Slow internet after connecting FLEX-6400 via computer network bridge

Brian VK3MI

In the past I have successfully used a network bridge under Windows 7 to share a Wi-FI internet connection on a computer (running SSDR) with an Ethernet port on the same computer connected to a FLEX-6300 radio.

I have recently upgraded to a new notebook (HP Probook 450 G6 with Windows 1809) for  SSDR and a FLEX-6400 running v2.6.1. With this new configuration I can still use the network bridge functionality to connect the radio to the internet, but it is having a serious and unacceptable impact on internet performance. Internet connectivity is intermittent and the upload and download speeds are no more than 10% of the speeds achieved when the wireless network adapter is removed from the bridge. I have installed the latest drivers for the wireless and Ethernet adapters but this made no difference.

Have others encountered this problem? Any thoughts on the possible cause and/or solution? 

Thanks in advance, Brian VK3MI

Arvind Mallya

Can you describe how you connected the Flex to the WiFi bridge and to the Internet Gateway? Is that Gateway a Cable modem or VDSL modem?

Brian VK3MI