Slow Ethernet Speeds on Asus Router
Slow Ethernet Speeds on Asus Router
In either case, your router won’t perform at its peak speed. Keep in mind that using WiFi will further reduce performance by consuming CPU resources for routing tasks. The maximum rate of ~850Mbit is achieved only when the router handles WAN to LAN wired traffic without any other activity. That’s why I switched to my older router for WiFi-only use and set up a dedicated wired x86 router for broadband. This helped prevent the router from getting overwhelmed by WiFi, which was likely to affect performance eventually. It also let me apply QoS settings to significantly cut down on buffering issues.
NAT Acceleration is active with auto mode and jumbo frames disabled.