R7500v2

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Jim_Elma wrote:

This my 1st ever post.  I have Netgear R7500v2 used by both my home Desktop and Laptop computers.

 

Welcome to the funny farm. For future reference, you've put your message in the space reserved for Home Networking Apps, that's the software people use to control their kit. This means that it won't get that many readers.

Follow this link to see where people chat about Nighthawk routers:

Nighthawk WiFi Routers - NETGEAR Communities

Back to your problem. You say:

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The router port led indicator light is amber suggesting active connectivity, but at slower speeds (at least this is what Netgear support indicated to me). Whereas a solid white led indicator light would indicate active connectivity at optimum speeds.

 

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There is a manual for the R7500v2 somewhere at the end of this link:

>>>> Nighthawk R7500v2 | AC2350 Smart WiFi Router | NETGEAR Support <<<<

On page 10 you can see what those LEDs are showing. An Amber LED means that the connection is at 100 MBps. It is not an indicator of the speed that it is working at. It certainly does not "indicate active connectivity at optimum speeds".

I'm a bit confused by your comments on the network connection. Which are you using?

You talk about " Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller" and then say the "network adapter card is vintage 2006 or older". The 2006 card is almost certainly 100 Mbps LAN, which explains the amber light.

If you are saying that Windows is telling you that it is using the  Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller, that will not make the NIC card work at 1000 Mbps. It is stuck at 100 Mbps. Hence the amber light.

To get 1000 Mbps, and a white light, you can add  an inexpensive PCIe NIC card, if there is room. Mibe comes with a stack of USB3 ports.

Trying to squeeze much performance out of a 12 year old box may be pushing it given the CPUs made back then. I'm surprised that Windows 10 works.