internet speed problem

[RedMantisFPS]

hello i have a problem that i have no clue how to fix hopefully someone on here can help me. i am not get with networking i just got att fiber internet at 2gbps speeds and ran cat7 cable with gold plated solid copper core wire as that is what i was told i should use for no signal loss at long ranges. the problem i am having is that my 2.5 ethernet port on the back of my mother board is only giving me 1gbps. the mother board is up to date on drivers and even did a bios update. the router can handle up to i believe 6gbps speeds, so everything i have is rated over the speed that im trying to get.

 

PS:  motherboard is a msi rogstrix meg ace

[191x7]

I do't think the router can handle 6Gbps, that's a weird number. It probably has Wifi 6 and regular 1Gbps ports, especially if it's from your ISP. It's rare to see ISP routers with ports faster than 1Gbps.

[RedMantisFPS]

19 minutes ago, 191x7 said:

I do't think the router can handle 6Gbps, that's a weird number. It probably has Wifi 6 and regular 1Gbps ports, especially if it's from your ISP. It's rare to see ISP routers with ports faster than 1Gbps.

the router is third party not from isp. linksys i believe. the router is the linksys ax6600

[SterlingSilverAg]

A model number of the router would be useful.  I suspect that the comment from 191x7 is correct.  I had a look at the Linksys product lineup on their website, and only one of their routers has a 5 Gigabit WAN port, (the Hydra Pro 6E: Tri-Band Mesh WiFi 6E Router).  If the WAN port is only Gigabit then that will be your bottleneck, and will limit the maximum speed to your computer down to 1Gbps.

 

I need to add that even the Hydro Pro router mentioned above only has Gigabit LAN ports, so even though the WAN port is 5Gbps you'll still be limited to 1Gbps to your desktop.  You may get more than that on a WiFi 6E enabled client device depending on how close you are to your router.  In a lot of cases, at this point, Multi-gigabit internet speeds see the most benefit when servicing multiple high-demand users where each user may only be using 1Gbps, but the aggregate usage is higher than that.

[RedMantisFPS]

7 minutes ago, SterlingSilverAg said:

A model number of the router would be useful.  I suspect that the comment from 191x7 is correct.  I had a look at the Linksys product lineup on their website, and only one of their routers has a 5 Gigabit WAN port, (the Hydra Pro 6E: Tri-Band Mesh WiFi 6E Router).  If the WAN port is only Gigabit then that will be your bottleneck, and will limit the maximum speed to your computer down to 1Gbps.

 

I need to add that even the Hydro Pro router mentioned above only has Gigabit LAN ports, so even though the WAN port is 5Gbps you'll still be limited to 1Gbps to your desktop.  You may get more than that on a WiFi 6E enabled client device depending on how close you are to your router.  In a lot of cases, at this point, Multi-gigabit internet speeds see the most benefit when servicing multiple high-demand users where each user may only be using 1Gbps, but the aggregate usage is higher than that.

that is the one i have i just checked the box

[191x7]

Is this actually a case of "I recommend you get a wifi card"?!

Wifi 6E addon card. I bet that costs a ton.

Well, connect multiple devices to the router and I guess most of them won't throttle the other ones.

 

#firstworldproblems

[RedMantisFPS]

9 minutes ago, 191x7 said:

Is this actually a case of "I recommend you get a wifi card"?!

Wifi 6E addon card. I bet that costs a ton.

Well, connect multiple devices to the router and I guess most of them won't throttle the other ones.

 

#firstworldproblems

Yes that is a pic of the box in my lap

[RedMantisFPS]

So what im gathering is that there is no router on the current market that can push more than 1gbps from its rear 4 ports. That if i want more than 1gbps i will have to get a wifi 6e expansion card 

[191x7]

5 minutes ago, RedMantisFPS said:

So what im gathering is that there is no router on the current market that can push more than 1gbps from its rear 4 ports. That if i want more than 1gbps i will have to get a wifi 6e expansion card 

No, you can get a router that has more than 1Gbps on the ports and you'd have to connect it to the wan ports of the first one.

 

Hm, some routers allow the use of the WAN port as a lan port. Maybe check that?

[SterlingSilverAg]

A quick Google search did find some available routers that have multi-gig LAN ports. https://dongknows.com/multi-gigabit-wi-fi-6-routers-to-bring-home-today/

 

I didn't even look at costs, but if you can still return the Linksys you could still get multi Gig service to your desktop...

 

[Donut417]

22 hours ago, RedMantisFPS said:

that is the one i have i just checked the box

Looking at the product page over at Linksys. Only the WAN port is rated for 5 Gbps. The other Ethernet ports are only rated for Gigabit. You need to find a router that has both WAN and LAN ports rated for at least 2.5 Gbps or greater.