Bill wrote:
VanguardLH wrote:

Their User Guide is far more extensive, and 139 pages long
Yes, I downloaded it before I swapped out the router.
The User Guide made me think, but it didn't help me as much as my common
sense. Somehow as a result of disabling "Homegroup" which I didn't
think I needed at the time, the local area connection got disabled, and
that kept me from "seeing or using" the router.
I eventually noticed that the local area connection was disabled,
immediately enabled it, and all was better. Still need to learn more
about Homegroup (and why I need it). I'll consult the manual! : )

https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16833122715

WAN Ports 1 x 10/100M

LAN Ports 4 x 10/100M

Rly??? Ugh. No GbE ?

You're relying on the wireless for performance then.

The WAN connection from the Surfboard is probably OK,
as 100BT is 60Mbit/sec. But now you don't have a lot
of room for upgrades.

CPU1: MediaTek MT7628A = a 580MHz MIPS 24KEc CPU
FLA1: 8 MiB (Brand? Model?)
RAM1: 64 MiB (Nanya NT5TU32M16EG-AC)

The same SOC is in the Netgear AC1200 (R6120), so you can
use WAN to LAN routing charts for that one to
estimate performance on the AC1000.

OK, I had to switch to Asus RT-AC1200 which uses the
same chipset.

https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport...bps_i_pay_for/

"Asus RT-AC1200 will only put out 25mbps.

I pay for 890mbps
"

That tells us your new router is a dud.

To prove me wrong,

Surfboard ---- NetgearAC1000 --- computer (browse to SpeedTest.net, flash based tester)

That benchmark will give you a test of WAN to LAN,
and see if the new router is holding you back.

Speedtest.net is failing for me right now, and I
hope the server in your area works better.

My router has "just enough" WAN to LAN for me to
bench my connection. I found a quote of how much,
before I bought it.

Paul