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techristian
Aug 18, 2021Initiate
200 mbps directly from NightHawk GS3000 and only 90 mbps thru NETGEAR GS308 SWITCH
So since I just bought this new NETGEAR GS3000 NightHawk , I figured that I would get a NETGEAR SWITCH to go with it. I bought the GS308 but it isn't passing through the same speed as it is receiv...
- Aug 18, 2021
Try swapping out cables. A sketchy cat 5e cable can sometimes cause the connection to be 10/100mbps and not gigabit.
Either make sure its a quality cat 5e or cat 6 cable.
plemans
Aug 18, 2021Guru - Experienced User
Try swapping out cables. A sketchy cat 5e cable can sometimes cause the connection to be 10/100mbps and not gigabit.
Either make sure its a quality cat 5e or cat 6 cable.
antinode
Aug 18, 2021Guru
> SWITCH IN 90 MBPS
> Try swapping out cables. [...]
Test or swap. All eight conductors in the cable are needed for
gigabit/s speed; only (the right) four are needed for 100Mb/s (or less).
> I uploaded a picture here of the HOLE on the back with the PADLOCK
> symbol , but alas, it has disappeared.
In-line images must be approved by a moderator before others can see
them. The time required varies. Attachments have no such limitation.
Of course, attachments have their own one-per-message limitation.
Assuming that your picture agrees with the picture in the product
literature, I'd guess that it's an attachment point for a
theft-prevention device.