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GS308E Speed problem
I have google fiber for my ISP. The line coming into the house is connected to a Google Wifi point serving as a modem. There is an ethernet port on the Google Wifi that I have plugged into my GS308...
Glad to see it was a cable issue.
You might mark it solved so others aren't still trying to fix it then 🙂
I haven't had a whole lot of issues with cat 6 cables but cat 5e its been hit or miss.
Thank you for the reply. Both PCs that I am wired to support gigabit. I think I might have some cat6 patch cables around. I can give that a try. I hope that's not the problem, I already have some cat 5e cable and crimps that I was planning on using.
I've been seeing it more often where cat 5e cables not connecting at gigabit. Tends to be with lower quality cable or even self crimped ones. (I'm even at fault for the self crimped ones)
So is there a recommended Cat 5e or Cat 6 cable brand that I can trust? I have new "pass-thru" connectors and a Klein tools crimper on the way to me, should be delivered today. Maybe I should look into cat 6 cable if you have any advice on a brand? I've bought Cable Matters brand for all my ethernet wall outlets. They are in-line couplers so that I don't have to do a bunch of punch down connections.
Thats a tough one. I usually say just buy good quality cables but lately, I've even seen good quality ones that have a bad connection.
I buy only solid copper cables, both CAT5e and CAT6. I have one 40 feet long old CAT5e cable connecting two NETGEAR switches at 10G. Yes, pass-thru connectors and Klein tools are the way to go!
Great advice, thank you! I tried a cat 6 cable last night and sure enough, I saw the switch change on that port to 1000M. So now I just have to sift through all the options on Amazon and hopefully pick a good, solid copper cat 6 cable so I can build my own custom lengths.
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