Awful wireless speeds with X-550N

Awful wireless speeds with X-550N
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Bytezboy @ 10th Oct 02:27AM:
Awful wireless speeds with X-550N

I replaced the x-550 xtreme mimo with the x-550n and now the wireless cannot sustain 17Mbit/s. With bandwidth management enabled, it won't even reach 10Mbit/s. The router is on the latest firmware version. Signal is 95% with the default settings. Maybe I overlooked something?

This is very disappointing after reading many good reviews. The xtreme mimo seems so much better now.
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Anav @ 10th Oct 11:52AM:
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Which firmware are you using? Certainly does not seem normal at all.
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Bytezboy @ 10th Oct 01:28PM:
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V3.60(BFD.2) | 03/11/2009

Tested it on 2 different laptops running on a wireless G client with the same results. I tried many combinations with the configs above but it doesn't help much either.

Anav @ 11th Oct 09:51AM:
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I cannot recall anyone else reporting those issues at least with latest firmware. Did you call tech support (800) 255-4101 ext 5.
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Bytezboy @ 11th Oct 11:09AM:
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Not yet, I got this router during the weekend while the tech support is off. Too bad I don't have a wireless N card to test with.
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Bytezboy @ 11th Oct 01:08PM:
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Also noticed the VPN connection to my server on my wireless laptop disconnects quite often, at least 10 times a day. :(
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Bytezboy @ 13th Oct 06:43PM:
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I called tech support, they sent me a beta firmware but it failed to load properly. At this time, I've given up on finding a fix. It's going back to Amazon.

The x-550 xtreme mimo is still the best router. Thankfully, I still have it.
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csayers @ 14th Oct 12:52PM:
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BYTEZ,

As I wrote in an earlier thread,
the firmware takes a LONG time to load. Count on 5 minutes.

When you start the upload on the web page, just leave it sit, it looks like it is doing nothing. In about 2-3 minutes it will start uploading, this is a known issue with the firmware.
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Bytezboy @ 14th Oct 04:52PM:
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That's not the issue here, I'm no amateur when it comes to updating firmware. :)
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NyQuil Kid @ 14th Oct 05:06PM:
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Yeah I liked the old X-550 unit; I am now using the Netgear WPN824 for deployments since I too have seen the X-550N do some weird things....

Quick question: Does the X-550N have the N running on 5Ghz and G/B on 2.4Ghz? Is it dual-band or does it share a band (it's been awhile since I have played on the X-550N)?

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Anav @ 16th Oct 09:19AM:
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There is another thread here which noted issues with intel or ralink wifi chipsets.
»ZyXEL NBG-460N
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Dandemon @ 17th Oct 10:33AM:
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said by NyQuil Kid :

Quick question: Does the X-550N have the N running on 5Ghz and G/B on 2.4Ghz? Is it dual-band or does it share a band (it's been awhile since I have played on the X-550N)?

It's 2.4 Ghz only. Having said that, I changed to the x550NH from a dual band (Dlink DIR-855) because its wireless performance was absolutely horrible on both bands. Better off with one band done well.

Re the OP: wireless performance on both G and N is superb. They're all Apple clients, which I believe means Broadcom chipsets. No issues with those.
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