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Nighthawk S8000 Switch Reports Getting "100MB Full" Speed. Gigabit Switch?
My new Nighthawk S8000 (GS808E) switch is proudly reporting all ports are running "100MB Full". Where is the Gigabit performance I paid for? Is there a setting I am missing in the config web server on the switch to open up Gigabit speed on the ports?
The S8000 switch is uplinked (port 8) via a 360Mhz Cat5E cable to a Gigabit LAN port on a brand new LinkSys EA9300 router. Router is Cat7 to a cable modem known to push 135MB download.
Firmware V1.0.1.6
The answer to my question, paraphrased here..
"On my switch admin page, why don't I see an option to set the port speeds to Gigabit? Why only 100MB? I can't believe I bought a door stop 100MB switch for $99").
Turns out this is a NETGEAR FAQ. No worries..
Apparently the setup doesn't acknowledge the switch is Gigabit anywhere.
You have the option to set your port speed to one of these:
1. Auto
2. Disable
3. 10M half
4. 10M full
5. 100M half
6. 100M full
Gigabit shows up when it wants to show up.
As the article below states -- if you set the port to "Auto" your router will attempt to connect at 1000Mbps (Gigabit).
So.. I took another look. Sure enough.. on the switch admin home page under "PORT STATUS", it shows for port 1 (Gaming)
"Linked Speed= 1000M full"
So all is well.. (just make sure you have at least Cat5E)
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The answer to my question, paraphrased here..
"On my switch admin page, why don't I see an option to set the port speeds to Gigabit? Why only 100MB? I can't believe I bought a door stop 100MB switch for $99").
Turns out this is a NETGEAR FAQ. No worries..
Apparently the setup doesn't acknowledge the switch is Gigabit anywhere.
You have the option to set your port speed to one of these:
1. Auto
2. Disable
3. 10M half
4. 10M full
5. 100M half
6. 100M full
Gigabit shows up when it wants to show up.
As the article below states -- if you set the port to "Auto" your router will attempt to connect at 1000Mbps (Gigabit).
So.. I took another look. Sure enough.. on the switch admin home page under "PORT STATUS", it shows for port 1 (Gaming)
"Linked Speed= 1000M full"
So all is well.. (just make sure you have at least Cat5E)