Only 11MB/s over ethernet

[LuukvanA]

So i finally managed to convince my parents that it was a good idea to run ethernet to my room.

Everything connected, using netstress I saw that for some reason the connection between PC and Laptop could only come to about 11MB/s.

 

The setup:   |PC|------1meter Cat5 cable------|Router|------1meter Cat5 cable------|Laptop|

 

So yeah, anyone an idea what the problem might be?

I Thought the Cat5 cable couldn't be the problem since it is only a short distance...

 

Thanks in advance, LuukvanA

[MrSuperb]

Either PC and/or Router and/or Laptop are 100MBit/s only

 

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edit: this is hard to tell though tell with almost zero information on the actual hardware ...

[sonarctica]

Only 11MB/s...

[Sarcasm]

A 10/100Mb connection will translate into roughly 10 or so megabyte connection. 

[simtransporter]

Most likely there is a bottleneck somewhere. Something only operates at 100mbps

[Levent]

cat5 = 100Mbps

cat5e = 1Gbps

also most of the laptops and routers come with 100Mbps nic

[LuukvanA]

Either PC and/or Router and/or Laptop are 100MBit/s only

Thanks for your helpful reply!

I checked: PC: Gigabit, Router: Gigabit, Brand new 700 Euro Laptop: Only 100Mbit.

F*** Lenovo, I mean come on, Gigabit network cards aren't expensive, are they?....

 

Luuk

[MrSuperb]

cat5 = 100Mbps

cat5e = 1Gbps

 

meh ... there isn't really any cat5e anymore...  (this has been 10 years now)

If you buy cat5 cables today, they (should) fullfill the cat5e specifications.

[Sarcasm]

cat5 = 100Mbps

cat5e = 1Gbps

also most of the laptops and routers come with 100Mbps nic

CAT5e technically isn't rated for gigabit LAN. We manage to shoehorn it, but it's CAT6 cables that are actually rated for Gigabit.

[KieranThePCGuy]

I'm lucky to even get 2MB/s

[LuukvanA]

I'm lucky to even get 2MB/s

You know I am talking about ETHERNET and not INTERNET? 

If you want to know anyway my SpeedTest score is about 7.5MB/s down and 0.7MB/s up

 

Luuk

[KieranThePCGuy]

You know I am talking about ETHERNET and not INTERNET? 

If you want to know anyway my SpeedTest score is about 7.5MB/s down and 0.7MB/s up

 

Luuk

Ohhhh, only just realised Been one of them days! But it's still better than mine!

[lions240]

Also the distance does not effect the speed or connection as long as its under 100 meters. You can get gigabit local speeds from a 300ft long ethernet cable. And fiber is an entirely different story.

[ToToRoTY]

700 EURO for 100mbps ethernet port.

Welcome to rip off world!

 

What about wireless? It lags a bit more (depending on your Wireless router performance), but if the signal strength is good enough, it can get pretty fast.

[tycheleto]

Is it an ultrabook with an adapter by any chance? I think they just expect people to be on wireless so often that the Ethernet adapter is an afterthought. Adding a gigabit adapter is something most users may not care for, not worth the cost.

[ASFfergie]

probably the easiest thing to do is to get a usb 3.0 to gigabit adaptor, I think they go for about $40.