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Gigabit internet - only limited to 100mbps connection from modem to gigabit router
Hi all, I've recently upgraded to gigabit internet. I bought a gigabit router and connected my Wifi hub to it. However, I am only getting a 100mbps connection over WAN. I have confirmed that I ha...
Fixed it guys. I confirmed my suspicions and hooked up Cat6 from my 3rd party router to the Wifi hub and i have close to gigabit speeds. I'm still confused as to why my Cat5e cable did not work, but that's a trivial issue now. Thanks everyone!
Replace your Ethernet cables. A bad cable will drop a 1gbps connection down to 100mbps. If it was some number other than 10 or 100 I’d think it was something else but I’m pretty sure using different cables will work. I’ve had lots of cables fail in the same way.
