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Qtx · 15-12-2017, 16:29

As others have said, the config file sent to the router is to lock the hardware at that speed so without that changing, the router will not give you faster speeds.

So getting faster speeds is likely to do with some kind of compression of packets rather than something similar on a protocol level as you are seeing it across the board and not just HTTP.

Transparent proxies and stuff compressing stuff and your browser expanding can make HTTP much faster than your connection allows as an example which is easy to visualise.

Just an after-thought...does the router have a VM internal IP address too (for management or something?) and if so, would that be locked to the same speed as the config file gives for public WAN? Just wondered if in that setup, some confusion could cause the problem. Have you done a traceroute while it's at the faster speed?

15-12-2017, 16:29	#17
Qtx CF's Worst Nightmare Join Date: May 2012 Location: Probably outside the M25 Services: Sky Fibre Unlimited 40/10 Posts: 3,473	Re: Strange speeds this morning. As others have said, the config file sent to the router is to lock the hardware at that speed so without that changing, the router will not give you faster speeds. So getting faster speeds is likely to do with some kind of compression of packets rather than something similar on a protocol level as you are seeing it across the board and not just HTTP. Transparent proxies and stuff compressing stuff and your browser expanding can make HTTP much faster than your connection allows as an example which is easy to visualise. Just an after-thought...does the router have a VM internal IP address too (for management or something?) and if so, would that be locked to the same speed as the config file gives for public WAN? Just wondered if in that setup, some confusion could cause the problem. Have you done a traceroute while it's at the faster speed? Last edited by Qtx; 15-12-2017 at 16:33.