Limited Connection speed on network?

[orbofshingeki]

Hello,

 

I'm quite stumped on this. Networking is not my strong point so i figure i'd go to the expert. Let me start off with what i have.

 

I have a Nighthawk X4 for my main router.

I have a TP-Link 10/100/1000 switch.

 

I moved the router from one room to another. every light on the router was white, indicating that all devices were working at full speed. now the cable going to my switch is orange on the router meaning it's being limited somehow. the only thing that changed from before is that i recrimped the cat 5e cable with a 568b color code. now the only thing coming off the switch is my home phone and main computer. it is now getting an average speedtest of 40mbps. my internet speed reaches about 120mbps on all other devices. 

 

Now... the other thing that is stumping me is when i plugged the previous cable in that was used before i moved everything, it shows all white on the router but the computer is still only getting a average speedtest of 40mbps.

 

I might be overthinking this but am i right to think that the color code does not matter on cat 5e as long as it matches on each side of the cable?

 

Also do all cables on my network need to be the same color code to work properly??

 

Thanks

[Eastman51]

4 minutes ago, orbofshingeki said:

Networking is not my strong point so i figure i'd go to the expert.

OK.

5 minutes ago, orbofshingeki said:

H the only thing that changed from before is that i recrimped the cat 5e cable with a 568b color code.

You sure you're a networking noob?

 

Anyways. Color code shouldn't matter. I feel like you either crimped the cable wrong, or its experiencing strong interference. Or the "cat 5e" cable isn't actually Cat 5e.

[KarathKasun]

1 hour ago, orbofshingeki said:

Hello,

 

I'm quite stumped on this. Networking is not my strong point so i figure i'd go to the expert. Let me start off with what i have.

 

I have a Nighthawk X4 for my main router.

I have a TP-Link 10/100/1000 switch.

 

I moved the router from one room to another. every light on the router was white, indicating that all devices were working at full speed. now the cable going to my switch is orange on the router meaning it's being limited somehow. the only thing that changed from before is that i recrimped the cat 5e cable with a 568b color code. now the only thing coming off the switch is my home phone and main computer. it is now getting an average speedtest of 40mbps. my internet speed reaches about 120mbps on all other devices. 

 

Now... the other thing that is stumping me is when i plugged the previous cable in that was used before i moved everything, it shows all white on the router but the computer is still only getting a average speedtest of 40mbps.

 

I might be overthinking this but am i right to think that the color code does not matter on cat 5e as long as it matches on each side of the cable?

 

Also do all cables on my network need to be the same color code to work properly??

 

Thanks

What color wires are in what position matters, alot.

 

Some cables use different twists per inch for each twister pair to attenuate noise encountered when using PoE.

[orbofshingeki]

15 minutes ago, KarathKasun said:

What color wires are in what position matters, alot.

Ok. so what position should all the wires be in sir?

[KarathKasun]

1 green white

2 green

3 orange white

4 blue

5 blue white

6 orange

7 brown white

8 brown

 

For crossover swap green pair and orange pair on one side.

[orbofshingeki]

18 minutes ago, KarathKasun said:

1 green white

2 green

3 orange white

4 blue

5 blue white

6 orange

7 brown white

8 brown

 

For crossover swap green pair and orange pair on one side.

So crossover cables are just for connecting devices together directly without any switch or router? Also with that order you mentioned, is that looking from the bottom or top with the clip?

[KarathKasun]

7 minutes ago, orbofshingeki said:

So crossover cables are just for connecting devices together directly without any switch or router? Also with that order you mentioned, is that looking from the bottom or top with the clip?

This is looking at the side of the plug with the contacts.

 

Yes, Crossover is for connecting two clients together.

 

Use 568A or 568B on both ends for PC <-> Network Equipment.

[orbofshingeki]

1 minute ago, KarathKasun said:

 

Yes, Crossover is for connecting two clients together.

 

Use 568A or 568B on both ends for PC <-> Network Equipment.

I used 568b on my connection from the router to the switch. is that ok?

[KarathKasun]

1 minute ago, orbofshingeki said:

I used 568b on my connection from the router to the switch. is that ok?

On both ends or only on one end?

 

Also, most equipment auto-negotiates MDI(straight through)/MDI-X(crossover) on the fly anymore, so sticking with straight through cables is usually best.

[orbofshingeki]

Just now, KarathKasun said:

On both ends or only on one end?

Both ends are the same.

[KarathKasun]

1 minute ago, orbofshingeki said:

Both ends are the same.

That is fine.

 

Try PC -> router without switch and check its DL speed.  Also check with another device on the switch if possible, like a laptop.

[orbofshingeki]

4 minutes ago, KarathKasun said:

That is fine.

 

Try PC -> router without switch and check its DL speed.  Also check with another device on the switch if possible, like a laptop.

 Now the Pc to router is dropping to around 60mbps. Laptop was showing full speed of 120mbps on the router. Laptop to switch showed around 50mbps.

[KarathKasun]

120mbps on laptop connected to same cable used to connect the switch?

[orbofshingeki]

3 minutes ago, KarathKasun said:

120mbps on laptop connected to same cable used to connect the switch?

I tried the laptop connected to the switch with the same cable as pc and it was the same speed

 

Laptop connected to the switch with a difference cable was the same result.

 

I only got 120mbps with the laptop connected directly to the router.