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C7000 will not connect at 1Gbps over Lan
Heyas, I've got a good question...any computer hard wired into the LAN port 1, 2 or 3 of the netgear C7000 modem/router will only connect at 100Mbps, not 1Gbps, and Speedtest.net reports my max speed at 94Mbps. If I take that same cable, disconnect it from the C7000 and shove it into the 24 port switch running off that same router in port 4, the computer connects at 1Gbps and speedtest gives a max speed of 345Mbps. I haven't disconnected port 4 from the switch and tried directly (yet) because I didn't want to take down the network....but I will if y'all don't have an answer for me.
So, why can't I direct connect to the router without going through the switch first to get 1Gbps?
Thanks! :)
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does it happen with all the ports? what is the model/Brand of the ethernet port?
Model C7000 DOCSIS 3.0
Well, I did a factory reset to the modem tonight and all 4 ports connect at 1Gbps per second when I direct connect to the router/modem. So I guess the modem just wanted a refresh.
I did a speedtest on each port to see if there was any difference...
Port 1, connected at 1Gbps - Speedtest 236 Mbps D/L, 22.5 U/L
Port 2, connected at 1Gbps - Speedtest 255 Mbps D/L, 22.8 U/L
Port 3 connected at 1Gbps - Speedtest 266 Mbps D/L, 23.4 U/L
Port 4, connected at 1Gbps - Speedtest 295 Mbps D/L, 24.5 U/L
All good numbers....and when I connect through the 24-port switch connected to port 4 it looks like:
24-port switch connected to Port 4, connected at 1Gbps - Speedtest 320.15 Mbps D/L, 23.85 U/L.
So I'm gonna leave it like that since I'm getting the highest numbers that way....strange tho, I thought directly connected to the modem/router would be faster.
good results.
with SW or vs SW, it may be timing of the test.
