08-18-2022 11:59 AM
I have 3 nest wifi's in our church. The main one in the office, another one in the sanctuary, and another one in a classroom. The sanctuary is kind of far from the main office so it is hardwired. On wifi with my phone I get get about 500 download in the office. I move to the sanctuary that shows it's hardwired in the info the speed drops to 95 download. Any ideas why I would have such a drop in speed even though they are both hardwired?
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08-19-2022 06:24 AM
Thanks! I found the issue. The switch I was using was a really old 100mbps switch which is why I wasn't getting the speed downstream. I switched it out and its all good now. I guess I should of checked that first! Thanks for your help!
08-18-2022 02:24 PM
Hello @skiger
It sounds like the Ethernet connection to the sanctuary unit may not be managing to negotiate the 1Gbps speed and is falling back to 100Mbps speeds. I would investigate that wire, perhaps using a laptop connected to it to test. Once that wired connection is reliably maintaining a 1Gbps speed, the WiFi unit connected to it should be able to deliver similar speeds as from the office. Just to verify, though, make sure it's wired into the LAN Ethernet port on the office (primary) access point, too (not to any "outer" network the office access point's WAN / globe Ethernet port is connected to).
Do be aware that when a secondary access point (like your sanctuary unit) is wired back to the primary, it can't carry traffic for a more distant wireless/mesh secondary. So, make sure that classroom access point is close enough to the office for it to get a strong 5GHz connection for itself. That means typically one or two rooms away, depending on construction materials. If it's not close enough, you may need to move it closer. It can then provide coverage to more distant clients.
08-19-2022 06:24 AM
Thanks! I found the issue. The switch I was using was a really old 100mbps switch which is why I wasn't getting the speed downstream. I switched it out and its all good now. I guess I should of checked that first! Thanks for your help!
08-22-2022 04:56 PM
08-25-2022 05:10 PM
Hi skiger,
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Thanks,
Edward
08-26-2022 05:13 PM
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