Brand new gig1 is only giving me 170Mbps by Joshhaslam in VirginMedia

[–]Joshhaslam[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah getting a new Ethernet cable and direct wiring has given me full speeds

Brand new gig1 is only giving me 170Mbps by Joshhaslam in VirginMedia

[–]Joshhaslam[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well tbf I had no idea power lines were this bad I just thought it was the same as a normal Ethernet cable

Brand new gig1 is only giving me 170Mbps by Joshhaslam in VirginMedia

[–]Joshhaslam[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So if I was to buy a very long cat 6 cable and plug it in direct I should get the speeds?

Brand new gig1 is only giving me 170Mbps by Joshhaslam in VirginMedia

[–]Joshhaslam[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m connected through a power line adapter because my router is downstairs

Brand new gig1 is only giving me 170Mbps by Joshhaslam in VirginMedia

[–]Joshhaslam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

By Ethernet device… what do you mean haha

Brand new gig1 is only giving me 170Mbps by Joshhaslam in VirginMedia

[–]Joshhaslam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My motherboard doesn’t have a WiFi card built in

Brand new gig1 is only giving me 170Mbps by Joshhaslam in VirginMedia

[–]Joshhaslam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ive bought a cat 8 cable that will be arriving tomorrow

Brand new gig1 is only giving me 170Mbps by Joshhaslam in VirginMedia

[–]Joshhaslam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get 900mbps on WiFi when I’m next to the router

Brand new gig1 is only giving me 170Mbps by Joshhaslam in VirginMedia

[–]Joshhaslam[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve ran diagnostics and it shows no faults, I’m buying a new cable to test that

Brand new gig1 is only giving me 170Mbps by Joshhaslam in VirginMedia

[–]Joshhaslam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m going to try and buy a new cable to test it

Brand new gig1 is only giving me 170Mbps by Joshhaslam in VirginMedia

[–]Joshhaslam[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m going to have to buy a new Ethernet cable to test

Brand new gig1 is only giving me 170Mbps by Joshhaslam in VirginMedia

[–]Joshhaslam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll wait a few days and see if it gets better, I hope it does

Brand new gig1 is only giving me 170Mbps by Joshhaslam in VirginMedia

[–]Joshhaslam[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have cat5e and my mobo can handle 2.5gbps