Need help

RandiRed
Member

01-26-2016, 03:08 PM

I have a cable connecting my optical fiber box to the router, then to the Wi-Fi router, and finally to another router before reaching my PC. I previously tried running a direct Ethernet cable from the first router straight to my PC for better speeds, but now I’m experiencing slower performance. My Wi-Fi speeds dropped from 80 to 30 Mbps, while my Ethernet speeds fell from 800 to 100 Mbps. Why does this happen? I thought it would improve things.

RandiRed

01-26-2016, 03:08 PM #1

jlien11
Senior Member

253

02-01-2016, 04:58 AM

Tell me the length of your cable and the type of Ethernet standard it uses. The maximum distance it can reliably transmit data depends on those details.

jlien11

02-01-2016, 04:58 AM #2

Tell me the length of your cable and the type of Ethernet standard it uses. The maximum distance it can reliably transmit data depends on those details.

Stealsz
Member

126

02-06-2016, 02:45 AM

10 meters. Both cables are Cat6.

Stealsz

02-06-2016, 02:45 AM #3

10 meters. Both cables are Cat6.

IzEn974
Junior Member

02-06-2016, 04:34 AM

The ports on the back of the "second" router are rated at 10/100 Mbps. Many consumer wireless routers reduce the Ethernet ports since they aren't always needed.

IzEn974

02-06-2016, 04:34 AM #4

The ports on the back of the "second" router are rated at 10/100 Mbps. Many consumer wireless routers reduce the Ethernet ports since they aren't always needed.

CadenSlugger
Junior Member

02-07-2016, 09:32 PM

I checked the connections. The outbound port on Router 1 and the inbound port on Router 2 both work with speeds of 10/100/1000.

CadenSlugger

02-07-2016, 09:32 PM #5

I checked the connections. The outbound port on Router 1 and the inbound port on Router 2 both work with speeds of 10/100/1000.