NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
Forum Discussion
Cat5e speed drop
Hi, Im using a CM1000 modem. it is located at my desktop. It is the only device in my house connected to RG6 provided by RCN. I have an Asus AC1900 router connected to it via CAT5 patch cord. Connec...
Plemans thanks for the reply. I know RG6 and Cat5e are completely different. I didn’t wire the router in for sake of the speed test to be sure the router wasn’t slowing me down. It appears that the run of Cat5e is the issue. I’m wondering what type of issue with the cable other than the ends can affect the speed of the internet connection. Would 120v wires near the Cat5e interfere, appliances, washer/dryer etc, would anything affect the performance of the Cat5e?
Jcomeau0 wrote:
Plemans thanks for the reply. I know RG6 and Cat5e are completely different. I didn’t wire the router in for sake of the speed test to be sure the router wasn’t slowing me down. It appears that the run of Cat5e is the issue. I’m wondering what type of issue with the cable other than the ends can affect the speed of the internet connection. Would 120v wires near the Cat5e interfere, appliances, washer/dryer etc, would anything affect the performance of the Cat5e?
Potentially yes. Unshielded wire can be influenced by electrical lines in parallel, fluorescent lighting, motors, or anything not properly shielded.
Disance can as well but cat5e should be rated to 300ft.
In my experience, its usually a nick in the cable during install, a nick while installing ends, or just bad end/connectors. Thats why I'd start with replacing the ends. If it doesn't fix it, then you need to investigate if its the run itself.
> [...] When I have just my desktop computer linked to the modem via
> that Cat5E cable and run speedtest, I'm lucky to get 90Mbs. WHY? [...]All eight wires are needed for a gigabit connection. Only (the
right) four are needed for lower speeds.