iGirl
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We recently started getting really bad slowdowns of broadband WLAN and I'm stumped. It will be super fast one minute and then just clog up the next without any seeming reason. Give it some time and it clears up again on it's own. I can verify the speeds using the Ookla test - see screenshots.
On top of this I had a router go bad so replaced it with a Linksys AC1750/EA6500 - 2 bands - 2.4 and 5GHz.. The router has a nice browser UI that shows all connected devices without having to look up MAC IDs - nothing out of the ordinary. iMac Desktop, 2 iPads, 2 iPhones 6+, 2 Tivos, 2 Apple TVs, PC Laptop, WiFi Printer - all secured - no one hijacking bandwidth. It's 100% strength at all locations over WLAN.
I also replaced the CAT5E cable from the modem to the router as well, but no help. The modem is a Motorola Surfboard Extreme SB6120. Below are some screen shots - one while behaving good and one while behaving bad. I note the cable levels at the modem don't seem to change much when it's good or bad, which makes me think MAYBE the ISP is not to blame - but I'm not sure how to tell. Normally I would think the problem is the ISP right away - it usually is as we have many outages and spotty service from them on cable as well. I'm at a loss as to see if there's anything else eating up bandwidth. I've tried different browsers - no difference. Quit everything on the iMac except a browser - no difference. Tried shutting off everything related to iCloud on all devices - may have some affect but not for certain. We aren't using any other auto-uploading cloud based services of any kind.
Any other ideas? As best as I can determine the slowdown it at the throughput of the router itself but if it's bandwidth - how do I trace the source?
Short of calling the cable company - (who will blame it on my equipment because I don't rent from them) - The next test would be to replace the modem... but I hate to do that if its not at fault. No way to tell AFAIK.
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On top of this I had a router go bad so replaced it with a Linksys AC1750/EA6500 - 2 bands - 2.4 and 5GHz.. The router has a nice browser UI that shows all connected devices without having to look up MAC IDs - nothing out of the ordinary. iMac Desktop, 2 iPads, 2 iPhones 6+, 2 Tivos, 2 Apple TVs, PC Laptop, WiFi Printer - all secured - no one hijacking bandwidth. It's 100% strength at all locations over WLAN.
I also replaced the CAT5E cable from the modem to the router as well, but no help. The modem is a Motorola Surfboard Extreme SB6120. Below are some screen shots - one while behaving good and one while behaving bad. I note the cable levels at the modem don't seem to change much when it's good or bad, which makes me think MAYBE the ISP is not to blame - but I'm not sure how to tell. Normally I would think the problem is the ISP right away - it usually is as we have many outages and spotty service from them on cable as well. I'm at a loss as to see if there's anything else eating up bandwidth. I've tried different browsers - no difference. Quit everything on the iMac except a browser - no difference. Tried shutting off everything related to iCloud on all devices - may have some affect but not for certain. We aren't using any other auto-uploading cloud based services of any kind.
Any other ideas? As best as I can determine the slowdown it at the throughput of the router itself but if it's bandwidth - how do I trace the source?
Short of calling the cable company - (who will blame it on my equipment because I don't rent from them) - The next test would be to replace the modem... but I hate to do that if its not at fault. No way to tell AFAIK.
GOOD -
BAD -