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Retired_Member
May 01, 2020
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RBK853 No Upload Speed when Using Thunderbolt 3 10Gbe Network Adapter

I have a Thunderbolt 3 to 10Gbe adapter that I've been using on my desktop for almost a year (internal use to get faster transfer speeds.) It connects to a Netgear 10Gb switch, which is then connecte...
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    Retired_Member
    May 02, 2020

    Issue resolved! After days of troubleshooting, I was finally able to resovle my own issue.

     

    I'll post the resolution in case anyone has this problem down the road when they search Google :-) 

     

    So the Thunderbolt 3 10Gbe adapter uses a NIC card by the manufacture Aquantia AQtion. The driver version I had installed was 2.1.18. I have no idea why my Netgear Orbi stopped working at full upload speed. I downgraded to 2.1.17 and still no luck. I found someone on Reddit mention they downgraded all the way to 2.1.12 and IT WORKS! I'm now getting my full 950Mbps down / 950Mbps up. All because of a driver! What's strange if I used any other router, it worked fine. I don't quite understand why the driver made a difference so it would work properly with the Netgear Orbi router.... but I'm just happy I can move on.

     

    [RESOLVED]