Nest wifi slower than incoming network speeds

[MeganS88]

Hi all,

I’m having issues with my Google nest throttling down my download speed by about 50mbps. My incoming signal (Optus 5G) from the tower to my Nokia FastMile router is around 131mbps (see attached screenshot from Speedtest app, run on the wifi network that the Nokia FastMile router puts out). My Google nest wifi is connected to the FastMile unit by a cat6 Ethernet cable. The download speed that the Nest wifi is putting out is around 81mbps when there’s no strain on the network.

Any suggestions you can offer as to why the Google network is so significantly throttled would be most appreciated! 

 

 

[olavrb]

Could be double NAT:

• https://dongknows.com/double-nat-vs-single-nat/
• https://support.google.com/googlenest/answer/6277579?hl=en

Could be a misfunctioning ethernet cable, capping you to FAST ethernet (100mbps), not gigabit (1000mbps). Which is common when people get capped to just below 100mbps.

Could be the built in QoS functionality based on "fq_codel" that tries to automatically adjust to the variable bandwidth a 4G or 5G modem provides.

I'd try to bridge the modem if possible, and make sure the cable between modem and Nest Wifi is giving gigabit speeds.

[Jeff]

Hi MeganS88,

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

[Jeff]

Hey MeganS88,

I just wanted to follow up once more to see if you were still needing some help here. If so, just let us know.

Thanks,
Jeff

[Latinman]

I am having same issue. i have 1 gig download from modem to router but from router to device its 90mbs

[Jeff]

Hi Latinman,

Have you already tried the suggestion olavrb made to put the modem into bridge mode?

Thanks,
Jeff

[AbigailF]

Hey Latinman,

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

Best, 
Abi

[AbigailF]

Hello Latinman,

We haven't heard from you in a while so we'll be locking this thread if there is no update within 24 hours. If you have any new issues, updates or just a discussion topic, feel free to start a new thread in the Community.

Regards, 
Abi