250mb/s connection speed, yet only achieving 95mb/s on the new rig.
250mb/s connection speed, yet only achieving 95mb/s on the new rig.
hello, So i built a new rig, and everything is fine, but im having some non crucial issues. As you can see in the picture, everything checks out to be alright, the 1GB port is active, and the status shows 1GB and the motherboard also blinks 1GB connection at the back of my pc. But im only getting around 95mb/s ? Right now theres a cable going from the router to the switch upstairs, which then goes into my desktop, and yes, the switch supports 1GB and is active. Ive also tried connecting directly from the outlet and into my desktop (cable from the router downstairs, is routed through the walls and up to the seccond floor to an outlet thats into the wall), and im getting exactly the same speed. However, my other laptop gets 250mb/s with the same exact setup ? ive also updated the drivers from asus's webpage for this specific motherboard. Ive also updated BIOS. theres nothing left to update. Thanks for answers in advance.
Absolutely, I'm completely unperturbed about it. I'm quite satisfied with the 100MB/s speed. Most games don't even make use of all that bandwidth during downloads. However, I'd love to reach 250MB/s if it's worth it.
Yes, you confirmed using the same cable connected to your desktop in both devices to achieve the expected 250Mb/s performance.
You mentioned something earlier, but I didn't. I'll attempt it now and check if I can achieve 250MB using the same cable.
I attempted several configurations with the same cable, maintaining roughly 94mb/s speeds. I experimented with different setups, including connecting to another outlet and bypassing the switch entirely. The consistent speed suggests the issue lies with the physical connection through the wall rather than the device itself. It seems the cable passing through the wall to the outlet might be the problem. I noticed variations in labeling between floors—different color codes on each level—which could indicate inconsistent wiring. I considered reconnecting the outlet on the downstairs side, but it didn’t resolve the issue. Perhaps a more organized setup without excessive isolation might help.
Cat5 supports 100Mbps while Cat5e handles gigabit speeds. It’s likely one cable is only Cat5 or uses fewer of the eight wires, or perhaps they used a standard plate which doesn’t affect performance as long as all wires are present. Both cables you referenced can be either white-orange, orange, white-green, blue, white-blue, green, white-brown, brown, or white-green, green, white-orange, blue, white-blue, orange, white-brown, brown—when used together they function as a crossover but won’t impact performance unless a wire is damaged.