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ProSafe Plus Downspeeding Ports on its own
Hi, I recently purchased the subject matter smart switch in the model info line. I love the switch and it compliments my Nighthawk router 9000 very well alongside a Synology 5 disk array. I love th...
Factory reset, unfortunately, didn't change the downspeeding, in fact, it shed light on something else. Recently, I had purchased some very nive (so i thought) category 7, braided ethernet cables from Amazon, 1, 3 and 8 meters. I wanted to use the best cable possible for my main workstation, NAS, port aggregation between switch / NAS. What I found was, by chance, when I switched from the "high end" CAT7, braided cable, back to normal CAT5/6 at the PC or at the NAS, everything immediately shot back up from 90-100mb cap to 490-500mb, as it should be. Strangest thing I have ever seen. I did not think CAT7 cable would cause this and I tries several different lengths and pre-cut sizes, same 100mb cap. No idea why it does that, but it does. Perhaps some kind of pair mismatch with the internal house wiring / ports on the switch, etc....
So, these are the cables that slowed me down: Cat7 Ethernet Cable 3 ft, Cat 7 RJ45 LAN Network Cable High Speed Durable Nylon Braid STP with Gold Plated Plug (3FT/1M, Nylon Braid - Black)
Anyway, Im back up and flying @ 500mbps with standard CAT5. Who'd have thought.
Mike
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Factory reset, unfortunately, didn't change the downspeeding, in fact, it shed light on something else. Recently, I had purchased some very nive (so i thought) category 7, braided ethernet cables from Amazon, 1, 3 and 8 meters. I wanted to use the best cable possible for my main workstation, NAS, port aggregation between switch / NAS. What I found was, by chance, when I switched from the "high end" CAT7, braided cable, back to normal CAT5/6 at the PC or at the NAS, everything immediately shot back up from 90-100mb cap to 490-500mb, as it should be. Strangest thing I have ever seen. I did not think CAT7 cable would cause this and I tries several different lengths and pre-cut sizes, same 100mb cap. No idea why it does that, but it does. Perhaps some kind of pair mismatch with the internal house wiring / ports on the switch, etc....
So, these are the cables that slowed me down: Cat7 Ethernet Cable 3 ft, Cat 7 RJ45 LAN Network Cable High Speed Durable Nylon Braid STP with Gold Plated Plug (3FT/1M, Nylon Braid - Black)
Anyway, Im back up and flying @ 500mbps with standard CAT5. Who'd have thought.
Mike
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