I have cat 6 cabale and router and laptop have gbps port and also my network provider support gbps speed still my network shows me its 100 mbps any solution?

  • timbro1@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    check for damaged pins in ethernet ports. gigabit uses 4 pairs and 100 meg uses 2 pairs so maybe a bad connection in one of the ports.

  • Bronzie@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Test patching directly into router, not via internal cabling.
    Test different cable.
    Test with different laptop.

    Just for fun: test WiFi, preferably 5 GHz. If that nets you more than 100 mbit then your router/ISP is the issue.

    Also, what do you get when testing on e.g. Speedtest.net?

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    1 year ago

    large chunk of laptops are 100mb ports. for cost cutting.

    cheaper to do faster chip with wifi . then a a wired chip.

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    1 year ago

    The better question here are what models are your laptop and router? That would rule them out in terms of compatibility with gigabit speed.

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    1 year ago

    What are you hooking your laptop up to? Make and model? And can you verify in devicemanagement that your laptop has a gigabit NIC?

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        1 year ago

        Good idea. Check all that may be able to influence the speed. I spent an hour scratching my head about this same problem once and it was a Cat5 (fe) cable between my switch and router - I kissed it because I kept looking at the patching on the port. If cables test out fine then go ‘upstream’.

  • Aritra_1997@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Here are my checklist when this happens.

    1. Check the NIC on the machine and see if it supports 1 GBPS
    2. Check the ethernet wire to see if the cable is properly terminated or not.
    3. Check the port on the switch/router you are connecting to and see if that’s the culprit.
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    1 year ago

    Check you are not going through a surge protector on the ethernet. Couple years ago for some reason the ethernet surge protector built into my power strip reduced me to 100mbps connection.

  • Actual_Candidate_826@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    If the cable is good and is a direct connection between device and switch/router, then it’s a hardware issue. Gig requires all 4 pairs, 100Mbps only 2.

  • NBE_23@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    This just happened to me today lol, turns out my old Dell laptop doesn’t have a gigabit port. Got full speed on Apple TV and new laptop.

  • Wdrussell1@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    99 times out of 100 this is an issue with the cable. Be it the one in the computer or the one in the wall.