@ccie Ok short story, i resolved this on my own. Even though I had checked this against the docs 3-4 times, the problem was the usb3.0 vs usb2.0 ports were oriented on the diagram in a way that seems...

@ccie tp link has followed up with me privately for further investigation, which is great. it appears some people not from tplink may have also replied but missed things that were already addressed...

hello, using a brand new AC5400X. i am seeing slower speeds on gigabit ethernet than i can get via wifi. WIFI: I can get 450Mbps download consistently (speedtest.net) Gigabit Ethernet Ports (1000Mbps...