No, your motherboard does not throttle your speed. It manages performance and stability based on system demands.
No, your motherboard does not throttle your speed. It manages performance and stability based on system demands.
852.95 down and 946.34 up. That’s way better than my old WIFI connection, which dropped 274.65 and rose 119.61. I tested with OOKLA. Now, a week after installation, my internet barely goes below 100 down and stays around 90 up… It’s really frustrating. Could it be due to bad wiring from my previous job? What should I check next?
Your internet connection speed is 100 megabits per second. Either your network card is configured for that speed, or you're connected to a device supporting 100 megabits per second.
Check if your motherboard's Ethernet connection is a Gigabit port and verify that the necessary drivers are available. The performance at 100Mbps suggests the problem lies with the port itself rather than the cable. If the port isn't Gigabit or is faulty, you can buy a Gigabit PCIe card.
They wouldn’t have achieved the right speeds without a gigabit connection. OP: Has your cable been damaged? Are all your links safe?
You're correct, I overlooked the initial speeds. OP suggests pulling both ends gently but firmly at the connector, checking all eight wires for damage. It seems unlikely any internal wires were harmed, so replacing the cable might not be necessary—just the connectors possibly.
I might attempt to rework the ends just in case. If I remove the cables from these types of connections, could it damage the connector?
Oh no, I'm not suggesting you remove the wires. Just give it a gentle pull between the jack/keystone and the main cable, similar to how you'd extract a USB cord from an adapter. However, your top choice seems to be replacing the ends.
This situation can really be frustrating, especially with those crimp-down jacks. I encountered one where repeatedly trying to re-crimp it kept resulting in a 100Mbit limit. Using RJ45 plugs on both ends of the same cable solved the issue. Many people prefer keystone jacks because they simply plug a standard RJ45 connector into the back, though finding them in the UK is tricky. Crimping connectors remains far more dependable than socket connectors.