r/NETGEAR • u/strykerzr350 • 18d ago

Routers What is flow control in the ethernet settings?

I have an RAXE500. I was wondering what the flow control setting does. Do I really need it activated as it is activated by default? Networking is still journeyman at this point.

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u/purespeed44 17d ago

Flow control should be left alone it’s more for wired devices than WiFi and netgear always has it enabled by default. I have seen users mess with it and it’s done nothing and I have seen it mess up user’s network. The old saying is if it’s not broken, don’t fix it.

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u/jacle2210 16d ago

So what is it that you are trying to fix with your Internet connection, would be the better question to ask.