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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...
superuser2510
Apr 21, 2026Aspirant
Its shows 100M/Full
FURRYe38
Apr 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.
- FURRYe38Apr 21, 2026Guru - Experienced User
Is this connection a full direct connection with one cable in between the RS and BGW?
So either CAT5 or 6 in between the RS router and BGW results in only 100M seen on the RS? Even with the RS in same room as BGW?
Can try disabling protection engine on the RS router and see.