Hi,
Just unpacked my new WZR-HP-G300NH today. Tested it with default settings on the 1.76 firmware(*) and I get 2.5 up / ~0.5 down Mbps from my 22/8 Mbps Business Comcast connection. If I plug my laptop to the SMC SMCD3G-CCR gateway, I get the full 22/8 experience.
I tried:
- disabling wireless radio
- cross-testing cables
- different router ports
- forcing 100Mbps on the SMC ports
- enabling/disabling QoS, WDS, Multicast snooping
- putting my laptop on the DMZ
... to no avail
I also tried the Movie Engine switch, Interestingly, it seems to get the upload stream up to ~2.3 Mbps, which is an improvement but obviously not a lot.
I went to plug in my USB HDD (WD MyPassport 250G) but it wasn't recognized and it started making a ticking noise so I unplugged it. Couldn't test LAN wired speed.
Is there anything obvious I'm missing? Or should I be sending this back to Amazon for a replacement?
FTR, the admin UI currently shows "WZR-HP-G300NH Ver.1.76 (R2.01/B1.07)".
Thanks,
Cristian
(*) It came originally with the DD-WRT "Professional" firmware but connections where black-holed after a couple seconds, and even pinging the modem while opening its configuration page (all this through the Nfinity) resulted in 30-50% packet loss. The flash to 1.76 fixed this particular issue.