shabbs
Very Senior Member
EDIT: This issue has been "solved" and I use that term lightly as it was never an issue. I was mis-reading the cable connections causing me to incorrectly think an actual 1G connection was my 2.5G connection. Lesson learned - LABEL BOTH ENDS OF YOUR ETHERNET AND DOCUMENT PORTS THEY ARE CONNECTED TO!!!
See post here: https://www.snbforums.com/threads/g...ting-at-1g-on-switch.89681/page-2#post-902865
Made an interesting observation this weekend with my home networking setup. Looking for some help from team here. Have also had some back and forth with @visortgw on this in the past.
Observation: GT-AX6000 2.5G LAN Port only negotiating at 1G speed on my 2.5G switch.
Gear in question:
- Router: GT-AX6000
- All APs: RT-AX86Us
- Switch (2.5G unmanaged): TP-Link TL-SG108-M2
- Everything running Merlin 3004.388.7_alpha2-g90b483050e
In an effort to take advantage of the 2.5G connections and 2 Gig internet speeds... I have made use of the 2.5G LAN port on the GT-AX6000 and connected it to a 2.5G switch. The 2.5G WAN port on the GT-AX6000 is connected to my Rogers Ignite modem and regularly get 2Gbps download speeds. No issues on the WAN side.
All my APs are hardwired back to the TP-Link 2.5G switch from their 2.5G ports. Those all show as "green" and "OK" in the Merlin GUI. The 2.5G switch all shows them as connected at 2.5G speeds. 2.5G lights are active.
The hiccup I noticed was that the connection from the GT-AX6000 2.5G LAN port to the 2.5G switch was only showing as 1G speed on the switch - based on the port lights.
This was a bit of a surprise. Merlin GUI shows the 2.5G LAN port as connected at 2.5G (see below). Router config also confirms speeds are set at 2500 for the ports. Yet the 2.5G switch only shows a 1G speed negotiated. Speed tests directly from my APs also confirm a max of ~1000Mbps throughput suggesting that the LAN connection to the Router is indeed operating at 1G speed.
I have tried two different 2.5G switches (D-Link and TP-Link) and confirmed the same behaviour. I have also tried different cables from the Router to the switches as well as every port on the switches. Only the AP connections get the 2.5G lights on the switches. The Router 2.5G LAN connection is always at 1G. Both 2.5G switches I've tried are unmanaged so I can't see what's happening on the actual switch.
The thought of going to a managed 2.5G switch just to see what's going on is swirling around in my head but man that is a hella pricy guess to make. LOL!
Router Ethernet Ports:
Speed config from the Router:
Any ideas from the crew here? Anything I've missed?
Appreciate any help.
Cheers.
See post here: https://www.snbforums.com/threads/g...ting-at-1g-on-switch.89681/page-2#post-902865
Made an interesting observation this weekend with my home networking setup. Looking for some help from team here. Have also had some back and forth with @visortgw on this in the past.
Observation: GT-AX6000 2.5G LAN Port only negotiating at 1G speed on my 2.5G switch.
Gear in question:
- Router: GT-AX6000
- All APs: RT-AX86Us
- Switch (2.5G unmanaged): TP-Link TL-SG108-M2
- Everything running Merlin 3004.388.7_alpha2-g90b483050e
In an effort to take advantage of the 2.5G connections and 2 Gig internet speeds... I have made use of the 2.5G LAN port on the GT-AX6000 and connected it to a 2.5G switch. The 2.5G WAN port on the GT-AX6000 is connected to my Rogers Ignite modem and regularly get 2Gbps download speeds. No issues on the WAN side.
All my APs are hardwired back to the TP-Link 2.5G switch from their 2.5G ports. Those all show as "green" and "OK" in the Merlin GUI. The 2.5G switch all shows them as connected at 2.5G speeds. 2.5G lights are active.
The hiccup I noticed was that the connection from the GT-AX6000 2.5G LAN port to the 2.5G switch was only showing as 1G speed on the switch - based on the port lights.
This was a bit of a surprise. Merlin GUI shows the 2.5G LAN port as connected at 2.5G (see below). Router config also confirms speeds are set at 2500 for the ports. Yet the 2.5G switch only shows a 1G speed negotiated. Speed tests directly from my APs also confirm a max of ~1000Mbps throughput suggesting that the LAN connection to the Router is indeed operating at 1G speed.
I have tried two different 2.5G switches (D-Link and TP-Link) and confirmed the same behaviour. I have also tried different cables from the Router to the switches as well as every port on the switches. Only the AP connections get the 2.5G lights on the switches. The Router 2.5G LAN connection is always at 1G. Both 2.5G switches I've tried are unmanaged so I can't see what's happening on the actual switch.
The thought of going to a managed 2.5G switch just to see what's going on is swirling around in my head but man that is a hella pricy guess to make. LOL!
Router Ethernet Ports:
Speed config from the Router:
Any ideas from the crew here? Anything I've missed?
Appreciate any help.
Cheers.
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