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C7800 Nighthawk LAN Speed isn't as fast as WiFi
Hi all,
My wonderful Nighthawk is only 2 years old, and Netgear as already stopped supporting it. i can't find an answer to this in the help.
My question is why am I getting 300+ MBS on WiFi, but only 95MBS on LAN?
I have a Cat8 cable.
I don't know if I have the right settings on the Modem.
I'm trying to set the MacBookPro Gigabyte LAN port, but I don't know the speed settings.
Can I get some guidance on any of this?
Thanks,
Ellen
Sounds like its only connecting at 100mbps.
You can check it.
https://kb.netgear.com/24222/How-do-I-display-Internet-port-statistics-on-my-Nighthawk-router
I'd try different devices and ports on the router to see if its an issue with just that device or the port.
Plus try different cables. Try a decent quality cat 6 cable and not the cat 8.
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Whats the supported connection rate of the ethernet adapter on you PC? Older adapters only supported 100Mpbs. Newer adapters support 1000Mpbs.
Sounds like its only connecting at 100mbps.
You can check it.
https://kb.netgear.com/24222/How-do-I-display-Internet-port-statistics-on-my-Nighthawk-router
I'd try different devices and ports on the router to see if its an issue with just that device or the port.
Plus try different cables. Try a decent quality cat 6 cable and not the cat 8.
- Why would a Cat6 be better than a Cat8?
Thank you for the help. - Thank you for the link. I'll test it.
It's an old Mac Gigabyte LAN port, but I'm having trouble setting the faster speed. Never thought internet would get this fast. I still remember using Modem7.Thank you for the link. I couldn't find it on the interface.
It definitely says I'm at 100T.
But, I can't get my 10 year old Mac Gigabyte LAN card to select 1000T although it is supposed to support it.
To be clear, although XFiniity claims I'm getting 1.2GB, I've never gotten over 300Mbs, and that was on WiFi. Is there any way to test the actual speed coming in to the modem from the cable?
It's very reliable. On the other hand, the cable was installed in the mid 1980's so the coax is probably not in the best condition.
Any help appreciated.
Ellen
Did other devices disconnect as well or is it only this one PC?
CAT6 UTP should work. Can try 6A STP
- Only this cable. Switching ports on the modem seems to fix it. My other computer (Win10 PC) connected, disconnected & reconnected. I may swap cables. At the moment, it's OK.
