Tenda Nova MW3 Losing Bandwidth between Nodes

seanbaussie on 04/01/2022 - 22:58
Last edited 04/01/2022 - 23:20 by 1 other user

Apologies in advance if this is 'normal'.

About 6 months ago I entered the world of mesh with a 3 pack of the Tenda MW3. I've been really happy with their stability and reach vs my old setup of WiFi router and then WiFi router plus extender, neither provided stability throughout the house.

I don't use a separate modem as FTTP doesn't need it.

Today I had time on my hands and did some speed testing and am confused. I'm on a 100/20 FTTP with superloop.

When connected to the primary Tenda node (that connects straight to the NTD) either via WiFi or network cable the speeds are through the roof, about 103/23.

Then when I test against the second node, the speed dramatically drops, about 60/20.

When I get to the third node it drops again though not as dramatically, about 50/20.

I thought that the basis of mesh setup is each node is essentially a replica of the other so I wouldn't see such a drop.

Any thoughts?

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  Twix on 04/01/2022 - 23:26

  It is normal to have speed drops at each node. You notice it more with some of the cheaper dual band mesh setups. Upgrade to a more powerful and ideally tri-band mesh setup for more consistent speeds on each node.

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  Crosscade on 05/01/2022 - 11:20

  Just to confirm are your mesh nodes all linked by network cables, or are they connected wirelessly?

  If they are connecting wirelessly they will be using at least one of the two bands to communicate between the mesh nodes, so you could be losing half your speed just from that.

  You could try moving the mesh nodes closer so that the wireless speed between each is higher, or see if you can connect by a network cable.

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    seanbaussie on 06/01/2022 - 13:08

    Connected wirelessly. I will fiddle with their location and see if that helps.

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  vince088 on 05/01/2022 - 15:43

  I get the same speed connecting to any of my 3 Tenda nodes.

  I do notice the speed suffers if its on too long without a reset, so through the Tenda app in maintenance I set the routers to restart everyday at 5AM.
  Also make sure Fast Roaming and Capacity-Oriented mode is turned on

  hope this fixes your speed issues

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    seanbaussie on 06/01/2022 - 14:23

    I believe it restarts daily but I'll check. Will also turn both modes on. Thanks