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12-15-2016, 10:08 PM
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Hey everyone, I found this old notebook from about eight years ago and decided to turn it into a small NAS using OMV. The connection speed from my PC to the device is around 11MB/s, which I assumed was a 100Mbps link. I used a Wintogo drive and checked some details in HWinfo. On the device screen, it lists a Gigabit network connection (8256LM), but in the network settings it shows an AR8152 card with a max speed of 100Mbps. Linux shows qlen1000 under IP link, and ethtool lists support for 10 or 100Mbps on eth0. The confusion is whether the actual maximum speed the notebook can handle is higher or lower. Thanks!
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12-15-2016, 10:08 PM #1

Hey everyone, I found this old notebook from about eight years ago and decided to turn it into a small NAS using OMV. The connection speed from my PC to the device is around 11MB/s, which I assumed was a 100Mbps link. I used a Wintogo drive and checked some details in HWinfo. On the device screen, it lists a Gigabit network connection (8256LM), but in the network settings it shows an AR8152 card with a max speed of 100Mbps. Linux shows qlen1000 under IP link, and ethtool lists support for 10 or 100Mbps on eth0. The confusion is whether the actual maximum speed the notebook can handle is higher or lower. Thanks!

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12-16-2016, 01:53 AM
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The wireless card and the onboard Ethernet adapter are separate components. Inserting the cable connects them, delivering gigabit speeds if your switch or router supports it.
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12-16-2016, 01:53 AM #2

The wireless card and the onboard Ethernet adapter are separate components. Inserting the cable connects them, delivering gigabit speeds if your switch or router supports it.

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12-16-2016, 11:10 PM
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It seems the 100Mbps AR8152 is indeed a standard Ethernet device. The wireless card appears in a separate section below the AR8152 tab, labeled as a wireless card with a maximum speed of 54 Mbps. My modem supports gigabit speeds, yet I’m only achieving 1 Gbps in both Windows and Linux environments. No drivers or cable have worked so far.
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12-16-2016, 11:10 PM #3

It seems the 100Mbps AR8152 is indeed a standard Ethernet device. The wireless card appears in a separate section below the AR8152 tab, labeled as a wireless card with a maximum speed of 54 Mbps. My modem supports gigabit speeds, yet I’m only achieving 1 Gbps in both Windows and Linux environments. No drivers or cable have worked so far.

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12-17-2016, 05:52 AM
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According to online sources, the AR8152 functions as a 100Mbps Fast Ethernet card and likely uses the same drivers as the AR8151 Gigabit Ethernet card. This could be contributing to the observed differences.
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12-17-2016, 05:52 AM #4

According to online sources, the AR8152 functions as a 100Mbps Fast Ethernet card and likely uses the same drivers as the AR8151 Gigabit Ethernet card. This could be contributing to the observed differences.

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