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New wifi wireless vs ethernet bandwidth issue


Comcast recently upgraded my gateway/wifi combo box. I have no idea of the max performance specs for it. I have a laptop connected by wifi and a desktop connected by ethernet.

I ran a speed test on both after installing the new gateway. The laptop gets a whopping 290 mbps download speed (upload speeds with Comcast are crap regardless). The desktop is old, operating with a mobo-connected 100 mbps ethernet port so I bought a 1000 mbps ethernet card, installed new drivers, and upgraded the cable to cat 5.5. After rebooting the gateway my desktop speed test clocked in at a mere 78 mbps.

What else could be throttling the bandwidth of the ethernet connection?

Posted: 06/16/2021 at 1:37PM


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  New wifi wireless vs ethernet bandwidth issue -- Baltimore Hokie 06/16/2021 1:37PM
  Did you buy Monster cables? ** -- VaTechie 06/16/2021 10:19PM
  The capability of the computer itself.. ** -- okiehokie1 06/16/2021 3:02PM
  Is your desktop powered on? -- ElbertoHokie 06/16/2021 2:07PM
  Why yes it is ** -- Baltimore Hokie 06/16/2021 2:10PM
  Does the laptop have an ethernet port? If so, test with the cable plugged -- Brown Water 06/16/2021 1:54PM
  Unfortunately none of our laptops have ethernet ports ** -- Baltimore Hokie 06/16/2021 2:10PM
  And I guess the desktop doesn't have wireless ** -- Brown Water 06/16/2021 2:15PM
  Did you take the rubber band off the new cable? ** -- Burruss Writer 06/16/2021 1:48PM
  Inside -- FfxStationHokie 06/16/2021 1:43PM
  The mobo probably can't handle the data transfer -- hoosnowahokie 06/16/2021 1:42PM
  Was thinking HW constraint myself ** -- BRVT 06/16/2021 1:47PM

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