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cgeisel
Friendly Neighbour
3 years ago
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Directly connect ethernet to Nokia 7368 isam g-240g-a ONT

Hi everyone, Based on the SN, I have a Nokia 7368 isam g-240g-a ONT, just like the one pictured in this post: https://forum.telus.com/t5/Internet-Home-Phone/ONT-vs-Modem/m-p/92226   I currently ha...
  • Nighthawk's avatar
    Nighthawk
    3 years ago

    940mbps is not 9.4MB/s. The transfer rate should be about 110MB/s if it's at full speed. Using a mesh system could slow the overall transfer speed depending if your PC is plugged into the one connected to the ONT or one of the other M5s.

     

    Put the T3200M on the ONT instead of the M5 and then test your download speeds on your PC when it's connected by ethernet. 8-10MB/s is not fast for Steam downloads. I'm on the same gigabit plan and I get far higher speeds when downloading from Steam or from other sources. If the M5s can be set to act as wireless access points instead of as a router, they can also be connected to the T3200M.

     

    As I have said before, plugging your PC directly to the ONT is not recommended. If you aren't that familiar with networking, I would say never connect your PC directly to the ONT.

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cgeisel
Friendly Neighbour
3 years ago

Thanks for the explanation about the ONT. I do not really understand networking, so I don't understand the difference between a switch and a router, or which one the Deco M5 is functioning as, but at least now I understand the function of the ONT! I did have something wrong in my original post--I thought the M5 was plugged into the NTWK port, but it is actually plugged into the DATA4 port, which strangely does not show a green LED, the LED is not lit up at all. (see attached photo).

 

One question I had, if you are willing to take the time to explain, is why my Deco M5 is plugged into the DATA4 port on my ONT, which seems to work fine despite not showing a green LED. If I plug it into the DATA1 port, which has a green LED, it does not seem to work. My PC reports no connectivity when plugged into the Deco M5 (and my wifi network does the same). I ran the network adapter troubleshooter (Windows 10) and it reported these two errors:

 

1. Ethernet does not have a valid IP configuration

2. The default gateway is not available.

 

The reason I'm investigating this is that I have a PureFibre Gigabit Internet plan, but when I download large files (e.g. Steam installations), my maximum download speed is 8 MB/s when the Deco M5 is plugged into DATA4 and the PC is plugged into the ethernet port on the M5. That also seems to take all the bandwidth away from the rest of the Deco M5 wifi network, effectively throttling all other devices in my house. I was hoping that by giving the PC a dedicated port, it would be able to download without impacting the M5 network.

 

After doing a bit more research, it looks like my plan should deliver 940 Mbps, which converts to roughly 9.4 MB/s, so I guess I'm getting close to max speeds from the PC plugged into the M5's ethernet port. I have a Telus modem as well, but I'm not currently using it (see attached photo). Do you think there is any benefit to plugging this into one of the DATA ports and giving the PC it's own connection?

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Chris

 

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