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Wired Ethernet line to pc is running at 100mbps instead of 1gb
I just connected my pc via ethernet cable (Cat5e) to the nighthawk r7000. It blinks red and is running at 100mbps, instead of 1 gb. The troubleshooting steps I have already done are as follows. ...
Okay so I purchased a ethernet cable tester, turns out the cable was indeed bad. I went ahead and created a new cable, and it does have a gigabit connection.
Lesson learned dont trust your laptops lan port, try more than on device, and most likely it is the cable.
I do not have a switch at this time. I did plan on purchasing one in the near future.
I hope it works if it does I just acts like a buffer in way I guess but it you shoud not need it.
Does the network driver on the PC have a setting to control the speed of the port? If yes, try setting it to Auto. I've read of instances (not specific to Netgear) where forcing the speed to 1 Gigabit can be counterproductive.
