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nuclearscott1
Dec 29, 2022Aspirant
CM1200 speed output is lower than measured straight off the cable
I just had a Spectrum tech over here to fix an unrelated issue. He did a speed test with his fancy meter with the cable plugged directly into it. No CM1200 involved. He was getting 1.2Gb down, right ...
- Dec 29, 2022
Thats because of the ethernet ports on the CM are only rated at 1Gb connection rates. You'll not see anything much over 900Mbps on a single line. If LAG was enabled and you had a PC with LAG support, possible you could see over 1Gb if you can saturate the lines in LAG mode. Otherwise your getting what the modem supports. Anything over 1Gb, you'll need a CM2000 series which as a 2.5Gb port.
FURRYe38
Dec 29, 2022Guru - Experienced User
Thats because of the ethernet ports on the CM are only rated at 1Gb connection rates. You'll not see anything much over 900Mbps on a single line. If LAG was enabled and you had a PC with LAG support, possible you could see over 1Gb if you can saturate the lines in LAG mode. Otherwise your getting what the modem supports. Anything over 1Gb, you'll need a CM2000 series which as a 2.5Gb port.
- nuclearscott1Dec 29, 2022Aspirant
Ah. That makes sense. Ok, so the CM1200 has an option to aggregate 2 ports together. My Orbi RBR850 router has a 2.5Gb port, but also has an option to aggregate another port to it. Do you think this would work?
- FURRYe38Dec 29, 2022Guru - Experienced User
Can certainly try...