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Orbi 970 Not Passing Through 10GB Speed
Hi there, I am writing in regards to my new Orbi 970 system. I'm setup with GFiber 8GB package and can confirm that the Orbi is receiving nearly full-bandwidth at about 7800 up + down, which is f...
How are you speed testing? RBR internal speed test app?
I would use Ooklas installable speed test app on a PC or your Mac to test with.
What model is this Belkin USB C adapter?
Do you get near 8Gb with the Mac directly connected to the ISP ONT?
Is Armor, IPv6, SPC or Traffic Meter enabled?
Please log into your router admin page via the WebUI (usually through 192.168.1.1) and click on the "Advanced" Tab, and then on the boxes to the right side, find "Internet Port" and click on "Show Statistics".
You'll get a new window that shows WAN, LAN1, LAN2, LAN3 etc showing connection status and speed to your various ports. If you are connecting your MAC via the OWC connected to the 10GB port, then check the connection speed to LAN1 and see if it reports 10Gbps or something else. If it is showing 10Gbps, then the port and the device has successfully negotiated the 10Gbps speed. If it is something else, then it may be the port, but it also may be the cable or a setting on the device connected to that port. (Please cut/paste that info into a reply so we can see what it is negotiating).
Additionally, you say that you are connecting your MAC to the OWC via a Belkin Ethernet to USB-C adapter. I have not found any Belkin Ethernet to USB-C adapter that supports 10Gbps - 2.5Gbps and 1Gbps, but not 10Gbps. Even if the port itself can support 10Gbps - if you are connecting a 1Gbps device to a 10Gbps port - you are only going to get a maximum of 1 Gbps (and could be less depending on overhead and specifically, some chipsets.
Please provide the actual model number of the Belkin adapter as well as the OWC if you would and that could help us better determine what the cause MAY be - along with the information show in the "Show Statistics" page noted above.