My router is giving me trouble with my wired setup using a Netgear Nighthawk R8000. I need some help figuring this out.
My router is giving me trouble with my wired setup using a Netgear Nighthawk R8000. I need some help figuring this out.
Motherboard: TUF GAMING X670E-PLUS WIFI OS: Windows 11 Hi everyone, I have fiber optic internet at home and the ISP says everything looks fine for them. My ONT router is connected to my R8000 modem, and a flat cat6 cable runs from the modem to my PC. Here are some notes: only my PC is hardwired; all other devices connect via Wi-Fi. The ISP told me their router sees 1000 Gbps, but I checked the router settings and saw 1 Gbps on WAN and 100 Mbps on LAN. In Device Manager, Speed & Duplex was set to Auto Negotiation. After changing it to 2.5 Gbps and 1.0 Gbps, neither worked well: 2.5 didn't connect, but 1.0 only gave back the old 100 mbps speed when I checked in the router. I reinstalled drivers, tried older firmware on the router, and nothing helped. It feels strange though because earlier today, just with my wife and me at home, I got full Gbps up/down. In the past, my PC would lose internet after sleeping or turning off, forcing me to restart it for the NIC to work again (this was with an old PC setup). This time, new neighbors moved in yesterday evening, so I tested now and I only get 100 mbps. I tried two different cables today: one had full Gbps speed, but after swapping between them, the router went back down to 100 mbps. Also, I couldn't access my router at 192.168.1.1 and I had to reset it. I'm trying a new router tomorrow to figure this out. Any help would be great?
I'm always suspicious of flat ethernet cables. To get high speeds, everything should be twisted and separated well. To get CAT6 speeds in a flat cable, I think the pairs would probably need individual shielding from other pairs. Most manufacturers of cable aren't going to go through this trouble and they'll use cheaper thinner wire just to save money. Most ethernet cable you buy on Amazon are way over advertised compared to their real speed rating. Flat cable is the worst problem here. Buy quality made ethernet cable from companies you can trust.