Hello:
I have a Max Transit Duo (not the Pro version; purchased in 2021) which I have used over the years with a few different SIMs and Wan as WiFi.
I recently purchased Starlink, and I’ve been working to integrate it with my router but I’m noticing a substantial difference in speeds and I’m a bit conflicted as to where the issue is and how to resolve it.
When I have used the Starlink provided router, I can easily achieve 200mbps and more.
However, I wanted to bypass the Starlink router. I purchased a PoE injector (utilizing the Starlink power supply as my DC source). I was surprised at how “active” the dish is and how easily it integrates with the Peplink. However, I am noticing when I do this, my speeds seem to cap out around 80 - 90mbps.
Suspecting that the issue could be caused by my PoE injector, I placed the starlink router into bypass mode and connected it to the WAN port - and again my results were 80 - 90mbps.
To make matters more interesting - different speed test apps are giving different results. When connected to the dish or in bypass mode Ookla always caps at 90 (when I get a good speed) and the one from Google reaches 150. However, when using the included router I reach the speeds I’m expecting (closer to 220).
I’ve read continual reports about placing a cheap unmanaged switch in the mix somewhere to help alleviate the issue with the auto negotiation (which makes sense if it’s auto negotiating to 100mbps), but it seems like those might fix an issue with the dishes that require an ethernet adapter (whereas the Gen3 has ethernet built in).
I have also adjusted the MTU to both auto and 1500, with no real impact.
The datasheet for this max transit duo seems to insinuate that it’s capable of gigabit speeds, so I’m hard pressed to believe the router is only capable of 100mbps.
I’ve also tried using a wired connection to the LAN port in an attempt to eliminate the wireless radios as my bottle neck, which didn’t improve speeds.
Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
The last thing I have yet to do is connect WiFi as WAN and see what speeds I get there.