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Hi there!

 

I was wondering how can I change my download speed from the 100mbps to 1gb. I have a gigabyte router but when I enter in speed and duplex it says just 10/100 half/full and auto.

 

I have windows 8 installed on my laptop, with an AC network adapter and an ATHEROS ethernet which goes only to 100mbps. Is it possible to change the speed?

Thanks in advance!

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is your provider sending 1GB/s ?

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Both your laptop and Router will need to have 1Gbit Ethernet ports. If you leave it on Auto they will default to the highest speed they can. 

Also worth a quite note that this will only change traffic inside your local network, not outside into the internet.

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Ha, I wish it was that easy. 

 

Let me answer your question. Get Cat5e or higher, and make sure the ports on the router and the computer are both gigabit.

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If your laptop isn't gigabit capable, then you can't really do much about it.

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Ehm................you might have misunderstood, 1 gb persec download is not available to the standart consumer as far as i know and if youre router is from the manufracturer gigabyte it doesnt mean that you have 1gig/sec download, depends on youre dataplan but like anything over 30 to 40 mb/sec is not available to homeusers. 

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Ehm................you might have misunderstood, 1 gb persec download is not available to the standart consumer as far as i know and if youre router is from the manufracturer gigabyte it doesnt mean that you have 1gig/sec download, depends on youre dataplan but like anything over 30 to 40 mb/sec is not available to homeusers. 

Google fiber has 1 Gbit (128 Megabyte) :)

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Thanks for the answers. My provider gives 1gb/s but apparently from what you are telling me my laptop is not gigabyte capable.

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Thanks for the answers. My provider gives 1gb/s but apparently from what you are telling me my laptop is not gigabyte capable.

If you laptop has a GIGABIT Ethernet port then it should be capable. BTW you don't have gigabytes when it comes to networking.

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Google fiber has 1 Gbit (128 Megabyte) :)

Oh gee....... really i want Google fiber.

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Google fiber has 1 Gbit (128 Megabyte) :)

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There seems to be a lot of confusion going on in this thread.

Two distinct things are being discussed.

 

1. Internet speed (eg: Gigabit, Google Fibre, etc). This is the speed provided by your ISP, which can vary widely depending on your location. This is the speed coming into your router, which is distributed to all computers. This is the speed of your WAN (Wide Area Network - eg: The Internet).

 

2. LAN connection speed (eg: Gigabit Ethernet). This is the speed of your LAN (Local Area Network).

 

To achieve gigabit ethernet speeds on your computer, all components between you and the router must support it. That means the router must support Gigabit Ethernet, and your NIC (Network Interface Card - eg: ethernet adapter or Network Card) must support it too.

 

If your NIC only supports 10/100, then nothing you can do will change this. You must upgrade to a better NIC. If it's a laptop, then you must buy a USB Gigabit NIC. If your laptop does NOT have USB 3.0, then this is pointless to do, as USB 2.0 does not offer enough bandwidth to allow anything close to Gigabit speeds (So your USB Gigabit NIC would be bottlenecked).

 

LAN speeds are useful for file transfers internally, or for distributing your internet, if you have speeds in excess of 100 Mbps from your ISP.

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Thanks for the answers. My provider gives 1gb/s but apparently from what you are telling me my laptop is not gigabyte capable.

GIGABIT NOT GIGABYTE. (Gb vs GB big difference)

 

And just grab a USB 3 to gigabit Ethernet converter.

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Hi there!

 

I was wondering how can I change my download speed from the 100mbps to 1gb. I have a gigabyte router but when I enter in speed and duplex it says just 10/100 half/full and auto.

 

I have windows 8 installed on my laptop, with an AC network adapter and an ATHEROS ethernet which goes only to 100mbps. Is it possible to change the speed?

Thanks in advance!

 

If you want a certain speed your modem, router, NIC and cables need to support it.

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GIGABIT NOT GIGABYTE. (Gb vs GB big difference)

 

And just grab a USB 3 to gigabit Ethernet converter.

 

What's wrong with gigabyte? I want gigabyte internet...

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What's wrong with gigabyte? I want gigabyte internet...

Nothing wrong and so would i :D but i have a bit/byte pet peve :P

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What's wrong with gigabyte? I want gigabyte internet...

It's the way networking is. In the consumer market you will find gigabit speeds.

Everyone wants gigabyte internet but because a byte is made up of 8 bits, it is what is current standard for network speeds maybe with the next 10-20yrs we might see byte speeds.

If you want to find more about it feel free to google it.

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