Does my motherboard throttle my speed?

[OMG.ACE]

 

This is BS it should be 1000 Mbps not 100...... 

 

 

so, i have been running WIFI for a LONG time and finally got around to running CAT 6e to my PC. I used a raw 250' coil through my attic and made my own connections in the wall and to my PC/router. No problems day 1... was getting 852.95 down and 946.34 up on day one. Compared to 274.65 down and 119.61 up over my WIFI connection.  Tested with OOKLA. 

 

Now (1 week after install) my internet wont even break 100 down and like 90 up...… Its very frustrating. Could it possibly be because of faulty connections from my wiring job???? 

 

 

what do I need to look for???? 

[tkitch]

your link speed is 100mbps.  either your ethernet card is set to be 100mbps, or you're plugged into a 100mbps device.

[GalacticRuler]

Is your motherboard's ethernet port a Gigabit port, and if so, do you have the drivers installed for it? The fact that it's hitting exactly 100Mbps leads me to believe it's an issue with the ethernet port, not the cable itself.

 

If it turns out your port isn't Gigabit or is damaged, you can always purchase a Gigabit PCIe card.

[BondiBlue]

4 minutes ago, GalacticRuler said:

Is your motherboard's ethernet port a Gigabit port, and if so, do you have the drivers installed for it? The fact that it's hitting exactly 100Mbps leads me to believe it's an issue with the ethernet port, not the cable itself.

 

If it turns out your port isn't Gigabit or is damaged, you can always purchase a Gigabit PCIe card.

If it wasn't a gigabit port then they never would have gotten the proper speeds originally. 

 

OP: Is your cable damaged? Are all of your connections secure?

[GalacticRuler]

Just now, BondiBlue said:

If it wasn't a gigabit port then they never would have gotten the proper speeds originally. 

 

OP: Is your cable damaged? Are all of your connections secure?

You're right, I missed the part about his initial speeds.

 

OP: Try taking both ends of your CAT cable and give it a gentle but firm yank at the connector. Make sure that all 8 wires are intact, as it's possible you messed up one of the internal wires when trimming the jacket. I highly doubt that the wire inside the walls are damaged, so you probably don't need to replace the cable, and maybe just the ends.

[OMG.ACE]

10 minutes ago, GalacticRuler said:

Is your motherboard's ethernet port a Gigabit port, and if so, do you have the drivers installed for it? The fact that it's hitting exactly 100Mbps leads me to believe it's an issue with the ethernet port, not the cable itself.

 

If it turns out your port isn't Gigabit or is damaged, you can always purchase a Gigabit PCIe card.

it is. I may just do that anyways. but its odd how I got those speeds then didn't

[OMG.ACE]

1 minute ago, GalacticRuler said:

You're right, I missed the part about his initial speeds.

 

OP: Try taking both ends of your CAT cable and give it a gentle but firm yank at the connector. Make sure that all 8 wires are intact, as it's possible you messed up one of the internal wires when trimming the jacket. I highly doubt that the wire inside the walls are damaged, so you probably don't need to replace the cable, and maybe just the ends.

I may try redoing the ends just incase. if I pull the cables out of these type of connections will it mess up the connector. 

[GalacticRuler]

3 minutes ago, OMG.ACE said:

I may try redoing the ends just incase. if I pull the cables out of these type of connections will it mess up the connector. 

Oh no, I'm not telling you to pull the wires out. Just give it a little tug between the jack/keystone and the main cable itself, like you would when pulling out a USB cord from a wall adapter.

 

But yeah, your best bet would probably be to redo the ends.

[OMG.ACE]

25 minutes ago, GalacticRuler said:

Oh no, I'm not telling you to pull the wires out. Just give it a little tug between the jack/keystone and the main cable itself, like you would when pulling out a USB cord from a wall adapter.

 

But yeah, your best bet would probably be to redo the ends.

unplugged clened (pressurized air) and snipped and redid the wire connections on both ends. No resolution. 

 

[Alex Atkin UK]

6 hours ago, OMG.ACE said:

unplugged clened (pressurized air) and snipped and redid the wire connections on both ends. No resolution.

Unfortunately this can be an utter nightmare, those crimp down jacks are a PITA.  I had one where no matter how many times I tried to re-crimp it, would always be stuck at 100Mbit.  Put RJ45 plugs on both ends of the same cable, worked fine.

Its why a lot of people choose the keystone jacks you just plug a standard RJ45 connector into the back of (I have no idea where to get these in the UK though so gave up).

 

Crimping the plugs is just so much more reliable than crimping the socket connectors.