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Multi-gigabit port isn't working on my RAX200 router.
The other day I picked up a brand new XB7 gateway from my ISP which has 1 orange 2.5 Gbps port on the back of it. I put the gateway into bridge mode and connected it to the Multi-Gig 2.5G/1G port on the back of the RAX200. I have another ethernet cable connected from the Yellow Internet port on the back of the router to my PC. However, I am only getting 1 Gbps speeds. Windows won't even detect that my speed is 2.5 Gbps when I check the status of my Ethernet adapter. What am I doing wrong? I already enabled the 2.5 G port in my routers settings and tried disabling the DHCP server as well, but I'm still only getting 1 Gbps. I can't get multi-gig speeds unless I remove the router completely and connect my PC directly to the modem. I thought the RAX 200 was a multi-gig capable router.
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The RAX200 is multigig capable.
the problem is that it only has 1 multigig port. If you're using that to connect to the xb7, then there isn't any other multigig ports. You'd be limited to 1 gig speeds using a standard connection.
You can use lan port aggregation to get >1gig speeds but you'd need a NIC in your pc that supports it.
