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superuser2510
Apr 21, 2026Aspirant
RS700s reducing speed to 90mbps.
So I have the BGW320 in IP passthrough mode and connected the blue 5GB port from the BGW320 to the WAN port on my RS700s. Intially I had connected the two with a 6ft cat5e cable and was getting a dow...
CrimpOn
Apr 21, 2026Guru - Experienced User
This is the speed reported by the RS700 web interface or the Nighthawk app, correct?
Does the RS700 web interface have a feature that displays the status of port connections, similar to this?
What does it show for the status of the WAN port?
- superuser2510Apr 21, 2026Aspirant
Its shows 100M/Full
- FURRYe38Apr 21, 2026Guru - Experienced User
So 100M shows for CAT6 and CAT5e shows 1000M? If so, then your issue would be the particular CAT6 cabling your using?
- superuser2510Apr 21, 2026Aspirant
Correct, but the cat6 cable is about 35ft and the cat5 cable is 6ft. When connecting a cable either cat6 or cat5 from the router I would get 90. If I connect a either cable to the BGW320-500 its 900 and up. In the RS700s, it shows the WAN as 100M/Full. I really don't want to see its the length of the cable but I might end up moving the BGW320 closer to the RS700s and use a shorter cat6 cable to connect the two.