Need assistance with your 10-gig network that isn’t reaching those speeds?
Need assistance with your 10-gig network that isn’t reaching those speeds?
Hello everyone, I’m experiencing an issue with my internet speeds. I have a 1 gig down and around 30 meg up connection, which is the fastest available in my area. It connects to an Ubiquity Edge Router 4, then to an Ubiquity Edge Switch 8 for my access points, Raspberry Pi (Pi hole), cloud key, etc., and finally to a Mikrotik CRS305-1G-4S+IN for my three main computers. My gaming rig has a 10 gig connection and is working fine directly on the CRS305-1G-4S+IN using a short Ethernet cable. The other two computers are linked via roughly 75 feet of outdoor-rated Cat 7 cable with shielded connectors. Each computer has a 10 gig NIC, but they only report 5 gig and transfer at just 2 gig speeds. I’ve tested all cables and they function properly. I’m confused about why I’m not getting the speeds I expect. Could you help me out? Thanks!
It depends on the equipment you have. With an HDD, you won't exceed 2 gigabits per second, while SSDs can reach around 5 gigabits or more depending on the type. Also, check what NICs you're using—your switch uses SFP+, but most desktop boards don't support that. According to what I know, SFP+ only covers 1 and 10 gigabits, not 2.5 or 5 gigabits.
My gaming setup uses an ASRock motherboard with a built-in 10 gig Ethernet. The other two systems have Trendnet TEG-10GECTX cards, which are RJ45 connectors and support speeds from 1 to 10 Gbps. I moved one of my computers to my office and connected it to the CRS305-1G-4S+IN, but it only got 10 gig before returning to 5 gig in another room upstairs. I’m confused about this behavior. The Cat 7 cable runs less than 75 feet—likely around 50 feet. I’ve tried Intel X540T1 cards to check if that helps.
My gaming setup also functions as a media server using Iron Wolf 10 TB drives x4, and I have an additional (2) 1 gig NVME M.2 SSD—one for the operating system and another for games and other applications. Even with the bottleneck at the drive level, the NIC should still maintain 10G instead of 5G, right? The CRS305-1G-4S+IN includes four IPOLEX ASF-10G-T SFP+ modules to RJ45 connectors, which support reliable connections up to 30 meters or about 98 feet. I’m comfortably within that range.
I've attempted to adjust the cards yet nothing altered. I turned on jumbo frames at 9k but it didn't help. I configured the MTU to 9k in Windows without any change. For some reason, when logging into the CRS305-1G-4S+IN and switching to SyOS, I can no longer access it. I've tried 192.168.88.1, used the MikroTik tool for MAC-based connections, but neither worked. The switch functions, but I can't reach it to manage it.
I’d rather point the finger at the cable. It advertised Cat 7 but only supports up to 5Gbps, whereas my Cat 6 model handles 10Gbps well.
I swapped out the Trendnet TEG-10GECTX cards for Intel X5 40 T1 cards and HOLY BANANAS!!! We’re all packed tight in the house. You really understand your value! Thanks to everyone who helped. P.S. I confirmed my cable has solid copper, not just the clad aluminum stuff.