Router DNS settings with Pi-Hole and Unbound

[MamaLing]

Look on the Tools / Sysinfo page at the Network section near the bottom. Post a screenshot of that section, showing the Hardware Acceleration status and Ethernet ports.

This is the sysinfo of my router.

https://imgur.com/VvCdMVK

I've read other posts on this forum and I turned off and changed things that others suggest and the router's performance is still weak.
I did speedtest within my local network with iPerf and for example the local network speed between my Macbook and iPhone is 224 Mbit/s and upload 243 Mbit/s. - No wonder why the internet connection doesn't hit 1 Gbps.

 

[MamaLing]

That RT-AC68U is kind of long in the tooth. 1Gbps speeds is beyond its capabilities in today's network environments.

That's really sad, because the reason I got this router to handle the 1 Gbps internet and my local network..

 

[dave14305]

This is the sysinfo of my router.

Go to the Administration / System page and Withdraw from the agreement below, if it’s present. Then reboot and test again. If it still sucks, time for a newer router.

 

[bennor]

I've turned off AI Protection

If you had previously had AI Protection enabled and you've disabled it. You also need to go to the Administration > Privacy page in the GUI and hit the Withdraw button (if present) then reboot the router.

 

[Linuxer]

I've turned off AI Protection and any other settings that can consume resources that can slow down the speed. I have Verizon 1 Gbps subscription, but the router can't handle more than 650 Mbps. I tested it on wired connection on my Macbook. I also did several speed test on the router itself:

https://imgur.com/ugntt5D

I restored the router to factory default not long ago and as you can see the download speed is around 200 Mbps. I really don't know why is this. I begin to believe that the router is faulty.

The inbuilt test always gives low values for me. Using a client wired to the router I can get the expected speed (1 Gbps). I don't know what could be wrong with your setup, but simply don't trust that test.