Connect to a bigger pipe.
Posted on 01/27/2021 4:25:33 AM PST by Oshkalaboomboom
I have a fairly new tower computer with a built-in network RJ45 port. The motherboard has a Realtek PCIe GbE Family Controller built in that is supposed to get speeds up to 1GB but in the device manager it only says 100MB/100MB up and down. I have a fiber connection that was 600MB Full Duplex but is being upgraded to Gigabit fiber soon. Since my computer is upstairs I use a TP-Link R305 range extender that is supposed to be capable of up to 1.2GB. The signal is strong and I connect directly from that to my PC with a Cat6 cable, also high speed.
To eliminate the onboard network controller I bought a TP-link Gigabit PCI-E network adapter capable of 10/100/1000 MBPS. When I went to install I found that it uses the same drivers as my onboard network controller. It also shows 100MB. Speed and Duplex is set to 1GB Full Duplex. I am downloading at about 12MB/s and uploading at about 3MB/s which I have read is about the limit for a 100MB port. Because I have a strong signal and it is maxxing out with the range extender I feel I should be doing better.
Short of hauling the PC downstairs and connecting it directly to the cable modem is there anything else I can try to speed it up?
Is there a switch or a hub between your computer and the modem/router? Slow networking hardware can become a bottleneck.
When you get upgraded, have the tech also replace the connection from the wall to the modem with Cat7 or Cat8 so that's not a bottleneck.
Lastly, those TPLink extenders don't work as mesh so you can't daisy chain them for extended coverage. You need a wifi system that is built as a mesh met. (We upgraded to one that can handle the digital loads and it's worlds of difference.) But if you prefer the extender, make sure that the 2.4ghz is turned off and only running on 5G for anything that connects via wifi.
Your connection can be 100 megabit or 1,000 megabit. It can’t be 500 megabit. Units of measure matter - 100 Mb is 100 million bits per second (roughly) and 1 Gb (or gig) is roughly 1000 million bits per second. Upload and download speeds may be in bytes. There are 8 bits in a byte so 12 megabytes down is about 96 megabits down - that would be really good on a 100 megabit connection. One convention is lower-case b means bits, uppercase B means bytes. There is a path from your house to the server. If the entire path is gig, then you could potentially get gig throughput. If there is any leg that is less than gig, say 100 megabit, then your connection to your wireless network appliance might be gig but the throughput would be limited to 100 Mb.
Agreed....he needs to make sure he has a CAT6 cable not CAT5e.....
Cat6 supports data transfer speeds up to 10 Gbps at 250 MHz with even less (or no) crosstalk interference, due to the cable’s improved insulation. However, its 10 Gbps speed is effective only up to 164 feet. Despite this limitation, Cat6 cabling is more qualified to handle the fast pace of Gigabit Ethernet networks.
Connect to a bigger pipe.
Many older routers are 100 MB limited. So you have a fast range extender - that guy is extending range from an old router? Or from a cable company-supplied router that may be older?
Garbage In, Garbage Out.
After I upgraded my internet speed from 15MB to 100MB, I was still getting only 15MB.
Spectrum rep came out and measured 120MB at the modem.
I then discovered a software app for my Linksys router that had settings for the “allowable” speed...and changed from 15MB to 200MB so I could get the speed I was paying for each month.
I now have 120-140MB on a regular basis.
LOL.
You can use a metzenbaum wrench for that, can’t you?
The cable modem is brand new Gigabyte fiber capable. The service provider’s introductory offer was 600MB and now they are upgrading it for free, only the speed because the modem is fine.
I’ve already tried relative bearing grease and that didn’t do a thing. I also switched from a SAE to a Metric adjustable wrench, still nothing.
Fiber---Cable Modem---Range Extender---Cat6 Network Cable---TP-Link TG-3468 Gigabit Network Adapter.
Mabe the Modem is dirty? Try washing it in a sink with lots of soap.....
Report back and let us know how it worked!
Bring the modem upstairs?
The limit for a 100mb port is 100mb. You have a bottleneck somewhere else. I have a seven year old PC with a built in 100mb NIC connected to a cellular router and it gets over 20mb up/down depending upon how busy the internet is. Late at night is usually the best.
Check cables. Rg6 does gb+
The modem is connected to the fiber, which is only downstairs.
I am talking practical real world speed vs internet speeds. They may call it a 100mb connection but it could be a gazillion and if I’m downloading a movie and it says it’s coming down at 12mb/sec as far as I’m concerned it’s 12mb.
This might help used to be real important on old slower connections...
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_aix_72/performance/tcp_max_seg_size_tuning.html
Your range extender’s physical Ethernet port says this in the specifications:
Ethernet Port: 1 10/100Mbps RJ45 Port
You don’t have a 1000Mbps port, so your upstairs computer will never self-select for 1000Mbps.
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