps hardwired.... why?

Long version:

1. Main router receives a 500+Mbps with a ping of 4ms.
2. I hardwire from the main router using a cat 5e cable to the Nest Hub.
3. I hardwire from the Nest Hub to my laptop using another cat 5e cable into a 1Gbps ethernet slot.
4. Link speed confirmed at 1000Mbps
5. Nest Router only outputting 200ish Mbps.
6. Why?

Appreciate any support.

Thanks.

[olavrb]

Have you tried the usual stuff, like disabling all preferred activities (https://support.google.com/googlenest/answer/9541371?hl=en) and looked for any devices stuck in priority mode (https://support.google.com/googlenest/answer/6246483?hl=en)?

It's likely due to some automagic QoS happening behind the scenes. Not confirmed by Google though. But this is a common thing users experience.

Raw speed/ numbers isn't neccessarily directly linked to experience. Do you experience any problems due to this, other than what speedtests show? Are your usage affected by this?

[Jeff]

Hi, Elmesy.
I just wanted to jump in real fast to see if you saw olavrb's reply and to see if you still needed some help on this or if you were able to get it sorted out. If you are still needing some help, just let us know and we'll be happy to continue helping.
Thanks.

[Jeff]

Hi, everyone.
Just one quick final check in here since activity has slowed down. We'll be locking the thread in the next 24 hours, but if you still need help, I would be happy to keep it open. If there's more we can do, just let me know.
Thanks.

[Jeff]

Hi, everyone.
As we haven't had any activity here recently I'm going to go ahead and close the thread. If you have more to add, feel free to start a new discussion.
Thanks