2nd Wifi Router not having full speed

Networking & Firewalls
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Hello Mate,

I am currently puzzled, i tried to configure a second wifi router in my home but it does not get the maximum speed same as out first wifi router. the original wifi router when i am connected it gives me around 500Mbps but the second router only gives maximum of 80Mbps. the second router is a Xiaomi Mi Router 4A.

Thanks in advance.

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First thing I would check is the wired connection of the Mi router. Make sure all the equipment between the AP and the router supports gigabit.

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when connecting from the first router via lan cable to a laptop it give the maximum speed of 500Mbps

in the description of xiaomi router it stated :

2.4G: Wi-Fi2x2 (supports the IEEE 802.11n protocol, maximum possible speed of 300Mbp

5G: Wi-Fi2x2 (supports the IEEE 802.11ac protocol, maximum possible speed of 867Mbps)

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Wifi is crappy if you want speed.

When you set up range extenders over wifi, I believe it uses half-duplex. If you connect both routers with an ethernet cable you will get a faster speed over the 2nd wifi.

I use to have an array of routers connected over wifi, until I couldn’t take the pain any longer and fitted ethernet cable. You are wasting your time trying to improve your situation with what you’ve got.

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Thank you all for the answer it is now much clear to me.